Private Power Projects: Annual Investment Flows Grew by 44 Percent in 2003
Author: Ada Karina Izaguirre Date: 12/1/2004 (PDF, 200KB)
Drawing on the World Bank’s Private Participation in Infrastructure Project Database, this Note reviews developments in the electricity sector in 2003. Data for the year show that total investment in electricity projects with private participation amounted to US$14 billion. Private activity grew strongly in East Asia and Pacific, but remained stable or fell in other regions.