Output-Based Aid in Mozambique : Private Electricity Operator Connects Rural Households
Mozambique's first privately operated concession to generate, distribute, and sell electricity is now up and running in a rural area of Inhambane Province isolated from the country's main transmission grid. The contract was won through co...
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okr-10986-110472021-04-23T14:02:53Z Output-Based Aid in Mozambique : Private Electricity Operator Connects Rural Households Cockburn, Mark Low, Caroline ASSETS BID BIDDERS BIDDING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY EXCHANGE RATES FINANCIAL VIABILITY INCOME INDEXATION INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT RISKS LOCAL AUTHORITIES MUNICIPALITIES NEGOTIATIONS PENALTIES POVERTY LINE PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVISIONS SHARE CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSACTION COSTS Mozambique's first privately operated concession to generate, distribute, and sell electricity is now up and running in a rural area of Inhambane Province isolated from the country's main transmission grid. The contract was won through competitive bidding by a Mozambican and South African consortium and leaves the private operator free to develop the power system in the concession area in the way most cost-effective. Designed to tackle the extremely low levels of connectivity, the concession uses output-based aid subsidies to close the gap between what new infrastructure costs and what households are willing and able to contribute. Payment of the subsidies, made available through an International Development Association credit, is contingent on physical verification of households being connected. Encouraged by early success with the concession arrangement, the government is identifying areas for similar schemes. 2012-08-13T13:59:14Z 2012-08-13T13:59:14Z 2005-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5742383/output-based-aid-mozambique-private-electricity-operator-connects-rural-households http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11047 English OBApproaches; Note No. 3 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Mozambique |
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ASSETS BID BIDDERS BIDDING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY EXCHANGE RATES FINANCIAL VIABILITY INCOME INDEXATION INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT RISKS LOCAL AUTHORITIES MUNICIPALITIES NEGOTIATIONS PENALTIES POVERTY LINE PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVISIONS SHARE CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSACTION COSTS |
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ASSETS BID BIDDERS BIDDING ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMICS ELECTRICITY EXCHANGE RATES FINANCIAL VIABILITY INCOME INDEXATION INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT RISKS LOCAL AUTHORITIES MUNICIPALITIES NEGOTIATIONS PENALTIES POVERTY LINE PRIVATE INVESTORS PRIVATE SECTOR PROVISIONS SHARE CAPITAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRANSACTION COSTS Cockburn, Mark Low, Caroline Output-Based Aid in Mozambique : Private Electricity Operator Connects Rural Households |
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Mozambique's first privately
operated concession to generate, distribute, and sell
electricity is now up and running in a rural area of
Inhambane Province isolated from the country's main
transmission grid. The contract was won through competitive
bidding by a Mozambican and South African consortium and
leaves the private operator free to develop the power system
in the concession area in the way most cost-effective.
Designed to tackle the extremely low levels of connectivity,
the concession uses output-based aid subsidies to close the
gap between what new infrastructure costs and what
households are willing and able to contribute. Payment of
the subsidies, made available through an International
Development Association credit, is contingent on physical
verification of households being connected. Encouraged by
early success with the concession arrangement, the
government is identifying areas for similar schemes. |
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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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Cockburn, Mark Low, Caroline |
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Cockburn, Mark Low, Caroline |
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Cockburn, Mark |
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Output-Based Aid in Mozambique : Private Electricity Operator Connects Rural Households |
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Output-Based Aid in Mozambique : Private Electricity Operator Connects Rural Households |
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Output-Based Aid in Mozambique : Private Electricity Operator Connects Rural Households |
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Output-Based Aid in Mozambique : Private Electricity Operator Connects Rural Households |
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Output-Based Aid in Mozambique : Private Electricity Operator Connects Rural Households |
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output-based aid in mozambique : private electricity operator connects rural households |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/01/5742383/output-based-aid-mozambique-private-electricity-operator-connects-rural-households http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11047 |
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