Zambia's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Infrastructure improvements contributed 0.6 percentage points to the annual per capita growth of Zambia's gross domestic product (GDP) over the past decade, mostly because of the exponential growth of information and communication technology (...

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Main Authors: Foster, Vivien, Dominguez, Carolina
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
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topic ABUSE OF MONOPOLY POWER
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
ACCESSIBILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
AIR
AIR TRAFFIC
AIR TRANSPORT
AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR
AIRCRAFT
AIRWAYS
ALLOCATING WATER RIGHTS
AMOUNT OF POWER
APPROACH
ARTERIES
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BANDWIDTH
BORDER CROSSINGS
BOTTLENECKS
BRIDGE
BRIDGE BORDER CROSSING
CABLE
CAPITAL BUDGETS
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITALS
CASH FLOW
CONCESSION
CONCESSION CONTRACT
CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY
COST OF ELECTRICITY
COST OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
COST OF SERVICE
COST RECOVERY
COST SAVINGS
COSTS OF DELAYS
COSTS OF POWER
COUNTRY COMPARISONS
DEFICITS
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
ENERGY RESOURCES
EXORBITANT TARIFFS
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLDS
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INTERCONNECTION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT TARGETS
JOINT VENTURE
JOURNEY
KILOWATT-HOUR
LOCOMOTIVE
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL COSTS
MONOPOLY PROFITS
NATIONAL UTILITY
NATURAL RESOURCES
O&M
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE DATA
POPULATION CENTERS
POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS
PORTS
POWER
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER INVESTMENTS
POWER PRODUCTION
POWER SECTOR
POWER SHORTAGES
POWER TRADE
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATIZATION
PRIVATIZATION PROCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITY OF SERVICE
RAIL
RAIL FREIGHT
RAIL NETWORK
RAIL OPERATOR
RAIL OPERATORS
RAIL SECTOR
RAIL SYSTEM
RAIL TRANSIT
RAIL TRANSPORT
RAIL TRANSPORTATION
RAILWAY
RAILWAYS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD NETWORKS
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROADS
ROUTE
ROUTES
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
SANITATION
SANITATION SOLUTIONS
SANITATION UTILITIES
SERVICE EXPANSION
SERVICE PROVISION
SPEEDS
STORAGE CAPACITY
SUBSIDIARY
SUPPLY COSTS
SURFACE WATER
TARIFF REGULATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRAFFIC LEVELS
TRAFFIC PLANNING
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRANSIT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKETS
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL TIME
URBAN ROAD
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBANIZATION
UTILITY BILL
UTILITY BILLS
UTILITY REVENUES
UTILITY SERVICES
VEHICLES
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCES
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
WATER SCARCITY
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TARIFFS
WATER UTILITIES
WEALTH
WELLS
spellingShingle ABUSE OF MONOPOLY POWER
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO SAFE WATER
ACCESSIBILITY
ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY
AIR
AIR TRAFFIC
AIR TRANSPORT
AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR
AIRCRAFT
AIRWAYS
ALLOCATING WATER RIGHTS
AMOUNT OF POWER
APPROACH
ARTERIES
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BANDWIDTH
BORDER CROSSINGS
BOTTLENECKS
BRIDGE
BRIDGE BORDER CROSSING
CABLE
CAPITAL BUDGETS
CAPITAL COSTS
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITALS
CASH FLOW
CONCESSION
CONCESSION CONTRACT
CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY
COST OF ELECTRICITY
COST OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
COST OF SERVICE
COST RECOVERY
COST SAVINGS
COSTS OF DELAYS
COSTS OF POWER
COUNTRY COMPARISONS
DEFICITS
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
ENERGY RESOURCES
EXORBITANT TARIFFS
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FINANCIAL DATA
FINANCIAL VIABILITY
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLDS
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INTERCONNECTION SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT TARGETS
JOINT VENTURE
JOURNEY
KILOWATT-HOUR
LOCOMOTIVE
MARGINAL COST
MARGINAL COSTS
MONOPOLY PROFITS
NATIONAL UTILITY
NATURAL RESOURCES
O&M
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE DATA
POPULATION CENTERS
POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS
PORTS
POWER
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER INVESTMENTS
POWER PRODUCTION
POWER SECTOR
POWER SHORTAGES
POWER TRADE
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATIZATION
PRIVATIZATION PROCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITY OF SERVICE
RAIL
RAIL FREIGHT
RAIL NETWORK
RAIL OPERATOR
RAIL OPERATORS
RAIL SECTOR
RAIL SYSTEM
RAIL TRANSIT
RAIL TRANSPORT
RAIL TRANSPORTATION
RAILWAY
RAILWAYS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD NETWORKS
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROADS
ROUTE
ROUTES
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
SANITATION
SANITATION SOLUTIONS
SANITATION UTILITIES
SERVICE EXPANSION
SERVICE PROVISION
SPEEDS
STORAGE CAPACITY
SUBSIDIARY
SUPPLY COSTS
SURFACE WATER
TARIFF REGULATION
TRADE FLOWS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRAFFIC LEVELS
TRAFFIC PLANNING
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRANSIT
TRANSPARENCY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKETS
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORTATION
TRAVEL TIME
URBAN ROAD
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBANIZATION
UTILITY BILL
UTILITY BILLS
UTILITY REVENUES
UTILITY SERVICES
VEHICLES
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCES
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
WATER SCARCITY
WATER SECTOR
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TARIFFS
WATER UTILITIES
WEALTH
WELLS
Foster, Vivien
Dominguez, Carolina
Zambia's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
geographic_facet Africa
Zambia
description Infrastructure improvements contributed 0.6 percentage points to the annual per capita growth of Zambia's gross domestic product (GDP) over the past decade, mostly because of the exponential growth of information and communication technology (ICT) services. Poor performance of the power sector reduced the per capita growth rate by 0.1 percentage point. Simulations suggest that if Zambia's infrastructure platform could be improved to the level of the African leader, Mauritius, per capita growth rates could increase by two percentage points per year. Zambia's high generation capacity and relatively high power consumption are accompanied by fewer power outages than its neighbors. But Zambia's power sector is primarily oriented toward the mining industry, while household electrification, at 20 percent, is about half that in other resource-rich countries. Zambia's power tariffs are among the lowest in Africa and are less than half the level needed to accelerate electrification and keep pace with mining sector demands. Meeting future power demands and raising electrification rates will be difficult without increasing power tariffs. Zambia's infrastructure situation is more hopeful than that of many other African countries. Infrastructure spending needs, though large, are not beyond the realm of possibility, and Zambia's resource wealth and relatively well-off population provide a more solid financing basis than is available to many other countries. Zambia's infrastructure funding gap, though substantial, can be dramatically reduced through measures to stem inefficiencies and lower costs.
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author Foster, Vivien
Dominguez, Carolina
author_facet Foster, Vivien
Dominguez, Carolina
author_sort Foster, Vivien
title Zambia's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_short Zambia's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full Zambia's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_fullStr Zambia's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Zambia's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_sort zambia's infrastructure : a continental perspective
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/526691468004181319/Zambias-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27758
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spelling okr-10986-277582021-04-23T14:04:42Z Zambia's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective Foster, Vivien Dominguez, Carolina ABUSE OF MONOPOLY POWER ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO SAFE WATER ACCESSIBILITY ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY AIR AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR AIRCRAFT AIRWAYS ALLOCATING WATER RIGHTS AMOUNT OF POWER APPROACH ARTERIES AVAILABILITY BALANCE BANDWIDTH BORDER CROSSINGS BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE BRIDGE BORDER CROSSING CABLE CAPITAL BUDGETS CAPITAL COSTS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITALS CASH FLOW CONCESSION CONCESSION CONTRACT CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY COST OF ELECTRICITY COST OF ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION COST OF SERVICE COST RECOVERY COST SAVINGS COSTS OF DELAYS COSTS OF POWER COUNTRY COMPARISONS DEFICITS DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT ECONOMIC COSTS ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRIFICATION ENERGY RESOURCES EXORBITANT TARIFFS FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL DATA FINANCIAL VIABILITY GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLDS HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION INCOME DISTRIBUTION INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INTERCONNECTION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT TARGETS JOINT VENTURE JOURNEY KILOWATT-HOUR LOCOMOTIVE MARGINAL COST MARGINAL COSTS MONOPOLY PROFITS NATIONAL UTILITY NATURAL RESOURCES O&M OPERATING EXPENDITURES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE DATA POPULATION CENTERS POPULATION WITHOUT ACCESS PORTS POWER POWER CONSUMPTION POWER INVESTMENTS POWER PRODUCTION POWER SECTOR POWER SHORTAGES POWER TRADE PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRIVATIZATION PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITY OF SERVICE RAIL RAIL FREIGHT RAIL NETWORK RAIL OPERATOR RAIL OPERATORS RAIL SECTOR RAIL SYSTEM RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAIL TRANSPORTATION RAILWAY RAILWAYS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE ROUTES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SANITATION SANITATION SOLUTIONS SANITATION UTILITIES SERVICE EXPANSION SERVICE PROVISION SPEEDS STORAGE CAPACITY SUBSIDIARY SUPPLY COSTS SURFACE WATER TARIFF REGULATION TRADE FLOWS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC FLOWS TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC PLANNING TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INDUSTRY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MARKETS TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT QUALITY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL TIME URBAN ROAD URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY URBANIZATION UTILITY BILL UTILITY BILLS UTILITY REVENUES UTILITY SERVICES VEHICLES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCES WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT WATER SCARCITY WATER SECTOR WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCE WATER STORAGE WATER SUPPLY WATER TARIFFS WATER UTILITIES WEALTH WELLS Infrastructure improvements contributed 0.6 percentage points to the annual per capita growth of Zambia's gross domestic product (GDP) over the past decade, mostly because of the exponential growth of information and communication technology (ICT) services. Poor performance of the power sector reduced the per capita growth rate by 0.1 percentage point. Simulations suggest that if Zambia's infrastructure platform could be improved to the level of the African leader, Mauritius, per capita growth rates could increase by two percentage points per year. Zambia's high generation capacity and relatively high power consumption are accompanied by fewer power outages than its neighbors. But Zambia's power sector is primarily oriented toward the mining industry, while household electrification, at 20 percent, is about half that in other resource-rich countries. Zambia's power tariffs are among the lowest in Africa and are less than half the level needed to accelerate electrification and keep pace with mining sector demands. Meeting future power demands and raising electrification rates will be difficult without increasing power tariffs. Zambia's infrastructure situation is more hopeful than that of many other African countries. Infrastructure spending needs, though large, are not beyond the realm of possibility, and Zambia's resource wealth and relatively well-off population provide a more solid financing basis than is available to many other countries. Zambia's infrastructure funding gap, though substantial, can be dramatically reduced through measures to stem inefficiencies and lower costs. 2017-08-14T19:28:36Z 2017-08-14T19:28:36Z 2010-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/526691468004181319/Zambias-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27758 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Recent Economic Developments in Infrastructure Economic & Sector Work Africa Zambia