Reducing the dominance of fossil-based electricity generation is a crucial strategy to
address climate change. However, drivers impacting sustainable energy transitions, such as …

All over the world, governments are compelling water utilities to improve their efficiency and
productivity through reforms and tougher regulatory tools. Despite the different strategies …

In the last two decades, in Europe and in Italy, the energy sector undergone a process of
liberalization and opening up to competition that involved markets, institutions, companies …

Energy companies and other utility providers have been often involved in the provision of
telecommunications services. Nevertheless, their contribution to broadband development …

The present paper analyzes the top ten Italian state-owned enterprises (SOEs) over the
period 2004-2013, after both their corporate organization and their markets have been …

The rapid increase in South African electricity prices in the past eight years has been
overseen by a proactive, policy‐oriented regulator, National Energy Regulator of South …

Purpose of the paper: The present research investigates the governance of Italian public
utilities whose top management is engaged in balancing the conflicting pressures of the …

Purpose–In the last decade, the Italian natural gas market has undergone profound
changes. The slow ongoing process of liberalization that began in 2000 has produced many …

The liberalization of European markets in the provision of public services led some utility
companies to expand their domain beyond their national borders. However, the effect of …

For more than three decades, European institutions have been committed to opening up the
markets of public services, which were traditionally managed under monopolistic …