Liberia's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Foster, Vivien; Pushak, Nataliya

dc.creator	Foster, Vivien
dc.creator	Pushak, Nataliya
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:01:03Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:01:03Z
dc.date	2011-03-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:55:16Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:55:16Z
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dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3362
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244326
dc.description	Liberia's power generating capacity and national grid were completely demolished during 14 years of civil war. Piped water access fell from 15 percent of the population in 1986 to less than 3 percent in 2008. War also left the national road network in a state of severe disrepair. Since the return of peace, the port of Monrovia has resumed normal operations under private management, and progress has been made in securing donor finance for road reconstruction. Liberia has also successfully liberalized its mobile telephone markets, with low-priced access surging to 40 percent in 2009. Liberia's starkest challenge lies in funding a more cost-effective power sector. The country's generation capacity is barely one-tenth of the benchmark level of Africa's other low-income countries. The cost of generating power is exorbitant, and the power tariff is three times the regional average. Addressing Liberia's public infrastructure needs will require sustained expenditures of between $350 million and $600 million annually, mostly to fund power and transport. In the mid-2000s, with all sources of spending taken into account, Liberia spent around $90 million a year on infrastructure. An additional $17 million was lost to inefficiencies, such as underpricing of power. Because Liberia suffers an annual funding gap of between $250 million and $500 million per year, it will need a combination of increased finance, improved efficiency, and cost-reducing innovations to reach its infrastructure targets in a reasonable time. Without these, Liberians may have to wait for up to 40 years to achieve the targets.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5597
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dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subject	ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subject	ADSL
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR SAFETY
dc.subject	AIR TRAFFIC
dc.subject	AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	AIRCRAFT
dc.subject	AIRWAYS
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	ARTERY
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	BACK-UP
dc.subject	BACKBONE
dc.subject	BACKBONES
dc.subject	BALANCE
dc.subject	BANDWIDTH
dc.subject	BARRIERS TO ENTRY
dc.subject	BEST PRACTICE
dc.subject	BIOMASS
dc.subject	BIOMASS GENERATION
dc.subject	BOTTLENECKS
dc.subject	BRIDGE
dc.subject	BROADBAND
dc.subject	BUDGET EXECUTION
dc.subject	CABLE
dc.subject	CAPITAL COSTS
dc.subject	CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	CARGO
dc.subject	CARGO HANDLING
dc.subject	CARGO HANDLING CHARGE
dc.subject	CARGO HANDLING OPERATIONS
dc.subject	COMMODITY
dc.subject	COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subject	COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject	CONCESSION
dc.subject	CONCESSION ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subject	CONCESSIONAIRES
dc.subject	CONCESSIONS
dc.subject	CONNECTIVITY
dc.subject	COST RECOVERY
dc.subject	COSTS OF POWER
dc.subject	CUSTOMS
dc.subject	DEFICITS
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR POWER
dc.subject	DIESEL
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION ASSETS
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
dc.subject	ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	END-USER
dc.subject	ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	ENTERPRISE SURVEYS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL BURDEN
dc.subject	FINANCIAL FLOWS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subject	FUEL
dc.subject	FUEL OIL
dc.subject	GAS
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	GENERATORS
dc.subject	GLOBAL STANDARDS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH RATES
dc.subject	GROWTH STRATEGY
dc.subject	HEAVY FUEL OIL
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD ACCESS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subject	INNOVATIONS
dc.subject	INSTALLATION
dc.subject	INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT TARGETS
dc.subject	ISPS
dc.subject	KILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subject	KILOWATT-HOURS
dc.subject	LANDLORD PORTS
dc.subject	LEVIES
dc.subject	MAINTENANCE EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	MARKET CONCENTRATION
dc.subject	MARKET SHARE
dc.subject	MATERIAL
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subject	MOBILE PHONE
dc.subject	MOBILE TELEPHONE
dc.subject	MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
dc.subject	MUNICIPALITIES
dc.subject	NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	NATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NETWORK TRAFFIC
dc.subject	O&M
dc.subject	OPEN ACCESS
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	PENETRATION RATES
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	PORT ACCESS
dc.subject	PORT AUTHORITY
dc.subject	PORT CHARGES
dc.subject	PORTS
dc.subject	POST-CONFLICT
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	POWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	POWER COSTS
dc.subject	POWER DEMAND
dc.subject	POWER GENERATING CAPACITY
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	POWER GRID
dc.subject	POWER SECTOR
dc.subject	POWER SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	POWER TRADE
dc.subject	PRICE OF POWER
dc.subject	PRICE OF WATER
dc.subject	PRIVATE INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PUBLIC
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC NETWORKS
dc.subject	PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR INFORMATION
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject	RADIO
dc.subject	RAIL
dc.subject	RAIL SERVICE
dc.subject	RAILWAY
dc.subject	RAILWAY LINE
dc.subject	RAILWAYS
dc.subject	REGIONAL NETWORK
dc.subject	REGIONAL NETWORKS
dc.subject	REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subject	RESULT
dc.subject	RESULTS
dc.subject	REVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subject	ROAD
dc.subject	ROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subject	ROAD NETWORK
dc.subject	ROAD SECTOR
dc.subject	ROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subject	ROAD USER
dc.subject	ROAD USER CHARGES
dc.subject	ROAD USER CHARGING
dc.subject	ROADS
dc.subject	ROUTE
dc.subject	ROUTES
dc.subject	RURAL ACCESS
dc.subject	RURAL ROADS
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	SANITATION SECTOR
dc.subject	SANITATION UTILITIES
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SEAT CAPACITY
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SITES
dc.subject	SURFACE ACCESS
dc.subject	TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
dc.subject	TELECOM
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
dc.subject	TELEPHONE NETWORK
dc.subject	TELEPHONE PENETRATION
dc.subject	TRAFFIC
dc.subject	TRAFFIC FLOW
dc.subject	TRAFFIC FLOWS
dc.subject	TRAFFIC GROWTH
dc.subject	TRAFFIC LEVELS
dc.subject	TRAFFIC VOLUMES
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION GRID
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION LINE
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INDICATORS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subject	TRANSPORT NETWORK
dc.subject	TRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject	TRANSPORT STRATEGY
dc.subject	TRUCK PROCESSING
dc.subject	TRUE
dc.subject	TURNAROUND TIME
dc.subject	UNIVERSAL ACCESS
dc.subject	URBAN GROWTH
dc.subject	URBAN ROAD
dc.subject	URBAN ROADS
dc.subject	URBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subject	USERS
dc.subject	UTILITIES
dc.subject	UTILITY BILL
dc.subject	UTILITY BILLS
dc.subject	VEHICLES
dc.subject	VSAT
dc.subject	WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	WATER SERVICE
dc.subject	WATER SERVICES
dc.subject	WATER TARIFFS
dc.subject	WATER UTILITIES
dc.subject	WEB
dc.subject	WEB SITE
dc.subject	WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
dc.title	Liberia's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	West Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	Liberia