Are sub-Saharan investment returns proportional to the risks?

Few opportunities in electricity sector

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The electricity sector in Sub-Saharan Africa possibly represents one of the greatest investment opportunities. Sub-Saharan Africa needs electricity fast as current production per unit of GDP has been falling behind for years.

There is need to shift upward the stock of installed capacity and transmission to meet rising demand. The region represents 12.8% of the population of the world but merely produces 1.4% of its electricity. This may represent Sub-Saharan Africa's biggest drag on sustainable growth. The region, according to the World Bank's Private Participation in Infrastructure Database, installed cumulatively with large private sector participation 35 MW of electricity generation per unit of population since 2000. Can Africa's equity markets rebound from their 10-year low? This compares to 274 MW ...

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