The impact of socio-political and economic environments on private sector participation in energy infrastructure delivery in Ghana

Owusu-Manu, D. and Edwards, D.J. and Kilby, Angela and Parn, Erika and Love, P.E.D. (2017) The impact of socio-political and economic environments on private sector participation in energy infrastructure delivery in Ghana. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology, 15 (2). pp. 166-180. ISSN 17260531 (ISSN)

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Abstract

Purpose
Investment in power and electricity generation for replacing aging infrastructure with new represents a major challenge for developing countries. This paper therefore aims to examine infrastructure projects’ characteristics and how socio-political and economic investment environments interplay to influence the degree of private sector participation (PPP) in infrastructure delivery in Ghana.

Design/methodology/approach
Using World Bank Public-private infrastructure advisory facility (PPIAF) and private participation in infrastructure (PPI) project database data from 1994 to 2013, binary logistic regression was used to: determine the probability of a higher or lower degree of PPP; and examine the significance of factors that are determinants of private investments.

Findings
The findings reveal that the private sector is more likely to invest in a higher degree of PPP infrastructure projects through greenfield and concession vehicles as opposed to management and leasing contracts. From the extant literature, drivers of PPP included infrastructure project characteristics and the social–economic–political health of the host country. However, the significance, direction and magnitude of these drivers vary.

Originality/value
This paper identifies investment drivers to PPP advisors and project managers and seeks to engender discussion among government policymakers responsible for promoting and managing PPP projects. Direction for future work seeks to explore competitive routes to infrastructure debt and equity finance options that finance energy projects.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-02-2016-0007
Dates:	Date Event March 2017 Published 28 May 2016 Accepted
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Public–private partnership, Private sector participation, Energy infrastructure projects, PPP contracts
Subjects:	CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-01 - architecture CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-02 - building CAH13 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01 - architecture, building and planning > CAH13-01-04 - planning (urban, rural and regional)
Divisions:	Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Engineering and the Built Environment > School of Built Environment
Depositing User:	Ian Mcdonald
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2017 14:35
Last Modified:	22 Mar 2023 12:15
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/4999

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