Investment in Energy Projects with Private Participation Remained at a Peak Level But Was Highly Concentrated in 2010
In 2010, 106 energy projects with private participation reached financial or contractual closure in 28 low- and middle-income countries, involving investment commitments of US$55.7 billion. In addition, energy projects implemented in 1990-2009 attr...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15669586/investment-energy-projects-private-participation-remained-peak-level-highly-concentrated-2010 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10882 |
| Summary: | In 2010, 106 energy projects with
private participation reached financial or contractual
closure in 28 low- and middle-income countries, involving
investment commitments of US$55.7 billion. In addition,
energy projects implemented in 1990-2009 attracted new
investment of US$14.2 billion, bringing total investment
commitments to the energy sector to US$69.9 billion in 2010.
Such level of activity represents a 4 percent drop by
investment and a 25 percent decline by the number of
projects from 2009. Private activity in energy remained
close to a peak level in 2010. However, such activity was
highly concentrated on a few countries. India alone
attracted 54 percent of investment in the sector and 34
percent of new projects, and was the country that sustained
investment in energy close to a peak level. If India were
excluded, investment in energy in developing countries would
have fallen by 50 percent in 2010 compared with 2009. In
addition, the four top countries (adding Brazil, Russian
Federation, and Turkey to the list) accounted for 77 percent
of investment and 58 percent of new projects. By type of
business, private activity remained highly concentrated on
electricity generation projects, which accounted for 75
percent of investment and 82 percent of new projects in 2010. |
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