Cape Verde’s Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Cape Verde stands out in West Africa as a country whose economic geography poses major and unique challenges for infrastructure development. Its small population of half a million people is spread across a nine-island archipelago. The islands need complementary infrastructure in terms of roads, water, transport, ports, power, and ICT. Cape Verde already has well-developed infrastructure networks. Road density is relatively high, and most of the national network is paved. Almost all islands have port and airport facilities. Around 70 percent of the population has power and utility water. Indicators for ICT coverage -- penetration, bandwidth, submarine cable, private sector participation -- are relatively good. Nevertheless, prices for all services are exceptionally high. The quality of services is often deficient. At least half of the national road network is in poor condition; power supply is unreliable; and half of the population receives water from standposts. Cape Verde devotes around $147 million per year to infrastructure (almost 15 percent of GDP), among the highest levels of infrastructure spending on the continent. Some $50 million of that is lost each year to operations inefficiencies and underpricing. The country's main challenges are to improve infrastructure management and reduce high costs of services.

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Main Authors:	Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M., Benitez, Daniel Alberto
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2011-06-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, AIR, AIR TRAFFIC, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AIR TRANSPORT, AIR TRAVEL, AIRCRAFT, AIRPORT, AIRPORT FACILITIES, AIRPORT OPERATIONS, APPROACH, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES, AVAILABILITY, AVAILABILITY OF DATA, AVIATION SECTOR, BAGGAGE, BALANCE, BANDWIDTH, BOTTLENECKS, BRIDGE, BROADBAND, BROADBAND MARKETS, CABLE, CABLE SYSTEM, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CARGO, CARGO TRAFFIC, CARRIERS, COLLECTION EFFICIENCY, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, COMPETITIVE MARKETS, CONCESSION, CONCESSION CONTRACTS, CONNECTIVITY, CONTAINER TRAFFIC, COST OF POWER, COST RECOVERY, COSTS OF FUEL, COSTS OF POWER, CUSTOMS, DEFICITS, DEGREE OF CONCENTRATION, DIESEL, DIESEL FUEL, DISTRIBUTION LOSSES, DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT, DOMESTIC ENERGY, DOMESTIC ENERGY RESOURCES, DOMESTIC TRAFFIC, ECONOMIC COSTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY PRICES, ELECTRICITY TARIFFS, ELECTRIFICATION, ENERGY COSTS, ENERGY PRODUCTION, ENTERPRISE SURVEYS, FINANCIAL BURDEN, FINANCIAL DATA, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FREIGHT, FUEL COSTS, FUEL FOR POWER GENERATION, FUEL OIL, FUEL PRICES, FUEL SUPPLY, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY, GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH RATES, HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS, HUMAN RESOURCES, ICT, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE, INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING, INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT, INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS, INTERNATIONAL AVIATION, INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS, INTERNATIONAL PORTS, INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC, INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, INTEROPERABILITY, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, KILOWATT-HOUR, LANDLORD MODEL, LEGISLATION, LICENSES, LOAD FACTORS, LOCAL CALL, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MARKET CONCENTRATION, MARKET SHARE, MATERIAL, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, MOBILE NETWORKS, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE TELEPHONY, MUNICIPALITIES, O&M, OIL IMPORTS, OIL PRICES, OIL RESOURCES, OPEN ACCESS, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, PASSENGERS, PETROLEUM, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, POPULATION DENSITY, PORT AUTHORITY, POWER, POWER CONSUMPTION, POWER GENERATION CAPACITY, POWER PRICES, POWER PRODUCTION, POWER SECTOR, PRICE OF OIL, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC WORKS, QUALITY OF SERVICES, RAIL, RAILWAYS, RELIABILITY, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESULT, RESULTS, REVENUE COLLECTION, ROAD, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD NETWORKS, ROADS, ROUTES, RUNWAYS, RURAL ACCESS, SAFETY, SANITATION, SANITATION UTILITIES, SEAT CAPACITY, SECURITY STANDARDS, SEWERAGE SERVICES, TARIFF SETTING, TAXATION, TECHNICAL STAFF, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE NETWORK, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC GROWTH, TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT, TRANSIT, TRANSPORT, TRANSPORT INDICATORS, TRANSPORT INDUSTRY, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT MARKET, TRANSPORT PLAN, TRANSPORT POLICY, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICE, TRANSPORT STRATEGY, TRANSPORTATION, TURNAROUND TIME, UNDERGROUND, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, URBAN TRANSPORT, USERS, USES, UTILITY BILL, UTILITY BILLS, UTILITY SERVICES, WATER COMPANIES, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER SERVICE, WATER SERVICES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER TARIFFS, WATER UTILITIES, WEB, WEB SITE,
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