... exporters with most potential to develop (who have resources for this through their economic prosperity). Benchmarks of improvement are not only identified among top oil exporters, but also from larger group of emerging countries. Design/methodology/approach The research uses two different DEA models...

...Ali Emrouznejad; William Ho; Virendra Ajodhia Purpose Energy regulators applying price‐cap systems typically do not incorporate quality into the benchmarking process. The paper aims to develop a methodology for integrated cost‐quality benchmarking for electricity distribution networks. Design...

...Pierre‐Olivier Pineau; Sidney Tozzini Purpose The regulation model used by Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL) (Brazilian National Agency of Electric Energy) brings together the incentive regulation approach (price cap) and benchmarking practices to establish the “efficient” operational...

... of infrastructure due to the narrow markets and diseconomies of scale and remoteness. Design/methodology/approach For small‐island utilities in the Caribbean region, a benchmark has been performed to demonstrate objectively how utilities cost, as well as their service quality, compare over time and with other...