Eberhard, Anton, and Katharine Nawal Gratwick. 2010. IPPs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Determinants of Success. Washington, DC: World Bank. [#2244]
Reviews experiences of Independent Power Producers (IPP) in Sub-Saharan Africa, including a comprehensive list and details of all IPP projects in the region.
Adequate and affordable energy supply is fundamental for economic growth, higher living standards, and social equity. The delivery of modern energy services helps to improve the quality of life for all citizens, expands opportunities for private businesses—and ultimately creates jobs. In the Kyrgyz Republic, energy is also a source of revenues when it can be produced in sufficient quantities to be exported, thereby helping to diversify the economy and open new markets.
The Compagnie Ivoirienne de Production d’Electricité (CIPREL) was established in 1994 as the first independent power producer in Côte d’Ivoire. A public-private partnership (PPP) agreement enabled it to expand the capacity of the thermal power plant while improving its efficiency. CIPREL IV was commissioned in February 2016 and by the end of 2016 was providing power to 120,000 additional homes per year while reducing greenhouse emissions equivalent to 180,000 tons of CO2 per year.
The report looks at the feasibility of introducing LNG in the region of Central America, taking into consideration existing electricity generation capacity expansion plans. The study provides a detailed assessment of the economic and financial viability of different LNG business plans, and recommends a suitable strategy for moving forward. The countries included in the study are Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.
This sector note covers private participation in infrastructure (PPI) in low and middle income countries in 2015. The following trends stood out in 2015:
The track record of Sub-Saharan Africa’s power sector is dismal. Two out of three households in Sub-Saharan Africa, close to 600 million people, have no electricity connection. Most countries in the region have pitifully low access rates, including rural areas that are the world’s most underserved.
Nigeria has long suffered from a shortage of electricity, a problem the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) began to tackle with comprehensive power sector reforms in 2010. The World Bank Group (WBG) responded by providing support for reforms and private sector investment through its joint Energy Business Plan (EBP) for Nigeria which included an investment in the Azura-Edo Independent Power Plant (Azura IPP).
The project is described in detail on a website published by the Ministry of Mines, Energy and Rural Electrification
The Standardised Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the GETFiT Program prepared by the Uganda Energy Regulatory Authority.
ESMAP has launched a new program on social inclusion in the energy sector, with a specific initial focus on gender. Social Inclusion refers to the development of institutions, policies, social norms and behaviors that provide an opportunity for previously marginalized groups to increase their voice and access to assets.
Under its previous Business Plan, ESMAP and AFREA have supported pilot approaches on gender mainstreaming in Senegal, Mali, Benin, Tanzania and Kenya and aims to expand this experience in the coming years.