South Sudan’s Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Newly independent South Sudan faces a challenge in making its own way in infrastructure development. Despite earning $6 billion in oil revenues since 2005, South Sudan's spending has not been proportional to its income, but rather has lagged behind North Sudan's development of infrastructure and social support. South Sudan benefitted from strong donor support during 2004-10, the interim period defined by the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. It focused on reestablishing regional transport links and access to seaports as well as rehabilitating its ports, airstrips, and single rail line. South Sudan also successfully liberalized the ICT sector. Nonetheless, the new country's infrastructure remains in such a dismal state that it is difficult to pinpoint a single most pressing challenge. The transport sector accounts for half of the country's spending needs, and water and sanitation account for a further quarter of the total. But so many improvements are needed that the nation cannot realistically catch up with its neighbors within 10 years, or even longer. South Sudan's annual infrastructure funding gap is $879 million per year. Given that the country's total needs are beyond its reach in the medium term, it must adopt firm priorities for its infrastructure spending. It also must attract international and private-sector investment and look to lower-cost technologies to begin to close its funding gap. Although South Sudan loses relatively little to inefficiencies, redressing those inefficiencies will be vital to creating solid institutions to attract new investors and get the most out of their investments.

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Main Authors:	Ranganathan, Rupa, Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
Language:	English
Published:	2011-09-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SAFE WATER, ACCESS TO WATER SUPPLY, ACCESSIBILITY, ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS, ADSL, AIR, AIR SAFETY, AIR SERVICE, AIR TRANSPORT, AIR TRAVEL, AIRCRAFT, AIRPORT, AIRPORTS, ARTERIES, ARTERY, ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE, AVERAGE TARIFF, BACKBONE, BACKBONES, BACKUP, BANDWIDTH, BEST PRACTICES, BORDER CROSSINGS, BOTTLENECKS, BRIDGE, BROADBAND, BUSINESS ACTIVITY, BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, BUSINESSES, CABLE, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL COSTS, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, CAPITAL INVESTMENT, CAR, CARBON EMISSIONS, CARGO, CARRIERS, CELL PHONE, COLLECTION OF BILLS, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY, COMPETITIVENESS, CONGESTION, CONGESTION PROBLEMS, CONNECTION SPEEDS, CONNECTIVITY, COST OF POWER, COST OF TRANSPORTATION, COST RECOVERY, COSTS OF POWER, COSTS OF TRAVEL, CROSSING, DIESEL, DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER, DISTRIBUTION LOSSES, DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, DOMESTIC TRAVEL, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC MODEL, ECONOMIC TARGETS, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION, ELECTRICITY SECTOR, END USERS, ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, FEEDER ROADS, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL VIABILITY, FREIGHT, FREIGHT COSTS, FREIGHT MOVEMENT, FUEL, FUEL PRICES, FUEL SUBSIDIES, FUELS, GAS, GENERATION, GENERATION CAPACITY, GENERATION COSTS, GENERATORS, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, HEAVY RELIANCE, ICT, ID, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING, INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING, INNOVATION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK, INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT, INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION, INTERNATIONAL AVIATION, INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS, INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, INTERURBAN ROAD, INTERURBAN ROADS, INVESTMENT TARGETS, JOURNEY, LENGTH OF ROADS, LICENSE, LICENSES, LICENSING AGREEMENTS, LIMITED ACCESS, LITERACY RATES, MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS, MANUFACTURING, MARGINAL COSTS, MARKET ACCESS, MARKET CONCENTRATION, MARKET SHARE, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT, MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, MOBILE NETWORKS, MOBILE PHONE, MOBILE SERVICES, MODERN FUELS, MODES OF TRANSPORT, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT, NATURAL RESOURCE, NATURAL RESOURCES, OIL, OIL EXPORTS, OIL RESERVES, OPEN ACCESS, OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY, PENETRATION RATE, PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, PHONE, PORT CONGESTION, POSTAL SERVICES, POWER, POWER COSTS, POWER NETWORK, POWER PRICES, POWER SECTOR, POWER SYSTEMS, PRICE DIFFERENTIAL, PRICE OF DIESEL, PRIVATE INVESTMENT, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT, PROCUREMENT, PRODUCTIVITY, RAIL, RAIL LINE, REGIONAL NETWORKS, REGIONAL TRANSPORT, RESIDENTIAL USERS, RESULT, RESULTS, REVENUE COLLECTION, ROAD, ROAD CONDITIONS, ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE, ROAD LINKS, ROAD MAINTENANCE, ROAD NETWORK, ROAD NETWORKS, ROAD QUALITY, ROAD SECTOR, ROAD TRAFFIC, ROAD TRANSPORT, ROADS, ROUTE, ROUTES, RURAL ACCESS, RURAL ROADS, SAFETY, SANITATION, SANITATION SECTOR, SANITATION SERVICES, SANITATION UTILITIES, SATELLITE, SATELLITE CONNECTIONS, SECURITY STANDARDS, SPEEDS, STORAGE FACILITIES, SURFACE TRANSPORT, TARGETS, TAX, TECHNICAL STANDARDS, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONES, TELEPHONY, TRADING PATTERNS, TRAFFIC FLOWS, TRAFFIC VOLUMES, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSIT, TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION CAPACITY, TRANSPORT CONDITIONS, TRANSPORT COSTS, TRANSPORT INDICATORS, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE NETWORKS, TRANSPORT MARKET, TRANSPORT NETWORK, TRANSPORT SECTOR, TRANSPORT SERVICES, TRANSPORT USERS, TRANSPORTATION NETWORK, TRAVEL TIME, TRAVEL TIMES, TRIP, TRUCKING COMPANIES, TRUCKS, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, USES, WATER CONSUMPTION, WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, WATER TARIFFS, WATER UTILITIES, WEALTH, WEB, WEB SITE,
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