Carilec Final Report Benchmark 2004 Anonymous

William M

Informations

• Publié par: Orde
• Nombre de lectures: 53
• Langue: English

Extrait

Benchmarking Study
of Caribbean Utilities
(FIRST UPDATE – YEAR 2004)




FINAL REPORT
Anonymous Version





December 2006


Table of Contents
Executive Summary …………………………………………………………………………… 1
1. Introduction............................................................................................................ 3
1.1 Objectives.......................................................................................................................3
1.2 Background ....................................................................................................................4
2. Information and Data............................................................................................. 5
2.1 Selected Set of Indicators...............................................................................................5
2.2 Participant Utilities ..........................................................................................................5
2.3 Regional Database .........................................................................................................6
2.4 Utility Data ......................................................................................................................6
3. Benchmarking Analysis ......................................................................................... 8
3.1 Regional Context ............................................................................................................8
3.1.1 General Background8
3.1.2 Economic Outlook ..............................................................................................................9
3.1.3 Energy Policy ....................................................................................................................10
3.2 The Island Systems ......................................................................................................11
3.2.1 Country Data .....................................................................................................................11
3.2.2 Service Areas12
3.2.3 Structure and Ownership ................................................................................................14
3.2.4 Legal and Regulatory Framework..................................................................................15
3.3 Characteristics of Utilities .............................................................................................17
3.3.1 Organization......................................................................................................................17
3.3.2 Cost Structure ...................................................................................................................18
3.3.3 Market Information ...........................................................................................................20
3.3.4 Generation Systems ........................................................................................................22
3.3.5 Transmission and Distribution Networks ......................................................................23
3.3.6 Service Quality..................................................................................................................25
3.3.7 Customer Services25
3.4 Performance Indicators ................................................................................................26
3.4.1 Definition............................................................................................................................26
3.4.2 Results ...............................................................................................................................27
3.5 Comparative Analysis...................................................................................................27
3.5.1 General Indicators............................................................................................................27
3.5.1.1 Service Coverage (GL.1) ............................................................................................27
3.5.1.2 System Energy Losses (GL.2) ...................................................................................29
3.5.1.3 System Load Factor (GL.3) ........................................................................................31
3.5.1.4 Average Energy Cost (GL.4) ......................................................................................32
3.5.1.5 Customer Service Rates (GL.5).................................................................................33
3.5.1.6 Operational Profit Margin (GL.6)................................................................................41
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3.5.1.7 Return on Assets ROA (GL.7)....................................................................................42
3.5.1.8 Debt Level (GL.8) .........................................................................................................43
3.5.1.9 Labor Productivity (GL.9) ............................................................................................44
3.5.1.10 Incident Rate (GL.10) ..............................................................................................45
3.5.2 Generation Indicators ......................................................................................................46
3.5.2.1 Generation Reserves Margin (GN.1).........................................................................46
3.5.2.2 System Equivalent Availability (GN.2).......................................................................48
3.5.2.3 Plant Energy Consumption (GN.3) ............................................................................49
3.5.2.4 Utilization Factor (GN.4)50
3.5.2.5 Generation Non-Served Energy (GN.5)....................................................................52
3.5.2.6 Fuel and Generation Cost (GN.6 and GN.7)............................................................53
3.5.2.7 Generation Productivity (GN.8) ..................................................................................57
3.5.3 Transmission-Distribution Indicators .............................................................................59
3.5.3.1 Energy Grid Losses (TD.1) .........................................................................................59
3.5.3.2 n-Distribution Non-Served Energy (TD.2) ...........................................61
3.5.3.3 SAIFI (TD.3) and SAIDI (TD.4)62
3.5.3.4 Transmissionn Cost (TD.5)......................................................................64
3.5.3.5 n-Distribution Productivity (TD.6) .........................................................66
3.5.4 Commercialization Indicators67
3.5.4.1 Non-Technical Losses (CM.1)....................................................................................67
3.5.4.2 Number of Complaints (CM.2)69
3.5.4.3 Commercialization Cost (CM.3) .................................................................................71
3.5.4.4 Bad Debt (CM.4)...........................................................................................................73
3.5.4.5 Commercial Productivity (CM.5) ................................................................................74
4. International Comparison 75
4.1 Background ..................................................................................................................75
4.2 International Practices ..................................................................................................75
4.2.1 General Indicators............................................................................................................76
4.2.2 Generation Indicators ......................................................................................................81
4.2.3 Transmission–Distribution Indicators ............................................................................82
4.2.4 Commercialization Indicators .........................................................................................84
5. Conclusions and Recommendations ................................................................... 85
5.1 Conclusions85
5.2 Recommendations........................................................................................................87
5.3 Additional Studies.........................................................................................................87




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List of Figures

Figure 1 Caribbean Region..........................................................................................................8
Figure 2 Primary Energy Consumption......................................................................................11
Figure 3 Cost Structure by Item .................................................................................................18
Figure 4 Cost Structure by Activity.............................................................................................19
Figure 5 Electricity Growth Rates ..............................................................................................22