Sudan Infrastructure

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.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Ranganathan, Rupa, Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia
Format:	Report biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2011-06
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 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/27270
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