Financial Viability of Electricity Sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa : Quasi-Fiscal Deficits and Hidden Costs

Financial Viability of Electricity Sectors in Sub-Saharan Africa : Quasi-Fiscal Deficits and Hidden Costs

This paper studies the financial viability of electricity sectors in 39 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa using an approach similar to that in an earlier study, the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic. The quasi-fiscal deficit in each country is...

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Main Authors: Trimble, Chris, Kojima, Masami, Perez Arroyo, Ines, Mohammadzadeh, Farah
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:
electricity
electric utilities
quasi-fiscal deficit
subsidies reform
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26676470/
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24869

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/08/26676470/
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24869

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