A number of people I talked to last week in the energy sector didn’t know anything about a forum funded by USAID and held in conjunction with the AIM Policy Center on Friday at the Makati Shang. Did you? I didn’t… well until I stumbled onto it Wednesday.
Dr. David Victor of Stanford University provided a presentation on “Power Sector Reform in Developing Countries - Lessons from Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa”.
I didn’t get to hear the full presentation, but I do have his slide deck. On his Conclusions slide, we find these little jewels:
Most market reforms have not yet been “successful”
Real markets are rare
Yeow! Did this really turn out live to be as alarming and discouraging of the restructuring initiatives in the Philippines as it looks in black and white?
I bet not. Maybe I’m reading too much into it. But I am trying to figure out this guy and why AID brought him here. He recently published a piece in Foreign Affairs magazine on Recovering Sustainable Development where is says:
The concept [sustainable development] can be relevant again, but only if its original purpose — helping the poor live healthier lives on their own terms — is restored.
Not your typical USAID energy story.
The following were scheduled to provide remarks:
- Cyril Del Callar - President Napocor
- Peter Garrucho - CEO First Generation Corp.
- Lasse Holopainen - President Philippine Electricity Market Corp.
- Donald Dee - President Philippine Chamber of Commerce
- Frenando Roxas - Faculty, AIM
- Raphael Lotilla - Secretary of Energy
There was a one hour open forum that I didn’t get to stay for (I had to leave early to catch the last flight to Davao) but would have loved to.
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