Events

Electricity privatization and restructuring in Ontario and abroad

On November 30, 2015 a conference jointly organized by the Ivey Business School and the Council for Clean and Reliable Energy presented an informative perspective on the subject of electricity privatization and restructuring. The event featured a keynote address by Stephen Littlechild, and expert panel presentations from Jan Carr and David Hay.

Conference Information

Download these conference documents PDFs:

• The video from the session "Electricity Privatization and Restructuring in Ontario and Abroad" is now available!
• Interview with Jan Carr: Going Back to Basics with Ontario's Electricity Sector
• Interview with David Hay: Reforming Ontario's Electricity Sector
• Interview with Stephen Littlechild: Benefits of Privatizing the Energy Sector
• Handout - CCRE-Ivey Luncheon Event
• Stephen Littlechild - Keynote address at Ivey CCRE panel 30 Nov 2015
• Innovations in Private Sector Financing for Electricity Transmission - Jan Carr Ivey Energy Centre November 30 2015

The video from the session "Electricity Privatization and Restructuring in Ontario and Abroad" is now available!

The Ontario government's decision to partially privatize Hydro One's transmission and distribution has restarted debate about the appropriate role of the private sector in the electricity industry, and ways in which privatization can effect short- and long-run performance. What will be the impact on costs, infrastructure investment, and rates of a part privately-owned and managed entity? What can be learned from other jurisdictions that have also restructured their electricity sectors over the last 20 years?

For answers to these questions, and insights on how privatization has worked elsewhere, join Professor Stephen Littlechild, an international expert on electricity privatization, competition, and regulation, for a keynote address and panel discussion. Littlechild is the architect of the 'RPI-X' model of price regulation, and he was the first regulator of the U.K. electricity sector, appointed by Margaret Thatcher in 1992. He is now an advisor on power sector reform to the World Bank, governments, regulatory agencies, and corporations.