Shedding Light on Electricity Utilities in the Middle East and North Africa : Insights from a Performance Diagnostic

Camos, Daniel ; Bacon, Robert ; Estache, Antonio ; Mahgoub Hamid, Mohamad

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ELECTRICITY;    UTILITIES;    INEFFICIENCY;    PRICING;   

RP-ID  :  122842

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

The electricity sector in the MiddleEast and North Africa (MENA) is in the grip of an apparentparadox. Although the region is home to the world'slargest oil and gas reserves and has been able to maintainelectricity access rates of close to 100 percent in most ofits economies, it may not be able to cater to the futureelectricity needs of its fast-growing population and theirbusiness activities. Primary energy demand is expected torise at an annual rate of 1.9 percent through 2035,requiring a significant increase in generating capacity.Investments have not been rising fast enough to meet that requirement.