ECOWAS's Infrastructure : A Regional Perspective

Infrastructure improvements boosted growth in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by one percentage point per capita per year during 1995-2005, primarily thanks to growth in information and communication technology. Deficient pow...

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Main Authors:	Ranganathan, Rupa, Foster, Vivien
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS AGGREGATES AIR AIR MARKET AIR SAFETY AIR SERVICES AIR TRAFFIC AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AIR TRAFFIC SAFETY AIR TRANSPORT AIR TRANSPORTATION AIR TRAVEL AIRCRAFT AIRLINE AIRLINES AIRPORT AIRPORT CHARGES AIRPORTS AIRWAYS ARTERIES AVERAGE PASSENGER AVIATION POLICY BAUXITE BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BUS BUS SERVICES BUSES CABLE CABLES CABOTAGE CAPITAL COSTS CARBON EMISSIONS CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING CHARGE CARGO TRAFFIC CARRIAGE CARRIERS CATCHMENT CIVIL AVIATION CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITIES CONCESSION CONCESSION ARRANGEMENTS CONCESSIONS CONGESTION CONSTRUCTION CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINER VESSELS CONTAINERS CONTAINERS PER HOUR COST OF POWER COST OF TRANSPORT COST RECOVERY COST RECOVERY RATIO COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS COSTS OF POWER CROSSING CUSTOMS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DEMAND FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION LOSSES DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT DOMESTIC AIR TRANSPORT MARKET DOMESTIC TRAFFIC DRIVERS ECONOMIC CRISIS ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC GROWTH FORECASTS ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ECONOMIES OF SCALE EDGE ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION EMISSIONS ENERGY COSTS EXCESS SUPPLY FIXED COSTS FOREIGN INVESTORS FRAMEWORK FREIGHT FREIGHT MOVEMENTS FREIGHT TARIFFS FREIGHT TRAFFIC GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GROWTH RATES HIGH TRANSPORT HIGHWAY HIGHWAYS HUB HYDRAULIC IMPLEMENTATION OF ROAD MAINTENANCE INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE ASSETS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING INFRASTRUCTURES INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL STANDARD INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE JETS LAND TRANSPORT LANDING LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LANDLOCKED COUNTRY LIFTING LIQUID CARGO LOAD FACTORS LOCOMOTIVE LOWER PRICES MARGINAL COSTS MARKET CONCENTRATION MARKET CONDITIONS MODES OF TRANSPORT NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE NATIONAL RAILWAY NATIONAL TRANSPORT NAVIGATION OPEN ACCESS PASSENGER RAIL PASSENGER TRANSPORT PAVING PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PICKUPS PLANES POLICE POPULATION DENSITIES POWER POWER NETWORK POWER SECTOR PRICE OF BROADBAND ACCESS PROFIT MARGINS RAIL RAIL CORRIDOR RAIL CORRIDORS RAIL FREIGHT RAIL LINES RAIL NETWORKS RAIL SERVICE RAIL SERVICES RAIL SYSTEMS RAIL TRAFFIC RAIL TRANSPORTATION RAILWAY NETWORK RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAYS RANGE RATE OF RETURN REGIONAL AIR TRANSPORT REGIONAL AIRPORTS REGIONAL HUB REGIONAL HUBS REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE REGIONAL NETWORK REGIONAL RAIL NETWORK REGIONAL TRAVEL RELAY REVENUE COLLECTION RIVER ROAD ROAD CARRIERS ROAD CORRIDORS ROAD DENSITY ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROAD QUALITY ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES RUNWAY SAFETY SAFETY OVERSIGHT SANITATION SEAT CAPACITY SERVICE RELIABILITY SHARING SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING LINES SPEED SPEEDS SQUARE SURFACE TRANSPORT SURFACE TRANSPORTATION TAXIS TERMINAL TERMINAL FACILITIES TERMINALS TOLL TOLL ROAD TOLL ROAD CONCESSIONS TONNAGE TRADE FACILITATION TRAFFIC TRAFFIC DENSITY TRAFFIC FLOWS TRAFFIC GROWTH TRAFFIC LEVELS TRAFFIC PATTERNS TRAFFIC VOLUMES TRAINS TRANSIT TRANSIT CORRIDORS TRANSIT TRADE TRANSMISSION CAPACITY TRANSPORT ALTERNATIVES TRANSPORT CAPACITY TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT MARKET TRANSPORT OF GOODS TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT SAFETY TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT TARIFFS TRANSPORTATION TRANSSHIPMENT TRAVEL COSTS TRAVEL TIME TRIP TRIPS TRUCK PROCESSING TRUCKING TRUCKS TURBO-PROP UPPER UTILITIES VEHICLE VEHICLE MILEAGE VEHICLES VELOCITY VOLUME OF TRAFFIC WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Summary:	Infrastructure improvements boosted growth in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) by one percentage point per capita per year during 1995-2005, primarily thanks to growth in information and communication technology. Deficient power infrastructure held growth back by 0.1 percent. Raising the region's infrastructure to the level of Mauritius could boost growth by 5 percentage points. Overall, infrastructure in the 15 ECOWAS countries ranks consistently behind southern Africa across many indicators. However, there is parity in access to household services -- water, sanitation, and power. ECOWAS has a well-developed regional road network, though sea corridors and ports need attention. Surface transport is expensive and slow, owing to cartelization, restrictive regulations, and delays. There is no regional rail network. Air transport has improved despite the lack of a strong hub-and-spoke structure. Safety remains a concern. Electrical power, the most expensive and least reliable in Africa, reaches 50 percent of the population but meets just 30 percent of demand. Regional power trading would bring substantial benefits if Guinea could become a hydropower exporter. Prices for critical ICT services are relatively high. Recent panregional initiatives have improved roaming. New projects are underway to provide access and improved services to unconnected countries. Completing and maintaining ECOWAS's infrastructure will require sustained spending of $1.5 billion annually for a decade, with one-third going to power. Although the necessary spending is only 1 percent of regional GDP, some countries' share is between 5 and 25 percent of national GDP. Clearly, external assistance will be needed.

ECOWAS's Infrastructure : A Regional Perspective

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