BizCLIR

Author:

Vijaya Ramachandran

Date:

May 2009

Publication:

Africa's Private Sector: What's Wrong with the Business Environment and What to Do About It

Abstract:

This book review describes the Center for Global Development's new book by Vijaya Ramachandran, which argues that Africa could become the Saudi Arabia of solar energy, meeting not only the needs of its businesses and households but also exporting electricity to Europe. The authors draw on survey results from 5,000 African businesses across 29 countries, plus new analysis of Africa's solar potential, to make a case for large scale investment in the renewable energy sector. In these surveys, African entrepreneurs were asked to identify the biggest impediments to their success. Lack of reliable power topped the list—in many countries power outages occur more than half the working days each year.

URL:

http://bizclir.com/galleries/publications/Africa%27s%20Private%20Sector.pdf