Research on Pricing of Electric Bill in Participatory Micro-hydroelectric Project in Rural Area in Developing Country :

The Case Study in Southern Shan State, Union of Myanmar

Abstract

Although some researches on hydroelectric project in developing countries have been done before, the research from a management point of view has not yet done. This paper discusses the price setting of the project, which is one of the important elements of project management. In some villages in Southern Shan State, Myanmar, where is discussed in this paper, the electric bill is inexpensive compared with other commodity prices. The fact that all household pay the same amount of the bill means that publicness is considered to be more important than profitability. However, it is important to secure both publicness and profitability in order to sustain the project.