03106oam 22005415 450 991082145560332120210408073719.010.1596/978-1-4648-1182-1(CKB)4100000001042710(MiAaPQ)EBC6373396(The World Bank)211182(US-djbf)211182(EXLCZ)99410000000104271020020129d2017 uf 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierShedding Light on Electricity Utilities in the Middle East and North Africa : Insights from a Performance Diagnostic /Daniel CamosWashington, D.C. :The World Bank,2017.1 online resource (256 pages)Directions in Development;Directions in Development - Energy and Mining1-4648-1182-2 1-4648-1183-0 Includes bibliographical references.The electricity sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) suffers from a major paradox. Indeed, while the region continues to hold the world's largest oil and gas reserves and has been able to maintain electricity access rates of close to 100 percent in most of its economies, it may not be in a position to cater to the future electricity needs of its fast-growing population and their business activities. The region's primary energy demand is expected to continue to grow at an annual rate of 1.9 percent through 2035, requiring a significant increase in capacity. Investments have not been rising fast enough to meet those expectations. The main point of this report is to provide quantitative evidence of how improving utility management and more accurately targeting smaller subsidies would free up enough resources to make the needed investments and operate the sector at a lower cost. These management and policy changes would make electricity production and consumption more affordable for the region's taxpayers and could even make it more affordable for the poorest. They would also ease the transition toward renewable energy sources, reducing the dependency on imports for some economies and, for the economies that export oil and gas, extending the asset life of their nonrenewable resources.World Bank e-Library.Electric utilitiesMiddle EastElectric utilitiesAfrica, NorthEnergy policyMiddle EastEnergy policyAfrica, NorthElectric utilitiesElectric utilitiesEnergy policyEnergy policy333.790956Camos Daniel1604072Bacon Robert119459Camos Daniel1604072Estache Antonio1604073Mahgoub Hamid Mohamad1604074DJBFDJBFBOOK9910821455603321Shedding Light on Electricity Utilities in the Middle East and North Africa3928731UNINA