Malawi's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Infrastructure contributed 1.2 percentage points to the annual per capita growth of Malawi's gross domestic product (GDP) over the past decade, thanks mainly to the revolution in information and communication technology (ICT). Raising the coun...

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Main Authors: Foster, Vivien, Shkaratan, Maria
Format: Report
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
AIR
TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/584621468008107681/Malawis-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
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topic ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESSIBILITY
AIR
AIR SAFETY
AIR SPACE
AIR TRAFFIC
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
AIR TRANSPORT
AIRPORTS
APPROACH
ASSET MAINTENANCE
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BANDWIDTH
BOTTLENECKS
BRIDGE
CABLE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITALS
CARRIERS
CARS
CONCESSION
COST OF POWER
COST RECOVERY
COSTS OF POWER
COUNTRY COMPARISONS
CUBIC METER
DEFICITS
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FINANCIAL DATA
FREIGHT
FUEL
FUTURE INVESTMENTS
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
GENERATORS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLDS
HYDROPOWER
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
INVESTMENT TARGETS
INVESTMENTS IN POWER
KILOWATT-HOUR
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEVEL OF CONCENTRATION
LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY
LOCOMOTIVE
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
MARGINAL COST
MINERAL RESOURCES
MONTHLY WATER BILL
NATURAL RESOURCES
O&M
OPERATING COSTS
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
POWER
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GRID
POWER PRODUCTION
POWER SECTOR
POWER TRADE
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
RAIL
RAIL LINKS
RAIL NETWORK
RAIL OPERATOR
RAIL TRAFFIC
RAILWAY
RAILWAYS
REGIONAL TRANSPORT
REGULATORY AGENCY
RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROADS
ROUTE
RURAL WATER
SAFETY
SANITATION
SANITATION UTILITIES
SUBSIDIARY
SURFACE WATER
TAX
TOLL
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRANSIT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKET
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORT SECTOR
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
UTILITY BILLS
UTILITY DISTRIBUTION
VEHICLE
VEHICLES
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER POLICY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SECTOR
WATER SECTOR REFORM
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TARIFFS
WATER USER
WATER UTILITIES
WELLS
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
ACCESSIBILITY
AIR
AIR SAFETY
AIR SPACE
AIR TRAFFIC
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
AIR TRANSPORT
AIRPORTS
APPROACH
ASSET MAINTENANCE
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BANDWIDTH
BOTTLENECKS
BRIDGE
CABLE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITALS
CARRIERS
CARS
CONCESSION
COST OF POWER
COST RECOVERY
COSTS OF POWER
COUNTRY COMPARISONS
CUBIC METER
DEFICITS
DISTRIBUTION LOSSES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
FINANCIAL BURDEN
FINANCIAL DATA
FREIGHT
FUEL
FUTURE INVESTMENTS
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY
GENERATORS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROWTH RATES
HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLDS
HYDROPOWER
INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS
INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES
INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING
INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC
INVESTMENT PROGRAM
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
INVESTMENT TARGETS
INVESTMENTS IN POWER
KILOWATT-HOUR
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
LEVEL OF CONCENTRATION
LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY
LOCOMOTIVE
MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
MARGINAL COST
MINERAL RESOURCES
MONTHLY WATER BILL
NATURAL RESOURCES
O&M
OPERATING COSTS
OPERATING EXPENDITURES
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
POWER
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GRID
POWER PRODUCTION
POWER SECTOR
POWER TRADE
PRIVATE OPERATORS
PRIVATE PARTICIPATION
PRIVATIZATION
PRODUCTIVITY
PROVISION OF WATER
PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE
PUBLIC SECTOR
RAIL
RAIL LINKS
RAIL NETWORK
RAIL OPERATOR
RAIL TRAFFIC
RAILWAY
RAILWAYS
REGIONAL TRANSPORT
REGULATORY AGENCY
RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS
REVENUE COLLECTION
ROAD
ROAD INVESTMENT
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROAD QUALITY
ROAD SECTOR
ROAD TRAFFIC
ROAD TRANSPORT
ROADS
ROUTE
RURAL WATER
SAFETY
SANITATION
SANITATION UTILITIES
SUBSIDIARY
SURFACE WATER
TAX
TOLL
TRAFFIC DENSITY
TRAFFIC VOLUMES
TRANSIT
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT MARKET
TRANSPORT POLICY
TRANSPORT QUALITY
TRANSPORT SECTOR
URBAN TRANSPORT
URBAN WATER
URBAN WATER SUPPLY
URBAN WATER UTILITIES
UTILITY BILLS
UTILITY DISTRIBUTION
VEHICLE
VEHICLES
WATER CONSUMPTION
WATER POLICY
WATER RESOURCE
WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
WATER RESOURCES
WATER SECTOR
WATER SECTOR REFORM
WATER SERVICES
WATER SOURCE
WATER SUPPLY
WATER TARIFFS
WATER USER
WATER UTILITIES
WELLS
Foster, Vivien
Shkaratan, Maria
Malawi's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
geographic_facet Africa
Malawi
description Infrastructure contributed 1.2 percentage points to the annual per capita growth of Malawi's gross domestic product (GDP) over the past decade, thanks mainly to the revolution in information and communication technology (ICT). Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries could further boost annual growth by 3.5 percentage points per capita. Today, Malawi's basic infrastructure indicators look relatively good when compared with other low-income countries in Africa, although the performance of that infrastructure could be significantly improved. Malawi is one of the few African countries to have already reached the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for water, almost a decade ahead of the target. The private sector has made Global Management System (GSM) telephone signals widely available without public subsidy. A substantial road investment program has raised the average condition of the country's road network, and a foundation for institutional reform has been laid in the ICT, power, and road transport sectors. Even if those inefficiencies could be eliminated, Malawi will still face an infrastructure funding gap of almost $300 million a year. This could be lessened to $100 million by engaging in regional trade of electricity, using lower-cost supply modalities in water supply and sanitation, and adopting appropriate technologies for road sector development. As long as efficiency gains are captured and spending sustained at the levels of the recent past, the country's infrastructure targets could be reached within 16 years.
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author Foster, Vivien
Shkaratan, Maria
author_facet Foster, Vivien
Shkaratan, Maria
author_sort Foster, Vivien
title Malawi's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_short Malawi's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full Malawi's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_fullStr Malawi's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_full_unstemmed Malawi's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective
title_sort malawi's infrastructure : a continental perspective
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/584621468008107681/Malawis-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27769
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spelling okr-10986-277692021-04-23T14:04:42Z Malawi's Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective Foster, Vivien Shkaratan, Maria ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESSIBILITY AIR AIR SAFETY AIR SPACE AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORTS APPROACH ASSET MAINTENANCE AVAILABILITY BALANCE BANDWIDTH BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE CABLE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITALS CARRIERS CARS CONCESSION COST OF POWER COST RECOVERY COSTS OF POWER COUNTRY COMPARISONS CUBIC METER DEFICITS DISTRIBUTION LOSSES ECONOMIC GROWTH ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRIFICATION FINANCIAL BURDEN FINANCIAL DATA FREIGHT FUEL FUTURE INVESTMENTS GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY GENERATORS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH RATES HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLDS HYDROPOWER INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC INVESTMENT PROGRAM INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS INVESTMENT TARGETS INVESTMENTS IN POWER KILOWATT-HOUR LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEVEL OF CONCENTRATION LITERS PER CAPITA PER DAY LOCOMOTIVE MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS MARGINAL COST MINERAL RESOURCES MONTHLY WATER BILL NATURAL RESOURCES O&M OPERATING COSTS OPERATING EXPENDITURES OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS POWER POWER CONSUMPTION POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION CAPACITY POWER GRID POWER PRODUCTION POWER SECTOR POWER TRADE PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE PARTICIPATION PRIVATIZATION PRODUCTIVITY PROVISION OF WATER PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC PRIVATE INFRASTRUCTURE PUBLIC SECTOR RAIL RAIL LINKS RAIL NETWORK RAIL OPERATOR RAIL TRAFFIC RAILWAY RAILWAYS REGIONAL TRANSPORT REGULATORY AGENCY RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD INVESTMENT ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE RURAL WATER SAFETY SANITATION SANITATION UTILITIES SUBSIDIARY SURFACE WATER TAX TOLL TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSIT TRANSPORT TRANSPORT INDUSTRY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT POLICY TRANSPORT QUALITY TRANSPORT SECTOR URBAN TRANSPORT URBAN WATER URBAN WATER SUPPLY URBAN WATER UTILITIES UTILITY BILLS UTILITY DISTRIBUTION VEHICLE VEHICLES WATER CONSUMPTION WATER POLICY WATER RESOURCE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WATER RESOURCES WATER SECTOR WATER SECTOR REFORM WATER SERVICES WATER SOURCE WATER SUPPLY WATER TARIFFS WATER USER WATER UTILITIES WELLS Infrastructure contributed 1.2 percentage points to the annual per capita growth of Malawi's gross domestic product (GDP) over the past decade, thanks mainly to the revolution in information and communication technology (ICT). Raising the country's infrastructure endowment to that of the region's middle-income countries could further boost annual growth by 3.5 percentage points per capita. Today, Malawi's basic infrastructure indicators look relatively good when compared with other low-income countries in Africa, although the performance of that infrastructure could be significantly improved. Malawi is one of the few African countries to have already reached the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for water, almost a decade ahead of the target. The private sector has made Global Management System (GSM) telephone signals widely available without public subsidy. A substantial road investment program has raised the average condition of the country's road network, and a foundation for institutional reform has been laid in the ICT, power, and road transport sectors. Even if those inefficiencies could be eliminated, Malawi will still face an infrastructure funding gap of almost $300 million a year. This could be lessened to $100 million by engaging in regional trade of electricity, using lower-cost supply modalities in water supply and sanitation, and adopting appropriate technologies for road sector development. As long as efficiency gains are captured and spending sustained at the levels of the recent past, the country's infrastructure targets could be reached within 16 years. 2017-08-14T19:53:55Z 2017-08-14T19:53:55Z 2010-03 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/584621468008107681/Malawis-infrastructure-a-continental-perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27769 English en_US 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 Malawi