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Attracting Private Solutions and Participation in the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa: Findings from a Survey of Investors and Financiers

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dc.contributor.authorProbst, Benedict
dc.contributor.authorHolcroft, Richard
dc.contributor.authorHuenteler, Joern
dc.contributor.authorBalabanyan, Ani
dc.contributor.authorTipping, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-25T15:58:06Z
dc.date.available2020-06-25T15:58:06Z
dc.date.issued2020-06
dc.description.abstractThis paper develops a classification of investor risks and surveys 51 private investors and financiers in the power sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper aims for a better understanding of what can be done to attract private solutions to fill the investment gap. It finds that the average investor assigns more weight to power sector policy and regulatory framework risks than to the wider sector and country context risks. And, despite many challenges, investors perceive three segments as ready for private solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa: power generation, off-grid electrification, and mini-grids. Investors see lower readiness in distribution, transmission, and retail. The paper finds that the average investor is forward-looking, as neither the track record of the power sector nor the firm’s personal track record is as important as the growth potential in the market. The paper uses the findings to reality-check data-based measures of regulatory readiness, namely the Regulatory Indicators for Sustainable Energy and Power Sector Reform Index and analyzes which elements correlate best with investor sentiment to optimize and streamline these indexes accordingly. The results provide important lessons for governments and development partners to devise appropriate de-risking instruments tailored to the risks that matter most to investors.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/463381593008837784/Attracting-Private-Solutions-and-Participation-in-the-Power-Sector-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Findings-from-a-Survey-of-Investors-and-Financiers
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33994
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9299
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectPRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT RISK
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectFINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKET ECONOMIES
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectOFF-GRID ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectMINI-GRIDS
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.titleAttracting Private Solutions and Participation in the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africaen
dc.title.subtitleFindings from a Survey of Investors and Financiersen
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okr.crossref.titleAttracting Private Solutions and Participation in the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa — Findings from a Survey of Investors and Financiers
okr.date.disclosure2020-06-24
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okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/463381593008837784/Attracting-Private-Solutions-and-Participation-in-the-Power-Sector-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Findings-from-a-Survey-of-Investors-and-Financiers
okr.guid463381593008837784
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9299
okr.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-9299
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b087aca214_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum32168481
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/463381593008837784/pdf/Attracting-Private-Solutions-and-Participation-in-the-Power-Sector-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa-Findings-from-a-Survey-of-Investors-and-Financiers.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
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okr.topicEnergy::Electric Power
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Markets
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Policies & Economics
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Sector Regulation
okr.topicEnergy::Renewable Energy
okr.unitEnergy and Extractives Global Practice
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