Zimbabwe's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Despite general economic decline and power supply deficiencies, infrastructure made a modest net contribution of less than half a percentage point to Zimbabwe's improved per capita growth performance in recent years. Raising the country's...

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Main Authors: Pushak, Nataliya, Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
AIR
CAR
OIL
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/780261468211162265/Zimbabwes-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27258
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topic ABUSE OF MONOPOLY POWER
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO WATER
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCIDENTS
ADEQUATE FINANCING
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AIR
AIR TRANSPORT
AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR
AIRCRAFT
AIRPORTS
ALLOCATING WATER RIGHTS
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE
ARTERIES
ARTERY
AVAILABILITY
AVERAGE TARIFF
BALANCE
BANDWIDTH
BILL COLLECTION
BORDER CROSSING
BORDER CROSSINGS
BORDER TRADE
BORDER TRANSMISSION
CABLE
CANALS
CAPACITY EXPANSION
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAR
CARRIERS
CEMENT
COAL
COAL PRICE
COAL SUPPLY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONCESSION
CONCESSION CONTRACT
COST OF POWER
COST PER KILOWATT
COST RECOVERY
COVERING
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
DAMS
DEMAND FOR POWER
DERAILMENTS
DIESEL
DISCOUNT RATE
DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
DISTRIBUTION GRID
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMESTIC COAL
DOMESTIC ENERGY
DRAINAGE
DRIVING
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC LOSS
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ENERGY OUTLOOK
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SOURCES
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FLUSH TOILETS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FREIGHT
FUEL
GASOLINE
GENERATING CAPACITY
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
GROWTH RATES
HIGH TRAFFIC DENSITY
HOLDING COMPANY
HOUSEHOLDS
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INFRASTRUCTURES
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT COSTS
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT TARGETS
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
KILOWATT-HOUR
LEAKAGE
LEVEL OF COMPETITION
LOCOMOTIVE
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINERALS
NATURAL RESOURCES
O&M
OIL
OIL IMPORTS
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
PIPED WATER
POPULATION GROWTH
POTABLE WATER
POWER
POWER CAPACITY
POWER COSTS
POWER DEMAND
POWER NETWORK
POWER PRICES
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTORS
POWER STATION
POWER SYSTEM
POWER THEFT
POWER TRADE
PRESSURE
PRIVATE FINANCING
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC FUNDING
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
QUALITY OF SERVICE
RAIL
RAIL FREIGHT
RAIL NETWORK
RAIL OPERATOR
RAIL TRAFFIC
RAIL TRANSPORTATION
RAILROAD
RAILWAY
RAILWAY NETWORK
RAILWAYS
RAINFALL
REGIONAL TRANSIT
REGIONAL TRANSPORT
RESIDENTIAL DEMAND
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER SUPPLY
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD CONDITIONS
ROAD CONNECTIONS
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD NETWORKS
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROADS
ROUTE
RUNOFF
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ROADS
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION SOLUTIONS
SANITATION UTILITIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE QUALITY
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
SUGARCANE
SURFACE WATER
TARIFF CHANGES
TARIFF REGULATION
TAX
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
THERMAL PLANTS
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER GENERATION
TOLL
TOWNS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRANSIT
TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT CAPACITY
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT INDICATORS
TRANSPORT MARKET
TRANSPORT MODES
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORT SAFETY
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
TRUE
URBAN AREAS
URBAN DWELLERS
URBAN ROAD
URBAN ROADS
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
UTILITIES
UTILITY SERVICES
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
WASTEWATER SERVICES
WATER AUTHORITY
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER PRODUCTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SERVICE
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TARIFFS
WATER USE
WATER UTILITIES
WATERSHED
WELLS
spellingShingle ABUSE OF MONOPOLY POWER
ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESS TO WATER
ACCESSIBILITY
ACCIDENTS
ADEQUATE FINANCING
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
AIR
AIR TRANSPORT
AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR
AIRCRAFT
AIRPORTS
ALLOCATING WATER RIGHTS
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE
ARTERIES
ARTERY
AVAILABILITY
AVERAGE TARIFF
BALANCE
BANDWIDTH
BILL COLLECTION
BORDER CROSSING
BORDER CROSSINGS
BORDER TRADE
BORDER TRANSMISSION
CABLE
CANALS
CAPACITY EXPANSION
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
CAR
CARRIERS
CEMENT
COAL
COAL PRICE
COAL SUPPLY
COMPETITIVE MARKETS
CONCESSION
CONCESSION CONTRACT
COST OF POWER
COST PER KILOWATT
COST RECOVERY
COVERING
CUBIC METER
CUBIC METERS
DAMS
DEMAND FOR POWER
DERAILMENTS
DIESEL
DISCOUNT RATE
DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
DISTRIBUTION GRID
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DOMESTIC COAL
DOMESTIC ENERGY
DRAINAGE
DRIVING
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC LOSS
ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ENERGY OUTLOOK
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SOURCES
FINANCIAL CAPACITY
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FLUSH TOILETS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FREIGHT
FUEL
GASOLINE
GENERATING CAPACITY
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT BUDGET
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROUNDWATER
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
GROWTH RATES
HIGH TRAFFIC DENSITY
HOLDING COMPANY
HOUSEHOLDS
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INFRASTRUCTURES
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION
INTERNATIONAL AVIATION
INTERNATIONAL ENERGY
INTERNATIONAL MARKETS
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT COST
INVESTMENT COSTS
INVESTMENT DECISIONS
INVESTMENT TARGETS
IRRIGATION
IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
KILOWATT-HOUR
LEAKAGE
LEVEL OF COMPETITION
LOCOMOTIVE
MAINTENANCE COSTS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET CONCENTRATION
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINERALS
NATURAL RESOURCES
O&M
OIL
OIL IMPORTS
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
PIPED WATER
POPULATION GROWTH
POTABLE WATER
POWER
POWER CAPACITY
POWER COSTS
POWER DEMAND
POWER NETWORK
POWER PRICES
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTORS
POWER STATION
POWER SYSTEM
POWER THEFT
POWER TRADE
PRESSURE
PRIVATE FINANCING
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC FUNDING
PUBLIC INVESTMENT
QUALITY OF SERVICE
RAIL
RAIL FREIGHT
RAIL NETWORK
RAIL OPERATOR
RAIL TRAFFIC
RAIL TRANSPORTATION
RAILROAD
RAILWAY
RAILWAY NETWORK
RAILWAYS
RAINFALL
REGIONAL TRANSIT
REGIONAL TRANSPORT
RESIDENTIAL DEMAND
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER
RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER SUPPLY
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD CONDITIONS
ROAD CONNECTIONS
ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD NETWORKS
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROADS
ROUTE
RUNOFF
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
RURAL ROADS
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SANITATION SECTOR
SANITATION SOLUTIONS
SANITATION UTILITIES
SERVICE PROVIDERS
SERVICE QUALITY
SEWERAGE SYSTEM
SUGARCANE
SURFACE WATER
TARIFF CHANGES
TARIFF REGULATION
TAX
TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
THERMAL PLANTS
THERMAL POWER
THERMAL POWER GENERATION
TOLL
TOWNS
TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC FLOWS
TRANSIT
TRANSMISSION CAPACITY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT CAPACITY
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT INDICATORS
TRANSPORT MARKET
TRANSPORT MODES
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORT SAFETY
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
TRUE
URBAN AREAS
URBAN DWELLERS
URBAN ROAD
URBAN ROADS
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
UTILITIES
UTILITY SERVICES
VERTICAL INTEGRATION
WASTEWATER SERVICES
WATER AUTHORITY
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER PRODUCTION
WATER QUALITY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SERVICE
WATER SOURCE
WATER SOURCES
WATER STORAGE
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TARIFFS
WATER USE
WATER UTILITIES
WATERSHED
WELLS
Pushak, Nataliya
Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
Zimbabwe's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
geographic_facet Africa
Zimbabwe
relation Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic;
description Despite general economic decline and power supply deficiencies, infrastructure made a modest net contribution of less than half a percentage point to Zimbabwe'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 2.4 percentage points. Zimbabwe made significant progress in infrastructure in its early period as an independent state. The country managed to put in place a national electricity network and establish regional interconnection in the power sector; to build an extensive network of roads for countrywide accessibility and integration into the regional transport corridors; to lay the water and sewerage system; and to make progress on building dams and tapping the significant irrigation potential. Unfortunately, at present the cross-cutting issue across all these sectors is Zimbabwe's inability to maintain and rehabilitate the existing infrastructure since the country became immersed in economic and political turmoil in the late 1990s. Neglect of all sectors due to the crisis has resulted in a generalized lack of new investment (in the power and water sectors in particular), and the accumulation of a huge rehabilitation agenda. Quality of service has declined across the board. The power system has become unjustifiably costly, inefficient, and unreliable. The condition of roads has deteriorated to the point that Zimbabwe became a bottleneck on the North-South transport corridor. Rural connectivity hardly exists. Failure to treat potable water, along with the deterioration of the water, sanitation, and garbage disposal systems, was responsible for the spread of cholera in 2008. By 2010 cholera affected most areas of the country and posed a health threat to neighboring countries. Looking ahead, Zimbabwe faces a number of important infrastructure challenges. Zimbabwe's most pressing challenges lie in the power and water sectors. Inefficient and unreliable power supply poses major risks to the economy, while the maintenance and upgrading of existing power infrastructure no longer looks to be affordable. At the same time, overhauling the water and sewerage system is imperative for curbing the public health crisis.
format Report
author Pushak, Nataliya
Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
author_facet Pushak, Nataliya
Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
author_sort Pushak, Nataliya
title Zimbabwe's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_short Zimbabwe's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full Zimbabwe's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_fullStr Zimbabwe's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Zimbabwe's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_sort zimbabwe's infrastructure : a continental perspective
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/780261468211162265/Zimbabwes-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27258
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spelling okr-10986-272582021-04-23T14:04:40Z Zimbabwe's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective Pushak, Nataliya Briceño-Garmendia, Cecilia M. ABUSE OF MONOPOLY POWER ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESS TO WATER ACCESSIBILITY ACCIDENTS ADEQUATE FINANCING ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AIR AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS ALLOCATING WATER RIGHTS ALTERNATIVE ROUTE ARTERIES ARTERY AVAILABILITY AVERAGE TARIFF BALANCE BANDWIDTH BILL COLLECTION BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER TRADE BORDER TRANSMISSION CABLE CANALS CAPACITY EXPANSION CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAR CARRIERS CEMENT COAL COAL PRICE COAL SUPPLY COMPETITIVE MARKETS CONCESSION CONCESSION CONTRACT COST OF POWER COST PER KILOWATT COST RECOVERY COVERING CUBIC METER CUBIC METERS DAMS DEMAND FOR POWER DERAILMENTS DIESEL DISCOUNT RATE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS DISTRIBUTION GRID DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DOMESTIC COAL DOMESTIC ENERGY DRAINAGE DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC LOSS ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ENERGY OUTLOOK ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY SOURCES FINANCIAL CAPACITY FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FLUSH TOILETS FOREIGN INVESTMENT FREIGHT FUEL GASOLINE GENERATING CAPACITY GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GOVERNMENT BUDGET GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUNDWATER GROUNDWATER RECHARGE GROWTH RATES HIGH TRAFFIC DENSITY HOLDING COMPANY HOUSEHOLDS HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INFRASTRUCTURES INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL ENERGY INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTMENT CLIMATE INVESTMENT COST INVESTMENT COSTS INVESTMENT DECISIONS INVESTMENT TARGETS IRRIGATION IRRIGATION SYSTEMS KILOWATT-HOUR LEAKAGE LEVEL OF COMPETITION LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE COSTS MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONCENTRATION MINERAL RESOURCES MINERALS NATURAL RESOURCES O&M OIL OIL IMPORTS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE PIPED WATER POPULATION GROWTH POTABLE WATER POWER POWER CAPACITY POWER COSTS POWER DEMAND POWER NETWORK POWER PRICES POWER SECTOR POWER SECTORS POWER STATION POWER SYSTEM POWER THEFT POWER TRADE PRESSURE PRIVATE FINANCING PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC FUNDING PUBLIC INVESTMENT QUALITY OF SERVICE RAIL RAIL FREIGHT RAIL NETWORK RAIL OPERATOR RAIL TRAFFIC RAIL TRANSPORTATION RAILROAD RAILWAY RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAYS RAINFALL REGIONAL TRANSIT REGIONAL TRANSPORT RESIDENTIAL DEMAND RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER SUPPLY REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD CONNECTIONS ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD NETWORKS ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROADS ROUTE RUNOFF RURAL COMMUNITIES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ROADS SANITATION SANITATION FACILITIES SANITATION SECTOR SANITATION SOLUTIONS SANITATION UTILITIES SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE QUALITY SEWERAGE SYSTEM SUGARCANE SURFACE WATER TARIFF CHANGES TARIFF REGULATION TAX TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES THERMAL PLANTS THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER GENERATION TOLL TOWNS TRAFFIC TRAFFIC FLOWS TRANSIT TRANSMISSION CAPACITY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CAPACITY TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT INDICATORS TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT MODES TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT QUALITY TRANSPORT SAFETY TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TRUE URBAN AREAS URBAN DWELLERS URBAN ROAD URBAN ROADS URBAN WATER URBAN WATER UTILITIES UTILITIES UTILITY SERVICES VERTICAL INTEGRATION WASTEWATER SERVICES WATER AUTHORITY WATER CONSUMPTION WATER PRODUCTION WATER QUALITY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCES WATER SERVICE WATER SOURCE WATER SOURCES WATER STORAGE WATER SUPPLY WATER TARIFFS WATER USE WATER UTILITIES WATERSHED WELLS Despite general economic decline and power supply deficiencies, infrastructure made a modest net contribution of less than half a percentage point to Zimbabwe'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 2.4 percentage points. Zimbabwe made significant progress in infrastructure in its early period as an independent state. The country managed to put in place a national electricity network and establish regional interconnection in the power sector; to build an extensive network of roads for countrywide accessibility and integration into the regional transport corridors; to lay the water and sewerage system; and to make progress on building dams and tapping the significant irrigation potential. Unfortunately, at present the cross-cutting issue across all these sectors is Zimbabwe's inability to maintain and rehabilitate the existing infrastructure since the country became immersed in economic and political turmoil in the late 1990s. Neglect of all sectors due to the crisis has resulted in a generalized lack of new investment (in the power and water sectors in particular), and the accumulation of a huge rehabilitation agenda. Quality of service has declined across the board. The power system has become unjustifiably costly, inefficient, and unreliable. The condition of roads has deteriorated to the point that Zimbabwe became a bottleneck on the North-South transport corridor. Rural connectivity hardly exists. Failure to treat potable water, along with the deterioration of the water, sanitation, and garbage disposal systems, was responsible for the spread of cholera in 2008. By 2010 cholera affected most areas of the country and posed a health threat to neighboring countries. Looking ahead, Zimbabwe faces a number of important infrastructure challenges. Zimbabwe's most pressing challenges lie in the power and water sectors. Inefficient and unreliable power supply poses major risks to the economy, while the maintenance and upgrading of existing power infrastructure no longer looks to be affordable. At the same time, overhauling the water and sewerage system is imperative for curbing the public health crisis. 2017-06-16T17:14:21Z 2017-06-16T17:14:21Z 2011-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/780261468211162265/Zimbabwes-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27258 English en_US Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Recent Economic Developments in Infrastructure Economic & Sector Work Africa Zimbabwe