The Republic of Congo’s Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Pushak, Nataliya; Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M.

dc.creator	Pushak, Nataliya
dc.creator	Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:05:21Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:05:21Z
dc.date	2011-10-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:00:11Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:00:11Z
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_20111006112218
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3602
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244566
dc.description	Infrastructure contributed half a percentage point to the Republic of Congo's annual per capita GDP growth from 2001 to 2006. If the country's infrastructure were improved to the level seen in Mauritius, the regional leader, it could contribute more than 3 percentage points to annual per capita growth. The Republic of Congo's existing infrastructure is concentrated in the developed south, reflecting the country's urbanization patterns. Links spread from there to the less-developed north, where there are vast areas of underexploited dense forest. The Republic of Congo's power sector offers the greatest potential for infrastructure-based economic growth, but major inefficiencies need to be addressed. Transit improvements would also make significant contributions to growth by improving connections to the north and to neighboring countries. Additional opportunities include rehabilitating the fixed-line telephone operator to spread Internet access. The country's water and sanitation infrastructure is in relatively good shape. Spending on infrastructure was $460 million per year in the Republic of Congo during the mid-2000s. Based on these spending levels, if all inefficiencies were eliminated, the country would face an infrastructure funding gap of $270 million a year and would not meet infrastructure targets for 31 years. Spending rose to $550 million per year in 2008-09. If the Republic of Congo could maintain these higher spending levels, the funding gap would essentially disappear. The nation could further reduce the funding gap by adopting lower-cost technologies to meet infrastructure targets.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5838
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 GRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR MARKET
dc.subject	AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	AIRCRAFT
dc.subject	AIRPORTS
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	ARTERY
dc.subject	AUTONOMY
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	AVIATION SECTOR
dc.subject	BALANCE
dc.subject	BANDWIDTH
dc.subject	BORDER CROSSINGS
dc.subject	BORDER TRANSMISSION
dc.subject	BOTTLENECKS
dc.subject	BRIDGE
dc.subject	BUDGET EXECUTION
dc.subject	CABLE
dc.subject	CABLE NETWORK
dc.subject	CABLE SYSTEM
dc.subject	CAPITAL BUDGETS
dc.subject	CAPITAL COSTS
dc.subject	CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CAPITAL NEEDS
dc.subject	CAPITALS
dc.subject	CARGO
dc.subject	CARS
dc.subject	CHEAPER POWER
dc.subject	COLLECTION OF BILLS
dc.subject	CONCESSION
dc.subject	CONCESSIONAIRES
dc.subject	CONCESSIONS
dc.subject	CORRIDOR INVESTMENT
dc.subject	COST OF SERVICE
dc.subject	COST RECOVERY
dc.subject	COSTS OF POWER
dc.subject	COUNTRY COMPARISONS
dc.subject	DEBT
dc.subject	DEFICITS
dc.subject	DIESEL
dc.subject	DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
dc.subject	DRAINAGE
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	EFFECTIVE PRICE
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
dc.subject	ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	EXPANSION OF GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	FEEDER ROADS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL DATA
dc.subject	FREIGHT
dc.subject	FREIGHT COSTS
dc.subject	FUEL
dc.subject	GAS
dc.subject	GENERATING CAPACITY
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT BUDGET
dc.subject	GOVERNMENT PLANS
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH RATES
dc.subject	HIGHWAY
dc.subject	HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS
dc.subject	HYDROELECTRIC POWER
dc.subject	HYDROPOWER
dc.subject	INCUMBENT OPERATOR
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE REHABILITATION
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
dc.subject	INVENTORY
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT IN ROADS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subject	JOINT VENTURE
dc.subject	KILOWATT HOUR
dc.subject	KILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subject	LEGISLATION
dc.subject	LOCOMOTIVE
dc.subject	LOGISTICS SERVICES
dc.subject	LOWER PRICES
dc.subject	MAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subject	MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subject	MODE OF TRANSPORT
dc.subject	MONTHLY WATER BILL
dc.subject	NATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject	O&M
dc.subject	OIL
dc.subject	OIL PRICE
dc.subject	OPEN ACCESS
dc.subject	OPERATING COSTS
dc.subject	PASSENGER SERVICES
dc.subject	PORT AUTHORITY
dc.subject	PORT FACILITIES
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	POWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	POWER DEMAND
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	POWER GRID
dc.subject	POWER NETWORK
dc.subject	POWER PLANT
dc.subject	POWER SECTOR
dc.subject	POWER STATION
dc.subject	POWER TRADE
dc.subject	PRICE OF POWER
dc.subject	PRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
dc.subject	PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	PUBLIC
dc.subject	PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
dc.subject	PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC FUNDING
dc.subject	PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC SERVICE
dc.subject	PUBLIC SPENDING
dc.subject	PUBLIC WORKS
dc.subject	RAIL
dc.subject	RAIL CONNECTION
dc.subject	RAIL CORRIDOR
dc.subject	RAIL CORRIDORS
dc.subject	RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	RAIL LINK
dc.subject	RAIL NETWORK
dc.subject	RAIL OPERATOR
dc.subject	RAIL TRAFFIC
dc.subject	RAIL TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject	RAILWAY
dc.subject	RAILWAY SERVICE
dc.subject	RAILWAY SYSTEM
dc.subject	RAILWAYS
dc.subject	REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
dc.subject	REHABILITATION INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	REVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subject	ROAD
dc.subject	ROAD ASSETS
dc.subject	ROAD CONNECTIONS
dc.subject	ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject	ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	ROAD INVESTMENT
dc.subject	ROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subject	ROAD NETWORK
dc.subject	ROAD SECTOR
dc.subject	ROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subject	ROADS
dc.subject	ROLLING STOCK
dc.subject	ROUTE
dc.subject	ROUTES
dc.subject	RURAL ROADS
dc.subject	SAFETY
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	SANITATION SECTOR
dc.subject	SANITATION SERVICES
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SEAT CAPACITY
dc.subject	SERVICE EXPANSION
dc.subject	SPEEDS
dc.subject	STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subject	SUBSIDIARY
dc.subject	SURFACE TRANSPORT
dc.subject	TARIFFS FOR WATER
dc.subject	TELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subject	TELEPHONE CALLS
dc.subject	THERMAL PLANT
dc.subject	TRAFFIC
dc.subject	TRAFFIC DENSITY
dc.subject	TRAFFIC VOLUME
dc.subject	TRAINS
dc.subject	TRANSIT
dc.subject	TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
dc.subject	TRANSMISSION LINE
dc.subject	TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT MODE
dc.subject	TRANSPORT NETWORK
dc.subject	TRANSPORT PLAN
dc.subject	TRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT PROJECTS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SAFETY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject	TREASURY
dc.subject	TRUCK PROCESSING
dc.subject	URBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subject	URBAN WATER UTILITY
dc.subject	URBANIZATION
dc.subject	USER CHARGES
dc.subject	UTILITIES
dc.subject	UTILITY BILL
dc.subject	UTILITY BILLS
dc.subject	UTILITY SERVICES
dc.subject	WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	WATER TARIFFS
dc.subject	WATER UTILITIES
dc.title	The Republic of Congo’s Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	Central Africa
dc.coverage	Congo, Republic of