Electricity Tariffs for Nonresidential Customers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Electricity Tariffs for Nonresidential Customers in Sub-Saharan Africa

The aggregate price per kilowatthour charged to commercial and industrial customers varies by a factor of more than 20 across 38 Sub-Saharan African countries studied. Tariff schedules also show large differences: Nearly half the countries do not u...

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Main Authors: Kojima, Masami, Han, Jace Jeesun
Format: Brief
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY TARIFF
NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER
ENERGY UTILITIES
COMMERCIAL ENERGY DEMAND
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/489411494351752887/Electricity-tariffs-for-nonresidential-customers-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa
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spelling okr-10986-265712021-05-25T10:54:36Z Electricity Tariffs for Nonresidential Customers in Sub-Saharan Africa Kojima, Masami Han, Jace Jeesun ELECTRICITY ENERGY PRICES ENERGY TARIFF NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER ENERGY UTILITIES COMMERCIAL ENERGY DEMAND The aggregate price per kilowatthour charged to commercial and industrial customers varies by a factor of more than 20 across 38 Sub-Saharan African countries studied. Tariff schedules also show large differences: Nearly half the countries do not use time-of-use pricing, about a fifth have no demand charges, and three have neither demand nor fixed charges for any customer category. As Africa's power sector develops, there is considerable scope to tailor tariff schedules to meet the needs of different customers, reduce the costs of supply, and ensure minimum revenues from medium-size and large customers. Doing so would strengthen utilities' financial health and increase the quantity and quality of electricity delivered. 2017-05-10T17:54:13Z 2017-05-10T17:54:13Z 2017 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/489411494351752887/Electricity-tariffs-for-nonresidential-customers-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26571 English en_US Live Wire;2017/77 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa
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ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY TARIFF
NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER
ENERGY UTILITIES
COMMERCIAL ENERGY DEMAND
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ENERGY PRICES
ENERGY TARIFF
NON-RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER
ENERGY UTILITIES
COMMERCIAL ENERGY DEMAND
Kojima, Masami
Han, Jace Jeesun
Electricity Tariffs for Nonresidential Customers in Sub-Saharan Africa
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relation Live Wire;2017/77
description The aggregate price per kilowatthour charged to commercial and industrial customers varies by a factor of more than 20 across 38 Sub-Saharan African countries studied. Tariff schedules also show large differences: Nearly half the countries do not use time-of-use pricing, about a fifth have no demand charges, and three have neither demand nor fixed charges for any customer category. As Africa's power sector develops, there is considerable scope to tailor tariff schedules to meet the needs of different customers, reduce the costs of supply, and ensure minimum revenues from medium-size and large customers. Doing so would strengthen utilities' financial health and increase the quantity and quality of electricity delivered.
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author Kojima, Masami
Han, Jace Jeesun
author_facet Kojima, Masami
Han, Jace Jeesun
author_sort Kojima, Masami
title Electricity Tariffs for Nonresidential Customers in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_short Electricity Tariffs for Nonresidential Customers in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full Electricity Tariffs for Nonresidential Customers in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_fullStr Electricity Tariffs for Nonresidential Customers in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_full_unstemmed Electricity Tariffs for Nonresidential Customers in Sub-Saharan Africa
title_sort electricity tariffs for nonresidential customers in sub-saharan africa
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/489411494351752887/Electricity-tariffs-for-nonresidential-customers-in-Sub-Saharan-Africa
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