Cape Verde ' s infrastructure : a continental perspective, Vol. 1 of 1

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Cape Verde's infrastructure : a continental perspective

Author:	Briceno-Garmendia, Cecilia M.; Benitez, Daniel Alberto;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5687
Country:	Cape Verde;	Date Stored:	2011/06/17
Document Date:	2011/06/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Africa
Report Number:	WPS5687	SubTopics:	Energy Production and Transportation; Transport Economics Policy & Planning; Banks & Banking Reform; Infrastructure Economics; E-Business
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Cape Verde stands out in West Africa as a country whose economic geography poses major and unique challenges for infrastructure development. Its small population of half a million people is spread across a nine-island archipelago. The islands need complementary infrastructure in terms of roads, water, transport, ports, power, and ICT. Cape Verde already has well-developed infrastructure networks. Road density is relatively high, and most of the national network is paved. Almost all islands have port and airport facilities. Around 70 percent of the population has power and utility water. Indicators for ICT coverage -- penetration, bandwidth, submarine cable, private sector participation -- are relatively good. Nevertheless, prices for all services are exceptionally high. The quality of services is often deficient. At least half of the national road network is in poor condition; power supply is unreliable; and half of the population receives water from standposts. Cape Verde devotes around $147 million per year to infrastructure (almost 15 percent of GDP), among the highest levels of infrastructure spending on the continent. Some $50 million of that is lost each year to operations inefficiencies and underpricing. The country's main challenges are to improve infrastructure management and reduce high costs of services.


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