Paying the Price for Unreliable Power Supplies : In-House Generation of Electricity by Firms in Africa

Paying the Price for Unreliable Power Supplies : In-House Generation of Electricity by Firms in Africa

This paper documents the prevalence of in-house generation of electric power by firms in Sub-Saharan Africa and attempts to identify the underlying causes. The analysis is based on two data sources. The UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base (WE...

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Main Authors: Foster, Vivien, Steinbuks, Jevgenijs
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
AVAILABILITY OF POWER
BACK-UP
BACKUP
BACKUP POWER
BALANCE
BIOMASS
BLACKOUTS
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
BUSINESSES
CAPABILITY
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAPITAL STOCK
CEMENT
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
COAL
COMBUSTION
COMMERCE
COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
COMMODITY
COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY
CONSUMPTION OF FUEL
CONTRACT ENFORCEMENT
COST OF ELECTRICITY
COST OF POWER
COSTS OF ELECTRICITY
COSTS OF POWER
DATA ANALYSIS
DEMAND FOR POWER
DIESEL
DIESEL FUEL
DIESEL GENERATORS
DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS
DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICITY
ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC COSTS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY
ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS
ELECTRIC POWER SECTOR
ELECTRICAL POWER
ELECTRICITY COGENERATION
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS
ELECTRICITY SECTOR
ELECTRICITY SERVICES
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
EMPLOYMENT
END USERS
ENERGY DEPARTMENT
ENERGY INTENSITY
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY-INTENSIVE INDUSTRIES
ENTERPRISE SURVEY
ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
EQUIPMENT
EXPORT MARKETS
EXTERNAL FINANCING
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN TRADE
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FRONT OFFICE
FUEL
FUEL CONSUMPTION
FUEL COST
FUEL PRICES
FUEL TYPE
FUEL TYPES
FUELS
GAS
GENERATING CAPACITY
GENERATING UNITS
GENERATION
GENERATION ASSETS
GENERATION BUSINESS
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATION COSTS
GENERATION MARKETS
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
GENERATOR
GRID
GRID ELECTRIFICATION
HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS
HYDROPOWER
INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE
INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY
INVENTORY
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT COSTS
KILOWATT-HOUR
LIMITED ACCESS
LOAD FACTOR
MANUFACTURING
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARGINAL COST OF ELECTRICITY
MARGINAL COSTS
MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
NATURAL MONOPOLY
OIL
OIL PRICES
OWNERSHIP CHANGE
PEAK LOAD
PETROLEUM
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
POST-CONFLICT
POWER
POWER COMPANIES
POWER GENERATION
POWER MARKETS
POWER OUTAGES
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTOR REFORM
POWER SECTORS
POWER SUPPLIES
POWER SUPPLY
POWER UTILITIES
PRICE OF DIESEL
PRICE OF ELECTRICITY
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PROCUREMENT
PRODUCTION PROCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
PROVISION OF POWER
PUBLIC POWER
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
PUMPS
RAIDS
RAW MATERIALS
RELIABILITY
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
RESULT
RESULTS
RETAIL SALES
STATE-OWNED UTILITIES
STRATEGIC VALUE
SUGAR INDUSTRY
SUNK COSTS
TRANSMISSION
USES
UTILITIES
WEB
WEB SITE
WEB SITES
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4116

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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4116

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