Pushak, NataliyaFoster, Vivien2012-03-192012-03-192011-06-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/3478Infrastructure development in Sierra Leone contributed about half a percentage point to the economy's per capita growth rate in 2003-07. But if Sierra Leone could upgrade its infrastructure to the level of the best performer in Africa, per capita growth rates could be boosted by more than three percentage points. After nine years of peace, economic activity is flourishing at every level in Sierra Leone. But the 11-year civil war destroyed the country's infrastructure, and rebuilding the road network and ports while improving the electrical, water, and telecommunications infrastructure is proving difficult. Looking ahead, expanding electrification is a top priority because current access levels, at only 1-5 percent of the urban population and 0 percent in rural areas, are impeding other development. The water and sanitation sector faces similar challenges, as only 1 percent of the rural population has access to piped water. Sierra Leone has been spending about $134 million annually on infrastructure in recent years. About $66 million is lost each year to inefficiencies. Comparing spending needs against existing spending and potential efficiency gains leaves an annual funding gap of $59 to $278 million per year. If savings from greater efficiency could be fully captured, Sierra Leone would not meet its posited infrastructure targets for another 30 years. Sierra Leone needs to make difficult decisions about the prioritization of infrastructure investments and must think strategically about bundling and sequencing investments for maximum returns.CC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS ROADSACCESS TO ENERGYACCESS TO SERVICESACCESS TO WATER SUPPLYAIRAIR SAFETYAIR TRANSPORTAIRCRAFTAIRPORTAIRPORT ACCESSIBILITYAIRPORTSAIRWAYSALLOCATING WATER RIGHTSAMOUNT OF POWERARTERYAVAILABILITYBALANCEBANDWIDTHBIOMASSBOTTLENECKSBROADBAND CONNECTIVITYCABLECAPITAL EXPENDITURECAPITAL INVESTMENTCAPITAL INVESTMENTSCARGOCARGO HANDLINGCARGO HANDLING CHARGECARRIERSCARSCASH FLOWCHEAPER POWERCHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATESCOLLECTION OF BILLSCOMPETITIVE MARKETSCONCESSIONSCOST OF POWERCOST OF POWER PRODUCTIONCOST RECOVERYCOST RECOVERY RATIOCOSTS OF FUELCOSTS OF POWERCUBIC METERCUBIC METERSDEMAND FOR POWERDIESELDIESEL GENERATORSDISCOUNT RATEDISTRIBUTION LOSSESDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSDRINKING WATERECONOMIC CRISISECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTUREEFFICIENCY POTENTIALELECTRICAL POWERELECTRICITYELECTRICITY CONSUMPTIONELECTRICITY SECTORELECTRICITY TARIFFSELECTRIFICATIONEND USERSEXTENSIVE REHABILITATIONEXTERNAL FINANCINGFERRIESFISCAL POLICIESFIXED CHARGESFIXED WIRELESSFOREIGN INVESTMENTFUELFUEL CHARGESFUEL CONSUMPTIONFUEL COSTSFUEL PRICESGASOLINEGENERATING CAPACITYGENERATIONGENERATION CAPACITYGENERATION COSTSGENERATORSGROWTH RATESHIGHWAYHOUSEHOLDSHYDRO PLANTHYDRO POWERHYDROELECTRIC POTENTIALHYDROELECTRIC POWERHYDROPOWERHYDROPOWER GENERATIONHYDROPOWER PLANTINCUMBENT OPERATORINDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERSINFRASTRUCTURE ASSETSINFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTSINFRASTRUCTURE SPENDINGINFRASTRUCTURESINLAND WATERWAYSINTERNATIONAL TRAVELINVESTMENT COSTINVESTMENT COSTSINVESTMENT TARGETSINVESTOR PROTECTIONKILOWATT-HOURLENGTH OF ROADLEVIESLOCAL CAPACITYMAINTENANCE COSTSMARITIME TRANSPORTMARKET ACCESSMARKET CONCENTRATIONMINERAL RESOURCESMONOPOLY SUPPLIERMORTALITY RATEMORTALITY RATESMULTINATIONAL COMPANIESO&MOILOIL FIRMOIL PRICESOIL RESERVESOPEN ACCESSOPERATIONAL COSTSOPERATIONAL EFFICIENCYOPERATIONAL PERFORMANCEPASSENGERSPAYMENT OF BILLSPERFORMANCE DATAPETROLEUMPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION GROWTHPORT CHARGESPOWERPOWER CABLESPOWER COSTSPOWER DEMANDPOWER GENERATIONPOWER GENERATION CAPACITYPOWER GRIDPOWER PRODUCTIONPOWER SECTORPOWER SHORTAGESPOWER STATIONPOWER SYSTEMSPRICE ADJUSTMENTSPRIVATE PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE SECTORPROVISION OF WATERPROVISION OF WATER SUPPLYPUBLICPUBLIC INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC INVESTMENTPUBLIC ROADSPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SERVICEPUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERYPUBLIC UTILITIESRAILRAILWAYREGIONAL TRANSITREVENUE COLLECTIONROADROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROAD MAINTENANCEROAD NETWORKROAD SECTORROAD TRAFFICROADSROUTERURAL ROADSSAFETYSANITARY FACILITIESSANITATIONSANITATION COVERAGESANITATION FACILITIESSANITATION SECTORSANITATION STRATEGYSANITATION UTILITIESSAVINGSSERVICE DELIVERYSHARE OF REVENUESSPEEDSSURFACE SOURCESSURFACE WATERSUSTAINABLE SANITATIONTAXTAXATIONTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICESTHERMAL PLANTSTHERMAL POWERTOWNSTRAFFIC LEVELSTRANSMISSION LINETRANSPARENCYTRANSPORT AUTHORITYTRANSPORT INDICATORSTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURETRANSPORT MARKETTRANSPORT QUALITYTRANSPORT SECTORTRANSPORT USERSTRUCK PROCESSINGUNDERGROUNDURBAN AREASURBAN ROADURBAN ROADSURBAN SANITATIONURBAN WATERURBANIZATIONUTILITY MANAGEMENTVEHICLESVOICE TELEPHONYVOLTAGEWATER COMPANYWATER CONSUMPTIONWATER DISTRIBUTIONWATER INFRASTRUCTUREWATER RESOURCESWATER SECTORWATER SERVICEWATER SERVICESWATER TARIFFSWATER USAGEWATER UTILITIESWEALTHWELLSWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-5713