Sudan’s Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Sudan’s Infrastructure : A Continental Perspective

Improvements in infrastructure across Sudan in recent years have contributed 1.7 percentage points to the country's per capita growth. Consistent with trends in other countries, the ICT revolution that swept Africa contributed more than any ot...

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Main Authors:	Ranganathan, Rupa, Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M.
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ACCESSIBILITY ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AIR AIR SAFETY AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORT SECTOR AIRCRAFT AIRPORT ARTERIAL ROUTES ARTERIES ARTERY BACKBONE BACKBONES BANDWIDTH BARRIERS TO ENTRY BEST PRACTICES BILL COLLECTION BORDER CROSSINGS BOTTLENECKS BRIDGE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE BULK CARGO BUSINESS ACTIVITY CABLE CABLE SYSTEM CABLE SYSTEMS CAPABILITY CAPITAL EXPENDITURE CAPITAL EXPENSES CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL PROJECTS CAR CARBON EMISSIONS CARGO CARGO HANDLING CARRIERS COLLECTION OF BILLS COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE TRUCKING INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS CONGESTION CONGESTION PROBLEMS CONNECTIVITY CONSUMPTION OF POWER CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TRAFFIC COST OF POWER COST OF POWER PRODUCTION COST RECOVERY COSTS OF POWER CROSSING CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DOMESTIC TRAVEL DRIVERS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC MODEL ECONOMIC TARGETS EFFICIENT PORTS ELECTRIC UTILITY ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY GENERATION CAPACITY ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ENERGY COSTS FARES FINANCIAL FLOWS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FINANCIAL RESOURCES FIXED ASSETS FREIGHT FUELS GAS GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GENERATORS GLOBAL STANDARD GLOBAL STANDARDS GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH PATTERNS HEAVY TRUCKS HIGHWAY HIGHWAY AUTHORITY HYDROPOWER ICT INCREASE IN CAPACITY INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INNOVATION INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL INVESTMENT TARGETS KILOWATT-HOUR LENGTH OF ROADS LIMITED ACCESS LONG DISTANCE LONG-DISTANCE LORRIES MAINTENANCE OF WATER MARGINAL COSTS MARKET CONCENTRATION MOBILE TELEPHONY MODE OF TRANSPORT MODERN FUELS MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCES NETWORK OPERATORS NETWORKS O&M OIL OIL INDUSTRY OIL PIPELINE OIL PRODUCTION OIL RESOURCES OPEN ACCESS OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY PDF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS PETROLEUM PHONE PORT AUTHORITY PORT CONGESTION PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PORTS POWER POWER CONSUMPTION POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION CAPACITY POWER PLANT POWER PRICES POWER PRODUCTION POWER SECTOR POWER SECTORS POWER SYSTEMS POWER TRADE PRIVATE CAPITAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE OPERATORS PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC POWER PUBLIC SECTOR RAILROAD REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE REGIONAL NETWORK REGIONAL TRANSPORT RESIDENTIAL CONSUMERS RESIDENTIAL USERS RESULT RESULTS REVENUE COLLECTION ROAD ROAD CONDITIONS ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRAFFIC ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE ROUTES RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ROADS SAFETY STANDARDS SANITATION SANITATION SERVICES SANITATION UTILITIES SEA TRANSPORT SEAT CAPACITY SERVICE EXPANSION SERVICE RELIABILITY SURFACE TRANSPORT TELECOM THERMAL POWER THERMAL POWER GENERATION TOLLS TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRANSIT TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION LINE TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITIES TRANSPORT INDICATORS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT NETWORK TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORTATION TRAVEL TIMES TRIP TRUCK PROCESSING TRUCKS URBAN ROAD URBAN ROADS USES VEHICLES VOICE TELEPHONY WATER CONSUMPTION WATER INVESTMENTS WATER SERVICES WATER SUPPLY ASSETS WATER UTILITIES WEALTH WEB
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Summary:	Improvements in infrastructure across Sudan in recent years have contributed 1.7 percentage points to the country's per capita growth. Consistent with trends in other countries, the ICT revolution that swept Africa contributed more than any other sector to growth in Sudan. Raising the infrastructure endowment of all parts of Sudan to that of the region's best performer -- Mauritius -- could boost annual growth by about 3.5 percentage points. Sudan has heavily invested in infrastructure in recent years. Notable achievements include tripling power-generation capacity, liberalizing the ICT sector, and connecting to an undersea fiber-optic cable. Looking ahead, Sudan's most pressing infrastructure challenges lie in the water and transport sectors. In the water sector, the country needs to dramatically improve access to safe sources of water and sanitation while improving utility efficiency. In the transport sector the country needs to vastly expand rural and international connectivity and improve quality across the network. Sudan presently spends about $1.5 billion per year on infrastructure, with $580 million a year lost to inefficiencies. Even if the inefficiencies were eliminated, however, Sudan would face an infrastructure funding gap of $2.9 billion per year. This gap could be reduced by half by choosing lower-cost water, sanitation, and road-surfacing technologies, and could be bridged by continuing to capture financing from the private sector and abroad.

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