Connection charges and electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa (English)

Sub-Saharan Africa trails other regions in providing access to electricity for poor urban and rural residents. This poor performance can be linked to various factors, including political interference in utility policy, higher investment costs and lower profitability of extending service to rural areas. But a major obstacle to wider access is the high charges consumers must pay to connect to the electricity network. The connection charges in Sub-Saharan...

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Barnes,Douglas French;

Golumbeanu,Raluca Georgiana;
Document Date
2013/06/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS6511
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2013/06/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Connection charges and electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa
Keywords
connection charge

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Barnes,Douglas French; Golumbeanu,Raluca Georgiana.

Connection charges and electricity access in Sub-Saharan Africa (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 6511 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/499211468007201085

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