Synopses & Reviews
Offering detailed, up-to-date, and original research into power-sector reform and regulation in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Namibia, and Ghana, this study is derived from a three-year peer review and learning process that involved senior executives at the electricity regulatory agencies in each of the countries. Among the individuals and institutions interviewed are energy ministers, utility chief executives, IPP chief executives, financiers, media organizations, and industry and consumer groups. The book contains an analysis of the knowledge and shared experiences gathered in Africa by African scholars. For each of the six countries highlighted, absorbing, lucid, and concise chapters discuss the historical evolution of the power sector, the development of power-sector reform policy and its implementation, the entry of IPPs and emergency electric suppliers, the performance of state-owned utilities, and independent regulation of the power sector.
Review
"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 Africas electricity sectors." —Dr. Bernard Tenenbaum, former lead energy specialist, World Bank
Review
"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
About the Author
Joseph Kapika is a researcher and PhD candidate with the Management Programme in Infrastructure Reform and Regulation (MIR) at the University of Cape Towns graduate school of business. He is also the coordinator of the programs African Electricity Regulator Peer Review and Learning Network. He previously worked at the Energy Regulation Board, ZESCO Limited, and the Copperbelt Energy Corporation in Zambia. Anton Eberhard is the head of the MIR; his research focuses primarily on the management of reform and regulation in the electricity sector. He has also done work on financial mechanisms and business models that facilitate the introduction of energy efficiency and renewable energy. He is the coauthor of Poverty and Power and serves on the board of the Journal of Economic Regulation and Governance.