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Making Power Affordable for Africa and Viable for Its Utilities

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dc.contributor.authorKojima, Masami
dc.contributor.authorTrimble, Chris
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-28T16:17:28Z
dc.date.available2016-09-28T16:17:28Z
dc.date.issued2016-10
dc.description.abstractExamination of the financial viability of power sectors in 39 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa shows that only two countries have a financially viable power sector, and only 19 cover operating expenditures. Quasi-fiscal deficits average 1.5 percent of gross domestic product. If operational inefficiencies can be eliminated, power sectors in 13 countries become financially viable. In the remaining two-thirds of the countries, tariffs will likely have to be increased even after attaining benchmark operational efficiency. Analysis of power tariffs in another 39 African countries shows that about half of them have small first blocks with low lifeline rates. Data from national household expenditure surveys in 22 African countries show that the subsistence level of grid electricity is affordable to the vast majority of the population in many countries with low rates of access. However, benefits of progressive tariffs are compromised by the widespread practice of multiple connections, prompted by high costs of grid connection. Examination of the sex of the head of household shows that female-headed households are not disadvantaged in electricity use once income and the place of residence (urban or rural) are taken into account. However, female-headed households tend to be poorer, making it all the more important to focus on helping the poor.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26821895/making-power-affordable-africa-viable-utilities
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/25091
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25091
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPUBLIC UTILITIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.titleMaking Power Affordable for Africa and Viable for Its Utilitiesen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
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okr.crossref.titleMaking Power Affordable for Africa and Viable for Its Utilities
okr.date.disclosure2016-10-26
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::ESMAP Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/09/26821895/making-power-affordable-africa-viable-utilities
okr.guid293531475067040608
okr.guid278401481715306703
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/25091
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0847b24c0_4_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum26821895
okr.identifier.report108555
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.sectorEnergy and Extractives
okr.unitEnergy GP Africa 1 (GEE01)
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