Africa's power infrastructure investment, integration, efficiency
- Washington, D.C World Bank 2011
- xxix, 317 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Africa?s chronic power problems have escalated in recent years into a crisis affecting 30 countries, taking a heavy toll on economic growth and productivity. The region has inadequate generation capacity, limited electrification, low power consumption, unreliable services, and high costs. It also faces a power sector financing gap on the order of