Niger's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Between 2000 and 2005 infrastructure made a net contribution of less than a third of a percentage point to the improved per capita growth performance of Niger, one of the lowest contributions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region s middle-income countries could boost annual growth in Niger by about 4.5 percentage points. Niger has made significant progress in some areas of its infrastructure, including water and telecommunications. But the country still faces a number of important infrastructure challenges, the most pressing of which is probably in the water and sanitation sector, as 82 percent of Nigeriens still practice open defecation, the highest in the continent. Niger also faces significant challenges in the power sector, as only 8 percent of the population is electrified. Niger currently spends about $225 million per year on infrastructure, leaving an annual funding gap of $460 million even after savings from curing inefficiencies are taken into account. Niger can close that gap by tapping alternative sources of financing or by adopting lower-cost technologies. There is plenty of room for private-sector participation in Niger's infrastructure sectors, and the adoption of lower-cost technologies could reduce the funding gap by almost half.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Dominguez-Torres, Carolina, Foster, Vivien
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2011-06-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY, ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, ACCESSIBILITY, AIR, AIR FLEET, AIR TRAFFIC, AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL, AIR TRANSPORT, AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR, AIRCRAFT, AIRPORTS, AIRWAYS, ALLOCATING WATER RIGHTS, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BANDWIDTH, BASINS, BORDER CROSSING, BORDER CROSSINGS, BOREHOLES, BRIDGE, CABLE, CANAL MAINTENANCE, CANALS, CAPITAL COSTS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CAR, CARBON EMISSIONS, CARGO, CARRIERS, COAL, COAL RESERVES, COMBUSTION, COMBUSTION OF BIOMASS, COMPETITIVE BIDDING, COMPETITIVE MARKETS, CONCESSION, CONCESSION AGREEMENT, CONCESSIONS, CONTAINER TERMINAL, CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS, COST OF POWER, COST OF POWER PRODUCTION, COST RECOVERY, COVERING, CUBIC METER, CUBIC METERS, DAMS, DEMAND FOR WATER, DIESEL, DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER, DISCOUNT RATE, DISTRIBUTION LOSSES, DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION, DRIVING, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY GENERATION, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY, ELECTRICITY UTILITY, ENGINEERING, FINANCIAL EQUILIBRIUM, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, FLUSH TOILETS, FORESTRY RESOURCES, FORWARDERS, FREIGHT, FREIGHT FORWARDERS, FREIGHT TRAFFIC, FUEL, FUEL PRICES, FUELS, GASOLINE, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATION COSTS, GENERATORS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HOLDING COMPANY, HOUSEHOLDS, HYDROPOWER, INCUMBENT OPERATOR, INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES, INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING, INFRASTRUCTURES, INLAND TRANSPORT, INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT, INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS, INTERNATIONAL AVIATION, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, INVESTMENT COST, INVESTMENT COSTS, INVESTMENT TARGETS, IRRIGATION, IRRIGATION SYSTEMS, KILOWATT-HOUR, LANDLORD MODEL, LEVEL OF SAFETY, LOCOMOTIVE, MAINTENANCE COSTS, MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET CONCENTRATION, MEANS OF TRANSPORT, MINERAL RESOURCES, NATURAL RESOURCES, O&M, OIL, OIL RESOURCES, OPEN ACCESS, OPERATIONAL COSTS, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, OPERATORS, PASSENGER TRAFFIC, PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, PIPED WATER, POPULATION DENSITY, POPULATION GROWTH, POWER, POWER COSTS, POWER GENERATION, POWER SECTOR, POWER SHORTAGE, POWER SHORTAGES, PRESSURE, PRICE OF FUEL, PRICE OF POWER, PRIVATE FINANCING, PRIVATE OPERATOR, PRIVATE PARTICIPATION, PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION, PUBLIC INVESTMENT, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC WORKS, RAIL, RAIL SYSTEM, RAILROAD, RAILROADS, RAILWAY, RAILWAY LINE, RAILWAYS, RAIN, RAINFALL, REGIONAL PUBLIC GOODS, REGIONAL TRANSPORT, REGULATORY AGENCY, RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS, REVENUE COLLECTION, ROAD, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD NETWORKS, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROAD USER, ROAD USER CHARGES, ROAD USERS, ROADS, ROUTE, RURAL COMMUNITIES, RURAL ROADS, RURAL WATER, RURAL WATER SUPPLY, SAFETY, SAFETY STANDARDS, SANITATION, SANITATION SECTOR, SANITATION UTILITIES, SEAT CAPACITY, SERVICE QUALITY, SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY, SURFACE TRANSPORT, SURFACE TRANSPORTATION, SURFACE WATER, TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS, TARIFF POLICY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, THERMAL POWER, TOWNS, TRADITIONAL FUELS, TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC LEVELS, TRANSIT, TRANSMISSION LINES, TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY, TRANSPORT FACILITATION, TRANSPORT INDICATORS, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT MARKET, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORTATION, TRAVEL TIMES, TRIPS, TRUCKS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, URBAN ROAD, URBAN WATER, URBAN WATER SERVICES, VEHICLES, VOLUME OF TRAFFIC, WATER CONNECTIONS, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER DEMAND, WATER RESOURCES, WATER SECTOR, WATER SECTOR REFORM, WATER SHORTAGES, WATER SUPPLY, WATER SUPPLY SECTOR, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, WATER TARIFF, WATER TARIFFS, WATER USE, WATER UTILITIES, WELLS,
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