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Underpowered : The State of the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBriceño-Garmendia, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorEberhard, Anton
dc.contributor.authorOuedraogo, Fatimata
dc.contributor.authorFoster, Vivien
dc.contributor.authorShkaratan, Maria
dc.contributor.authorCamos, Daniel
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-12T17:56:15Z
dc.date.available2012-06-12T17:56:15Z
dc.date.issued2008-05
dc.description.abstractSub-Saharan Africa is in the midst of a power crisis marked by insufficient generating capacity, unreliable supplies, high prices, and low rates of popular access to the electricity grid. The region's capacity for generating power is lower than that of any other world region, and growth in that capacity has stagnated. The average price of power in Sub-Saharan Africa is double that of other developing regions, but supply is unreliable. Because new household connections in many countries are not keeping up with population growth, the electrification rate, already low, is actually declining. The manifestations of the current crisis are symptoms of deeper problems that are explored in this study of power sector institutions in 24 countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, which draws extensively on a new body of research undertaken as part of the multi-donor Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD). There are nearly 60 medium- to longer-term power sector projects involving the private sector in the region excluding leases for emergency power generation. Almost half of these are independent power producers (IPPs). Involving more than $2 billion of private sector investment, these IPPs have added early 3,000 MW of new capacity. A few IPP investments have been particularly well structured and contribute reliable power to the national grid.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/05/10468575/africa-underpowered-state-power-sector-sub-saharan-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/7833
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7833
dc.languageEnglish
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.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE COSTS
dc.subjectAVERAGE TARIFF
dc.subjectBACKUP POWER
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBENCHMARK
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectBIDDING PROCESS
dc.subjectBLACKOUTS
dc.subjectBLOCK TARIFFS
dc.subjectBORDER TRADE
dc.subjectBORDER TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectBOTTOM LINE
dc.subjectCAPACITY CHARGES
dc.subjectCAPACITY UTILIZATION
dc.subjectCAPITAL COSTS
dc.subjectCAPITAL FLOWS
dc.subjectCAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE
dc.subjectCARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS
dc.subjectCHEAPER POWER
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectCOAL GENERATION
dc.subjectCOAL RESERVES
dc.subjectCOGENERATION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectCOMPETITION IN GENERATION
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCONCESSION
dc.subjectCONCESSION CONTRACT
dc.subjectCONCESSIONS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectCOST OF POWER
dc.subjectCOST RECOVERY
dc.subjectCOSTS OF POWER
dc.subjectCUSTOMER SERVICE
dc.subjectDEBT
dc.subjectDEVALUATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDISECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subjectDIVESTITURE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ENERGY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC GAS
dc.subjectDOMINANT FUEL
dc.subjectECONOMIC COSTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectECONOMIC EFFECTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC OUTLOOK
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectELECTRICAL POWER
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY BILL
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY REGULATOR
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SERVICES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectENERGY CRISIS
dc.subjectENERGY RESERVES
dc.subjectENERGY RESOURCES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectFINANCIAL CLOSURE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subjectFOSSIL
dc.subjectFOSSIL FUELS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectGAS PRODUCTION
dc.subjectGAS RESOURCES
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGDP PER CAPITA
dc.subjectGENERATING CAPACITY
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGENERATION ASSETS
dc.subjectGENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subjectGENERATION COSTS
dc.subjectGENERATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectGENERATOR
dc.subjectGENERATORS
dc.subjectGRID POWER
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectGROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
dc.subjectGROWTH RATES
dc.subjectHEAVY FUEL OIL
dc.subjectHYDROELECTRIC POTENTIAL
dc.subjectHYDROPOWER
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINCOME GROUPS
dc.subjectINDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS
dc.subjectINDEPENDENT REGULATION
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT FUNDS
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subjectKILOWATT HOUR
dc.subjectLABOR RELATIONS
dc.subjectLEASE CONTRACT
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT CONTRACTORS
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT CONTRACTS
dc.subjectMARGINAL COST
dc.subjectMARKET RATES
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS GENERATION
dc.subjectNUCLEAR POWER
dc.subjectNUCLEAR POWER PLANT
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CUSTOMERS
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL PRICES
dc.subjectOIL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectOIL RESERVES
dc.subjectOUTSOURCING
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE CONTRACTS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subjectPERFORMANCE TARGETS
dc.subjectPOOR HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER CAPACITY
dc.subjectPOWER COSTS
dc.subjectPOWER CRISIS
dc.subjectPOWER DEMAND
dc.subjectPOWER DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOWER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPOWER GENERATION
dc.subjectPOWER GRID
dc.subjectPOWER MARKETS
dc.subjectPOWER OUTAGES
dc.subjectPOWER PLANTS
dc.subjectPOWER POOLS
dc.subjectPOWER PRICES
dc.subjectPOWER PRICING
dc.subjectPOWER PRODUCERS
dc.subjectPOWER PROJECT
dc.subjectPOWER PROJECTS
dc.subjectPOWER PURCHASE
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR PLANNING
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subjectPOWER SECTORS
dc.subjectPOWER SHORTAGES
dc.subjectPOWER SUPPLIES
dc.subjectPOWER SUPPLY
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEM
dc.subjectPOWER SYSTEMS
dc.subjectPOWER UTILITIES
dc.subjectPRESSURE REGULATORS
dc.subjectPRICE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subjectPRICE INCREASES
dc.subjectPRICE OF POWER
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRELIABILITY OF SUPPLY
dc.subjectRETAIL COMPETITION
dc.subjectREVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subjectSOLAR ENERGY
dc.subjectSTATE-OWNED UTILITIES
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectTHERMAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectTHERMAL POWER
dc.subjectTOTAL COSTS
dc.subjectTRANSMISSION LINES
dc.subjectUTILITIES
dc.subjectUTILITY CUSTOMERS
dc.subjectVOLTAGE
dc.titleUnderpowered : The State of the Power Sector in Sub-Saharan Africaen
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.sectorEnergy and mining :: General energy sector
okr.themeRegional integration
okr.themeFinancial and private sector development
okr.themeInfrastructure services for private sector development
okr.themeCorporate governance
okr.themeAccess to urban services and housing
okr.themeTrade and integration
okr.themeUrban development
okr.themeEconomic management
okr.topicPower and Energy Conversion
okr.topicEnergy Technology and Transmission
okr.topicInfrastructure Economics and Finance::Infrastructure Economics
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitAFT: Sustainable Dev Fr. Office (AFTSN)
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