Botswana's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia; Pushak, Nataliya

dc.creator	Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia
dc.creator	Pushak, Nataliya
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:06:18Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T18:06:18Z
dc.date	2011-11-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T21:01:07Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T21:01:07Z
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_20111123121508
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3655
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/244619
dc.description	Infrastructure made a net contribution of just over two percentage points to Botswana's improved per capita growth performance in recent years. Raising the country s infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries could boost annual growth by about 1.2 percentage points. Botswana has made significant infrastructure progress in recent years, spanning the transport, water and sanitation, power, and mobile telephony sectors. But the country still faces a number of important infrastructure challenges. The most pressing is in the power sector, where the country is economically and financially exposed to a lack of generation capacity and insufficient power supply, leaving the economy vulnerable to power price shocks and load shedding. Botswana's international transport connections and Internet connectivity also lag behind those of comparable countries. Botswana's overall resource envelope of $800 million per year surpasses its $785 million needs estimate. Nevertheless, it loses $68 million a year to inefficiencies and faces a funding gap of $305 million per year, entirely in the power sector, traceable to the quality of spending decisions. Botswana will be in a good position to meet its infrastructure goals if it can reduce inefficiencies, increase public-sector receipts, and attract more public funding.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5887
dc.relation	3234
dc.relation	3324
dc.relation	3473
dc.relation	3322
dc.relation	3238
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	ACCESSIBILITY
dc.subject	AIR
dc.subject	AIR PASSENGER
dc.subject	AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	AIRCRAFT
dc.subject	AIRPORTS
dc.subject	ALLOCATING WATER RIGHTS
dc.subject	APPROACH
dc.subject	AVAILABILITY
dc.subject	BALANCE
dc.subject	BANDWIDTH
dc.subject	BASINS
dc.subject	BORDER TRAFFIC
dc.subject	BOREHOLES
dc.subject	BOTTLENECKS
dc.subject	BRIDGE
dc.subject	BROADBAND MARKET
dc.subject	BULK WATER
dc.subject	BULK WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	CABLE
dc.subject	CABLE SYSTEM
dc.subject	CANAL MAINTENANCE
dc.subject	CANALS
dc.subject	CAPITAL COSTS
dc.subject	CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENT
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	CAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subject	CAR
dc.subject	CARRIERS
dc.subject	CASH FLOWS
dc.subject	CEMENT
dc.subject	CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	COAL
dc.subject	COAL MINE
dc.subject	COAL PLANT
dc.subject	COST RECOVERY
dc.subject	COVERING
dc.subject	CUBIC METER
dc.subject	CUBIC METERS
dc.subject	DEEP WELLS
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR POWER
dc.subject	DISCOUNT RATE
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
dc.subject	DOMESTIC COAL
dc.subject	DOMESTIC WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	DRAINAGE
dc.subject	DRINKING WATER
dc.subject	ECONOMIC CRISIS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC SERVICES
dc.subject	ECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subject	ELECTRIC UTILITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY GENERATION
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY SECTOR
dc.subject	ELECTRICITY TARIFF
dc.subject	ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subject	ENERGY DEMAND
dc.subject	ENGINEERING
dc.subject	EVAPORATION
dc.subject	FINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subject	FLUSH TOILETS
dc.subject	FREIGHT
dc.subject	FREIGHT TRAFFIC
dc.subject	GENERATING CAPACITY
dc.subject	GENERATION
dc.subject	GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subject	GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subject	GROWTH RATES
dc.subject	HIGHWAY
dc.subject	HIGHWAY NETWORK
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISION
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
dc.subject	INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
dc.subject	INLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
dc.subject	INVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT COST
dc.subject	INVESTMENT COSTS
dc.subject	INVESTMENT TARGETS
dc.subject	INVESTMENTS IN POWER
dc.subject	IRRIGATION
dc.subject	KILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subject	LENGTH OF ROAD
dc.subject	LOCAL CALL
dc.subject	LOCAL COUNCILS
dc.subject	LOCOMOTIVE
dc.subject	MAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subject	MARKET ACCESS
dc.subject	MARKET CONCENTRATION
dc.subject	MINERAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	MINERALS
dc.subject	NATURAL MONOPOLY
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	NONREVENUE WATER
dc.subject	O&M
dc.subject	OPEN ACCESS
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	OPERATORS
dc.subject	PASSENGER NUMBERS
dc.subject	PASSENGER SERVICES
dc.subject	PASSENGER TRAFFIC
dc.subject	PASSENGERS
dc.subject	PEAK LOAD
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject	PETROLEUM
dc.subject	PIPED WATER
dc.subject	POPULATION CENTERS
dc.subject	POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POWER
dc.subject	POWER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	POWER CORPORATION
dc.subject	POWER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	POWER DISTRIBUTION SECTOR
dc.subject	POWER GENERATING CAPACITY
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION
dc.subject	POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
dc.subject	POWER GRID
dc.subject	POWER PLANT
dc.subject	POWER PURCHASE
dc.subject	POWER REQUIREMENTS
dc.subject	POWER SECTOR
dc.subject	PRESSURE
dc.subject	PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
dc.subject	PRIVATISATION
dc.subject	PROVISION OF WATER
dc.subject	PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	PUBLIC FUNDING
dc.subject	PUBLIC FUNDS
dc.subject	PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	PUBLIC INVESTMENT
dc.subject	PUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subject	RAIL
dc.subject	RAIL OPERATOR
dc.subject	RAILROAD
dc.subject	RAILWAY
dc.subject	RAILWAY NETWORK
dc.subject	RAILWAYS
dc.subject	RAINFALL
dc.subject	RAW MATERIALS
dc.subject	RETAIL COMPETITION
dc.subject	REVENUE COLLECTION
dc.subject	RIPARIAN RIGHTS
dc.subject	ROAD
dc.subject	ROAD EXPANSION
dc.subject	ROAD MAINTENANCE
dc.subject	ROAD NETWORK
dc.subject	ROAD SECTOR
dc.subject	ROAD TRAFFIC
dc.subject	ROADS
dc.subject	RUNOFF
dc.subject	RURAL WATER
dc.subject	SAFETY
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subject	SANITATION INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	SANITATION SECTOR
dc.subject	SANITATION UTILITIES
dc.subject	SERVICE OPERATOR
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SEWERAGE SERVICES
dc.subject	SODA ASH
dc.subject	SURFACE WATER
dc.subject	TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
dc.subject	TARIFF LEVELS
dc.subject	TARIFF POLICY
dc.subject	TARIFF REVISIONS
dc.subject	TARIFF SETTING
dc.subject	TRAFFIC LEVELS
dc.subject	TRANSIT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INDICATORS
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject	TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURES
dc.subject	TRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subject	TRANSPORT POLICY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT QUALITY
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subject	TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subject	TRANSPORTS
dc.subject	URBAN ROAD
dc.subject	URBAN TRANSPORT
dc.subject	URBAN WATER
dc.subject	URBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	VEHICLES
dc.subject	WASTEWATER
dc.subject	WASTEWATER SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	WATER DEMAND
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCE
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	WATER SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subject	WATER SERVICE
dc.subject	WATER SERVICES
dc.subject	WATER SOURCE
dc.subject	WATER SOURCES
dc.subject	WATER STANDPOSTS
dc.subject	WATER STORAGE
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	WATER SYSTEMS
dc.subject	WATER TABLE
dc.subject	WATER TARIFFS
dc.subject	WATER USE
dc.subject	WATER UTILITIES
dc.subject	WELLS
dc.title	Botswana's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	Africa
dc.coverage	Sub-Saharan Africa
dc.coverage	Southern Africa
dc.coverage	Botswana