DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/7565cf/subsaharan_africa) has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan's new report "Sub-Saharan Africa Electricity Pricing Analysis 2009" to their offering.
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Sub-Saharan Africa Electricity Pricing Analysis 2009 provides an analysis of electricity pricing and private sector participation in the electricity industry and provides opportunity analysis across various end-user industries. Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following countries: Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, DRC, Angola, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia and South Africa.
Market Overview:
Rising Electricity Prices to Fund Capacity Expansion Plans
The existing capacity levels for electricity generation and transmission in Sub-Saharan Africa will not be able to meet future demand. Governments of countries in this region realise that in order to encourage private sector participation within the electricity industry, electricity prices need to be increased. Regulators and governments alike realise that in order to improve the profitability of state-owned power utilities and encourage private sector participation, electricity prices have to increase significantly.
Multi-pronged Approach Necessary to Support Increase in Electricity Tariffs
Increasing electricity demand and a lack of timely investment into new-generation capacity has led to countries developing ambitious capacity expansion plans that need to be funded or paid off by consumers through higher tariffs. Stakeholders such as energy-intensive user groups (EIUGs) and domestic end users have the right to make representations to regulators and government before tariffs are increased. Stakeholder consultations usually delay the tariff setting process and, in most cases, result in concessionary adjustments that delay capacity expansion. Stakeholder consultations, which are indeed necessary, have, however, often resulted in price adjustments that affect capacity expansion, explains the analyst. Tariff setting mechanisms for countries, such as Ghana, have not evolved to the extent of creating price differentials (feed in tariffs), and this curtails private sector investment.
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