This paper explores the investments needed to achieve universal access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2030, and the additional operation and maintenance costs these investments entail. ... See More + It also explores the drivers of these costs, by exploring hundreds of scenarios that combine alternative assumptions on the level of service targeted, population growth, urbanization, industrial demand, and technology cost. The main driver of electrification costs is found to be the tier of service offered to newly connected households. The annual investment required to reach universal access varies between US$14.5 billion per year on average for the basic access scenarios (0.7 percent of the region's gross domestic product per year over the period) and US$22.7 billion on average for the high-quality scenarios (1 percent of gross domestic product). In the basic access scenario, costs depend mostly on industrial demand, which takes a large share of total demand. In the high-quality scenarios, costs depend on urbanization rates, as it is cheaper to connect urban households to the grid. Investment costs are not sufficient to provide reliable service, and when operations and maintenance are accounted for, total costs increase to US$39.7 billion on average for the basic scenarios and US$61.5 billion on average for the high-quality scenarios.  See Less -

Document Type: Policy Research Working Paper Report No.: WPS8747 Document Date: FEB 19, 2019

Author: Nicolas,Claire Marion; Samson,Benjamin; Rozenberg,Julie Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR35102 Document Date: FEB 11, 2019

Author: Semikolenova,Yadviga Viktorivna Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP17064 Document Date: FEB 06, 2019

Author: Balla Mamane MAISHAROU Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Information and Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Report No.: 134386 Document Date: FEB 01, 2019

Disclosure Status: Disclosed

The North Eastern Region (NER) of India stretches across the eastern foothills of the Himalayan mountain range. Geographically, the region is connected to the other parts of the country through a small ‘chicken neck’ corridor in the state of West Bengal. ... See More + With a total population of 45.6 million (2011 census), the sparsely populated NER covers 7.9 percent of India’s total geographical area. The vast majority of the region’s population (82 percent, 2011 census) lives in rural areas. The region possesses substantial estimated energy reserves, significant hydropower potential and natural gas reserves in the country. However, development in the NER has remained constrained due to several issues including deficit in physical infrastructure, poor connectivity, difficult and hilly terrain, etc. On the electricity access front, the region has a small and underdeveloped power system, with limited electricity access levels in rural areas and significant bottlenecks in the intra-state Transmission and Distribution (T&D) network.  See Less -

Document Type: ESMAP Paper Report No.: 134234 Document Date: JAN 30, 2019

Author: Mittal,Rohit; Gupta,Amol; Gaba,Kwawu Mensan Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Auditing Document Report No.: AUD0019235 Document Date: JAN 28, 2019

Author: Bariu,Judith Kinya Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Implementation Status and Results Report Report No.: ISR35554 Document Date: JAN 21, 2019

Author: Elahi,Raihan Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Information and Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Report No.: PIDISDSA24043 Document Date: JAN 17, 2019

Author: Benbarka,Anas Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Procurement Plan Report No.: STEP16255 Document Date: JAN 15, 2019

Author: Balla Mamane MAISHAROU Disclosure Status: Disclosed

Document Type: Project Information and Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet Report No.: PIDISDSA23533 Document Date: JAN 09, 2019

Author: Kappen,Jan Friedrich Disclosure Status: Disclosed