Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Better access to improved infrastructure services is an important engine for economic growth. The poor state of infrastructure is a key bottleneck to growth in African countries, and Cameroon is no exception. Between 2000 and 2005, improvements in...

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Main Authors:	Dominguez-Torres, Carolina, Foster, Vivien
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY ACCESSIBILITY ACCIDENTS ACCOUNTING AIR AIR MARKET AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS APPROACH ASSET HOLDER AVAILABILITY BALANCE BANDWIDTH BUS BUS SERVICES CABLE CAPACITY EXPANSION CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAR CARGO CARRIERS CARS CLEAN WATER CONCESSION CONCESSION AREA CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY CONTAINER OPERATIONS CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TRAFFIC COST RECOVERY COST RECOVERY RATIO COSTS OF POWER CRASHES CROSSING CRUDE OIL CUBIC METER CUBIC METERS DEBT DEBT SERVICE DEFICITS DEMAND FOR POWER DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT DEMAND FOR TRANSPORT SERVICES DIESEL DISCOUNT RATE DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DRINKING WATER ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ECONOMIC REFORM EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ENERGY DEMAND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS FREIGHT TRANSPORT FUEL FUEL OIL GAS GASOLINE GENERATION GENERATION ASSETS GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATORS GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP GOVERNANCE INDICATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEAVY FUEL OIL HIGH TRANSPORT HOLDING COMPANY HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD USE HOUSEHOLDS HOUSING HYDROPOWER INCREASE IN CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INFRASTRUCTURES INLAND TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT COST INVESTMENT PROGRAM INVESTMENT TARGETS KILOWATT-HOUR LICENSES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS MAINTENANCE COSTS MARGINAL COSTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONCENTRATION NATURAL GAS NEIGHBORHOODS OIL RESOURCES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS PILOT PROJECTS POPULATION DENSITY POPULATION GROWTH PORT AUTHORITY PORT CONCESSIONS PORT FACILITIES PORT INVESTMENTS POTABLE WATER POWER POWER COSTS POWER GENERATION POWER PLANT POWER PLANTS POWER PRICES POWER PRODUCTION POWER SECTOR POWER TRADE PRICE OF DIESEL PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PROFIT MARGINS PROVISION OF SERVICES PROVISION OF WATER PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY PUBLIC PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC GOODS PUBLIC INVESTMENT PUBLIC PORTS PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC ROADS PUBLIC SECTOR PUBLIC UTILITIES RAIL RAIL DEVELOPMENT RAILROADS RAILWAY RAILWAY LINE RAILWAY SECTOR REGIONAL PUBLIC GOODS RETAIL PRICES REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD ASSETS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROAD SAFETY ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROLLING STOCK ROUTE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ENERGY SAFE WATER SANITATION SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SAVINGS SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE NETWORK SURFACE TRANSPORT SURFACE WATER TELECOMMUNICATIONS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER PLANTS THERMAL SYSTEMS TOWNS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC REVENUES TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAILS TRANSIT TRANSIT CORRIDORS TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITATION TRANSPORT INDICATORS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT REGULATION TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL TIMES TRIP TRUCK PROCESSING TRUCKS URBAN AREAS URBAN CENTERS URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE URBAN SPRAWL URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY URBAN WATER UTILITY VEHICLE VEHICLE MILEAGE VOLTAGE WATER CONSUMPTION WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER SUPPLY SECTOR WATER SUPPLY UTILITIES WATER USE WATER UTILITIES WEALTH WELLS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/330801468210594063/Cameroons-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27271

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Summary:	Better access to improved infrastructure services is an important engine for economic growth. The poor state of infrastructure is a key bottleneck to growth in African countries, and Cameroon is no exception. Between 2000 and 2005, improvements in information and communication technologies boosted Cameroon's growth performance by 1.26 percentage points per capita, while deficient power infrastructure held growth back by 0.28 percentage points. If Cameroon could improve its infrastructure to the level of the middle-income countries of Africa, the growth effect could be on the order of 3.3 percentage points. Cameroon has made significant progress in many aspects of infrastructure. Across a broad range of sectors, the country has made serious efforts to implement institutional reforms with a view to attracting private sector investment. Private sector concessions have been awarded for the Port of Douala, the CAMRAIL railway, the national power utility, and the national water utility (CDE). These arrangements have generally led to performance improvements and attracted significant volumes of finance. Power supply remains expensive and unreliable. Cameroon needs to accelerate the development of some of its prime hydropower sites, which would greatly improve the domestic power situation and potentially allow Cameroon to play its natural role as hydropower exporter to the Central African Power Pool. Cameroon's information and communication technology (ICT) reform remains frozen at an early stage. The telecom incumbent, CAMTEL, remains state-owned and receives substantial public subsidy. The mobile sector is relatively uncompetitive, operating as a duopoly. Moreover, while Cameroon enjoys access to a submarine cable, CAMTEL's monopoly control over the international gateway has prevented consumers from benefiting.

Cameroon's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

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