Rural Electrification Concessions in Africa : What Does Experience Tell Us?

Hosier, Richard ; Bazilian, Morgan ; Lemondzhava, Tatia ; Malik, Kabir ; Motohashi, Mitsunori ; Vilar de Ferrenbach, David

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;    POWER CONCESSIONS;    PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION;    SOLAR;    MINI-GRIDS;   

RP-ID  :  116898

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This report evaluates the use of ruralelectrification concessions in Africa. It providesacomprehensive overview of successful and failed cases andidentifies the likely factors behindsuccesses. The researchwas conducted in three stages. First, a detailed desk reviewof rural electric concessions in Africa was undertaken tounderstand the landscape of concessions. Next, six in-depth,field-based country case studies were prepared. Finally, alimited desk review of the experiences with concessions andconcession-like structures in both Asia and Latin Americawas carried out in order to provide a point of comparisonfor the African experience.