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Malawi’s Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorShkaratan, Maria
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Vivien
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T18:01:04Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T18:01:04Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractInfrastructure contributed 1.2 percentage points to Malawi's annual per capital GDP growth over the past decade. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region s middle-income countries could increase that contribution by 3.5 percentage points. Malawi's successes in infrastructure development include reaching the Millennium Development Goals for water and making GSM telephone signals widely available without public subsidy. Challenges include improving the reliability and sustainability of the power sector, raising funding for road maintenance, preventing overengineering of roads, enhancing market access in agricultural areas, and lowering the cost of information and communications services. The latter goal may be achievable by securing competitive access to the new submarine infrastructure on the East African coast.Addressing Malawi's infrastructure deficit would require sustained expenditures of almost $600 million per year over the decade 2006-15. During the mid-2000s, the country spent close to $200 million per year, about half of which went to the transport sector. Because of widespread inefficiencies -- underpricing of power, improperly maintained roads, and utility distribution losses --about $200 million is wasted each year. But even if those inefficiencies were eliminated, Malawi would still face an annual infrastructure funding gap of almost $300 million. That gap could be cut to $100 million by engaging in regional trade of electricity, using lower-cost technologies in water and sanitation, and adopting less-ambitious road-building technologies. If inefficiencies were eliminated and recent spending levels sustained, Malawi could reach its infrastructure targets within 16 years.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5598
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3363
dc.languageEnglish
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dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5598
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESSIBILITY
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR SAFETY
dc.subjectAIR SPACE
dc.subjectAIR TRAFFIC
dc.subjectAIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
dc.subjectAIR TRANSPORT
dc.subjectAIRPORTS
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectASSET MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBANDWIDTH
dc.subjectBOTTLENECKS
dc.subjectBRIDGE
dc.subjectCABLE
dc.subjectCAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subjectCAPITALS
dc.subjectCARRIERS
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectCONCESSION
dc.subjectCOST OF POWER
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOSTS OF POWER
dc.subjectCOUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subjectCUBIC METER
dc.subjectDEFICITS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY TARIFFS
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL BURDEN
dc.subjectFINANCIAL DATA
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGENERATORS
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectINVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT TARGETS
dc.subjectINVESTMENTS IN POWER
dc.subjectKILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEVEL OF CONCENTRATION
dc.subjectLITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY
dc.subjectLOCOMOTIVE
dc.subjectMAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARKET ACCESS
dc.subjectMINERAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectMONTHLY WATER BILL
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectO&M
dc.subjectOPEN ACCESS
dc.subjectOPERATING COSTS
dc.subjectOPERATING EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectPOWER GRID
dc.subjectPOWER PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER TRADE
dc.subjectPRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subjectPRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRIVATIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPROVISION OF WATER
dc.subjectPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectRAIL LINKS
dc.subjectRAIL NETWORK
dc.subjectRAIL OPERATOR
dc.subjectRAIL TRAFFIC
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectRAILWAYS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectREGULATORY AGENCY
dc.subjectRESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
dc.subjectREVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectROAD INVESTMENT
dc.subjectROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subjectROAD NETWORK
dc.subjectROAD QUALITY
dc.subjectROAD SECTOR
dc.subjectROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectRURAL WATER
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION UTILITIES
dc.subjectSURFACE WATER
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectTOLL
dc.subjectTRAFFIC DENSITY
dc.subjectTRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INDUSTRY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subjectTRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT QUALITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectURBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subjectURBAN WATER
dc.subjectURBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectURBAN WATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY BILLS
dc.subjectUTILITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectWATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectWATER POLICY
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectWATER RESOURCES
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR
dc.subjectWATER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectWATER SERVICES
dc.subjectWATER SOURCE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectWATER TARIFFS
dc.subjectWATER USER
dc.subjectWATER UTILITIES
dc.subjectWELLS
dc.titleMalawi’s Infrastructure : A Continental Perspectiveen
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okr.crossref.titleMalawi's infrastructure: A continental perspective
okr.date.disclosure2011-03-01
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:31:28.914334Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
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okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeWater
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5598
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryMalawi
okr.region.geographicalSub-Saharan Africa
okr.region.geographicalSouthern Africa
okr.topicWater Supply and Sanitation::Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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