Overview

The issue of energy resources and how best to grow, manage and maintain them is a growing area of interest in the world. There are relatively few books on this topic as it relates to the situation in Africa. Those that do exist tend to provide overviews of the continent or sub-Saharan Africa; few (if any) offer in-depth case studies examining the factors that impinge on government bodies and the private sector in the process of infrastructure and business development. Power-sector reform and regulation in Africa offers detailed, up-to-date and original research into how governments and policymakers in six African countries have grappled with the development of their energy sectors. Arising out of a two-year peer-learning process involving senior executives in the electricity regulators in each country, the book contains an intelligent and clear analysis of the knowledge and shared experiences gathered in Africa by African scholars. This ground-breaking study will be of interest to researchers in business and management studies, development studies, sociology and governance. Also policy makers and decision makers in regulatory bodies in developing economies, regional development banks and donor agencies as well as entrepreneurs and investors with interests in Africa.

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This book represents a breakthrough. . . . The combination of clear writing and the hands-on assistance of practicing regulators from the six countries provide an invaluable contribution to our understanding of how regulation, economics, and politics come together in Africa's electricity sectors. --Dr. Bernard Tenenbaum, former lead energy specialist, World Bank New and old regulators on the continent should read this book, for in it they will find a great deal of specific knowledge that they will not find in other sources. The book will be of interest also to current and prospective investors in the energy sector of sub-Saharan Africa. --Prof. Jorry M. Mwenechanya, former chairman, Energy Regulation Board of Zambia

New and old regulators on the continent should read this book, for in it they will find a great deal of specific knowledge that they will not find in other sources. The book will be of interest also to current and prospective investors in the energy sector of sub-Saharan Africa. --Prof. Jorry M. Mwenechanya, former chairman, Energy Regulation Board of Zambia

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Joseph Kapika is a Researcher and PhD candidate with the Management Programme in Infrastructure Reform and Regulation (MIR) at UCT’s GSB. He is also the Co-ordinator of the programme’s African Electricity Regulator Peer Review and Learning Network. Anton Eberhard is head of MIR which is committed to enhancing knowledge and capacity in the management, reform and regulation of the energy, telecommunications, water and transport sectors in support of sustainable development in Africa and other regions with emerging economies. Prof Eberhard’s research focuses primarily on the management of reform and regulation in the electricity sector, including private-sector participation in management contracts, leases, concessions, divestiture and greenfield investments, as well as the challenges involved in transforming state-owned enterprises.

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