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Independent power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa Anton Eberhard

Independent power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa By Anton Eberhard

Independent power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa by Anton Eberhard


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Evaluates the experience of Independent Power Projects (IPPs) with the objective to identify lessons that can help African countries attract more and better private investment in electricity generation.

Independent power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa Summary

Independent power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from five key countries by Anton Eberhard

Inadequate electricity services pose a major impediment to reducing extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Simply put, Africa does not have enough power. Despite the abundant low-carbon and low-cost energy resources available to Sub-Saharan Africa, the region's entire installed electricity capacity, at a little over 80 gigawatts (GW), is equivalent to that of the Republic of Korea. Looking ahead, Sub-Saharan Africa will need to ramp up its power generation capacity substantially. The investment needed to meet this goal largely exceeds African countries already stretched public finances. Increasing private investment is critical to help expand and improve electricity supply. Historically, most private sector finance has been channeled through privately financed independent power projects (IPPs), supported by nonrecourse or limited recourse loans, with long-term power purchase agreements with the state utility or another off-taker. Between 1990 and 2014, IPPs have spread across Sub-Saharan Africa and are now present in 18 countries. However, private investment could be much greater and less concentrated. The objective of Independent Power Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Five Key Countries is to evaluate the experience of IPPs and identify lessons that can help African countries attract more and better private investment. The analysis is based primarily on in-depth case studies carried out in five countries Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda that have the most extensive experience with IPPs. At the core of this analysis is a reflection on whether IPPs have in fact benefited Sub-Saharan Africa, and how they might be improved.

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NLS9781464808005
9781464808005
1464808007
Independent power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from five key countries by Anton Eberhard
New
Paperback
World Bank Publications
2016-03-30
382
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