Distributional justice and hydropower development: A case study of Chile's equity tariff scheme

IF 9.3 2区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Energy Policy Pub Date : 2024-12-09 DOI:10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114439

Nelyda Campos-Requena , Felipe Vásquez-Lavín , Manuel Barrientos , Roberto D. Ponce Oliva

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Abstract

Implementing hydropower projects requires understanding community acceptance, especially regarding equity tariff schemes. This study assesses an equity tariff scheme as a compensation mechanism for accepting new hydropower projects by considering reducing local electricity tariffs while increasing in non-electricity-generating communities. We consider two scenarios involving a small-medium hydropower project (up to 100 MW) in Southern Chile: one in a zone with existing hydropower plants and another without previous hydropower experience but with high potential. Using a discrete choice experiment with 340 respondents, we analyzed the data through mixed logit models. Our results indicate that economic incentives alone cannot counter negative social perceptions of new hydropower projects, even in areas without prior experience. These findings highlight the necessity for an integrative strategy combining adequate monetary compensation with non-monetary approaches, such as community engagement and environmental mitigation measures, to ensure a fair and inclusive hydropower project development.

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Energy Policy 管理科学-环境科学

CiteScore

17.30

自引率

5.60%

发文量

540

审稿时长

7.9 months

期刊介绍： Energy policy is the manner in which a given entity (often governmental) has decided to address issues of energy development including energy conversion, distribution and use as well as reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in order to contribute to climate change mitigation. The attributes of energy policy may include legislation, international treaties, incentives to investment, guidelines for energy conservation, taxation and other public policy techniques. Energy policy is closely related to climate change policy because totalled worldwide the energy sector emits more greenhouse gas than other sectors.