Niger's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Dominguez-Torres, Carolina; Foster, Vivien

dc.creator	Dominguez-Torres, Carolina
dc.creator	Foster, Vivien
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:02:54Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:02:54Z
dc.date	2011-06-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:57:15Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:57:15Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20110622084316
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3462
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244426
dc.description	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.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5698
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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 SAFE WATER
dc.subject	ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR FLEET
dc.subject	AIR TRAFFIC
dc.subject	AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
dc.subject	AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject	AIRCRAFT
dc.subject	AIRPORTS
dc.subject	AIRWAYS
dc.subject	ALLOCATING WATER RIGHTS
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	BALANCE
dc.subject	BANDWIDTH
dc.subject	BASINS
dc.subject	BORDER CROSSING
dc.subject	BORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subject	BOREHOLES
dc.subject	BRIDGE
dc.subject	CABLE
dc.subject	CANAL MAINTENANCE
dc.subject	CANALS
dc.subject	CAPITAL COSTS
dc.subject	CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	CAR
dc.subject	CARBON EMISSIONS
dc.subject	CARGO
dc.subject	CARRIERS
dc.subject	COAL
dc.subject	COAL RESERVES
dc.subject	COMBUSTION
dc.subject	COMBUSTION OF BIOMASS
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE BIDDING
dc.subject	COMPETITIVE MARKETS
dc.subject	CONCESSION
dc.subject	CONCESSION AGREEMENT
dc.subject	CONCESSIONS
dc.subject	CONTAINER TERMINAL
dc.subject	CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS
dc.subject	COST OF POWER
dc.subject	COST OF POWER PRODUCTION
dc.subject	COST RECOVERY
dc.subject	COVERING
dc.subject	CUBIC METER
dc.subject	CUBIC METERS
dc.subject	DAMS
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subject	DIESEL
dc.subject	DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
dc.subject	DISCOUNT RATE
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	DRIVING
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY UTILITY
dc.subject	ENGINEERING
dc.subject	FINANCIAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subject	FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	FLUSH TOILETS
dc.subject	FORESTRY RESOURCES
dc.subject	FORWARDERS
dc.subject	FREIGHT
dc.subject	FREIGHT FORWARDERS
dc.subject	FREIGHT TRAFFIC
dc.subject	FUEL
dc.subject	FUEL PRICES
dc.subject	FUELS
dc.subject	GASOLINE
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	GENERATION COSTS
dc.subject	GENERATORS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	HOLDING COMPANY
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER
dc.subject	INCUMBENT OPERATOR
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subject	INLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
dc.subject	INVESTMENT COST
dc.subject	INVESTMENT COSTS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT TARGETS
dc.subject	IRRIGATION
dc.subject	IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject	KILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subject	LANDLORD MODEL
dc.subject	LEVEL OF SAFETY
dc.subject	LOCOMOTIVE
dc.subject	MAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subject	MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	MARKET CONCENTRATION
dc.subject	MEANS OF TRANSPORT
dc.subject	MINERAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	O&M
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OIL RESOURCES
dc.subject	OPEN ACCESS
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL COSTS
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	OPERATORS
dc.subject	PASSENGER TRAFFIC
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject	PETROLEUM
dc.subject	PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
dc.subject	PIPED WATER
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	POWER COSTS
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION
dc.subject	POWER SECTOR
dc.subject	POWER SHORTAGE
dc.subject	POWER SHORTAGES
dc.subject	PRESSURE
dc.subject	PRICE OF FUEL
dc.subject	PRICE OF POWER
dc.subject	PRIVATE FINANCING
dc.subject	PRIVATE OPERATOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject	RAIL
dc.subject	RAIL SYSTEM
dc.subject	RAILROAD
dc.subject	RAILROADS
dc.subject	RAILWAY
dc.subject	RAILWAY LINE
dc.subject	RAILWAYS
dc.subject	RAIN
dc.subject	RAINFALL
dc.subject	REGIONAL PUBLIC GOODS
dc.subject	REGIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject	REGULATORY AGENCY
dc.subject	RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
dc.subject	REVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subject	ROAD
dc.subject	ROAD CONDITIONS
dc.subject	ROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subject	ROAD NETWORK
dc.subject	ROAD NETWORKS
dc.subject	ROAD SECTOR
dc.subject	ROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subject	ROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subject	ROAD USER
dc.subject	ROAD USER CHARGES
dc.subject	ROAD USERS
dc.subject	ROADS
dc.subject	ROUTE
dc.subject	RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject	RURAL ROADS
dc.subject	RURAL WATER
dc.subject	RURAL WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	SAFETY
dc.subject	SAFETY STANDARDS
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SANITATION SECTOR
dc.subject	SANITATION UTILITIES
dc.subject	SEAT CAPACITY
dc.subject	SERVICE QUALITY
dc.subject	SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	SURFACE TRANSPORT
dc.subject	SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER
dc.subject	TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
dc.subject	TARIFF POLICY
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
dc.subject	THERMAL POWER
dc.subject	TOWNS
dc.subject	TRADITIONAL FUELS
dc.subject	TRAFFIC
dc.subject	TRAFFIC LEVELS
dc.subject	TRANSIT
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION LINES
dc.subject	TRANSPORT EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT FACILITATION
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INDICATORS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	TRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject	TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	TRAVEL TIMES
dc.subject	TRIPS
dc.subject	TRUCKS
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	URBAN ROAD
dc.subject	URBAN WATER
dc.subject	URBAN WATER SERVICES
dc.subject	VEHICLES
dc.subject	VOLUME OF TRAFFIC
dc.subject	WATER CONNECTIONS
dc.subject	WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	WATER DEMAND
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	WATER SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subject	WATER SHORTAGES
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
dc.subject	WATER TARIFF
dc.subject	WATER TARIFFS
dc.subject	WATER USE
dc.subject	WATER UTILITIES
dc.subject	WELLS
dc.title	Niger'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	Sahel
dc.coverage	Niger