Sudan Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Improvements in infrastructure in all parts of Sudan in recent years have had a strong impact on per capita growth, contributing 1.7 percentage points. Consistent with trends in other countries, the information and communication (ICT) revolution th...

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Main Authors:	Ranganathan, Rupa, Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESSIBILITY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AIR AIR SAFETY AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR AIRCRAFT AIRPORT ARTERIAL ROUTES ARTERY ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY OF DATA BACKBONE BACKUP BANDWIDTH BARRIERS TO ENTRY BEST PRACTICE BILL COLLECTION BORDER CROSSINGS BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE BROADBAND BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE BULK CARGO BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESSES CABLE CABLE SYSTEM CAPABILITY CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENSES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAR CARBON EMISSIONS CARGO CARGO HANDLING CARRIERS COLLECTION OF BILLS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE TRUCKING INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS CONGESTION CONGESTION PROBLEMS CONNECTIVITY CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TRAFFIC COPYRIGHT COST OF POWER COST RECOVERY CROSSING CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DATA GATEWAYS DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DOMESTIC TRAVEL DRIVERS E-MAIL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MODEL ECONOMIC TARGETS EFFICIENT PORTS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY SUPPLY END USER ENERGY COSTS FARES FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FIXED ASSETS FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FREIGHT FUELS GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATORS GLOBAL STANDARD GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PATTERNS HEAVY TRUCKS HIGHWAY HIGHWAY AUTHORITY ICT INCREASE IN CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INTEROPERABILITY INVESTMENT TARGETS LENGTH OF ROADS LICENSES LIMITED ACCESS LONG DISTANCE LORRIES MAINTENANCE OF WATER MANUFACTURING MARGINAL COSTS MARKET CONCENTRATION MARKET SHARE MATERIAL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE NETWORK MOBILE PHONE MOBILE TELEPHONY MODE OF TRANSPORT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NATURAL RESOURCE NETWORK OPERATORS NETWORKS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PENETRATION RATES PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PORT AUTHORITY PORT CONGESTION PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PORTS POWER POWER CONSUMPTION POWER PRICES POWER PRODUCTION POWER SECTOR PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SECTOR QUERIES RAILROAD REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE REGIONAL NETWORK REGIONAL TRANSPORT RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS RESIDENTIAL USERS RESULT REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE RURAL ROADS SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SEAT CAPACITY SERVICE EXPANSION SERVICE RELIABILITY SUPERVISION SURFACE TRANSPORT TECHNICAL SUPPORT TELECOM TELECOMMUNICATION TELEPHONE TOLLS TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSIT TRANSMISSION TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITIES TRANSPORT INDICATORS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL TIMES TRIP TRUCK PROCESSING TRUCKS UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL SERVICE URBAN ROAD URBAN ROADS USES VEHICLES VOICE TELEPHONY WATER CONSUMPTION WATER INVESTMENTS WATER SUPPLY ASSETS WATER UTILITIES WEALTH WEB WEB SITE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/561781468202137788/Sudan-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27270

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Summary:	Improvements in infrastructure in all parts of Sudan in recent years have had a strong impact on per capita growth, contributing 1.7 percentage points. Consistent with trends in other countries, the information and communication (ICT) revolution that swept Africa contributed the most to Sudan. Raising the infrastructure endowment of all parts of Sudan to that of the region's best performer, Mauritius, could boosts annual growth by about 3.5 percentage points. Sudan has invested heavily in infrastructure in recent years, with some notable achievements. Power generation capacity tripled in just a few years, rising from around 800 megawatts (MW) in 2005 to 2,687MW in 2007, with a shift toward hydropower. Nevertheless, service reliability remains an issue. In ICT, Sudan has made enormous strides in liberalizing the sector and as a result has attracted significant private capital. Mobile penetration soared from less than 1 percent in 2000 to 33 percent in 2009. Recent connectivity to an undersea fiber-optic cable has led to expansions in access, improvements in quality, and reduction in prices. Looking ahead, Sudan's most pressing infrastructure challenges lie in the water and transport sectors. Sudan's infrastructure development has so far had a national focus, and there is much that remains to be done to achieve greater regional integration. While internal road corridors are developed, connectivity with neighbors is largely absent. Sudan has a natural gateway to the sea through Port Sudan but the port's performance is severely hindered by long dwell times, high costs, and capacity constraints. Looking further ahead, Sudan has the potential to be a major hydropower exporter if additional capacity could be developed and transmission links with neighboring Nile Basin countries strengthened.

Sudan Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

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