WORLDWIDE MARKET RESEARCH REPORT - CISE

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EC/IST FP6 Project No 026920 Work Package: 6 Type of document: Report Date: 20.12.2007 File name: OP_WP6_D37_V1.0.doc Version: 1.0 Title: Worldwide Market Research Report 238 / 356 currently the electric grid is more densely present especially in populated centers, therefore, at least for now, this factor doesn't constitute a real barrier to the use of the PowerLine technology. The rationing of the electricity and the not homogeneity of its distribution Power rationing and cuts are part of the daily routine. Also blackouts are routine in almost all African countries (especially in the west side). [A45] The bulk of power plants and transmission facilities were built in the 1950s and 1960s. Little investment and maintenance has left the infrastructure creaking at the seams. Nigeria, a prime example, operates at one-third of its installed capacity due to aging equipment. Wars have left equipment damaged and transmission lines cut. A large portion of Liberia's generation and distribution infrastructure was damaged or destroyed during its long civil war and the national electricity company estimates it will cost more than $107 million and take over five years to fully restore the system. Sierra Leone's Bumbuna hydroelectric project was nearly complete when civil war disrupted construction. Africa is endowed with resources vast enough to meet all its energy needs. Hydroelectricity is by far the single biggest source of electricity in a number of countries. The region possesses some of the largest water courses in the world (the Nile, Congo, Niger, Volta and Zambezi river systems). The hydro potential of the Democratic Republic of Congo alone is estimated to be sufficient to provide three times as much power as Africa currently consumes. But this potential remains largely untapped. The non consistent distribution of the electric tension could cause serious problems for PLC based services. In the extreme cases, blackouts would completely forbid internet access, VoIP and so on. Also from this point of view, PLC technology seems to be more applicable in great urban centres, especially in South Africa, where is present Eskom. The very low average income of the most part of Africans Many African governments have important projects concerning the development of their own country, but almost all of them, don't have enough money and they are forced to postpone.
EC/IST FP6 Project No 026920 Work Package: 6 Type of document: Report Date: 20.12.2007 File name: OP_WP6_D37_V1.0.doc Version: 1.0 Title: Worldwide Market Research Report 239 / 356 [A45] Experts agree that private capital is needed. The private involvement, however, raises public concerns that even if electricity works at the flick of a switch, consumers and businesses may not be able to afford service at a rate viable enough for profit-driven companies to recoup full costs. More than 40% of Africa's 600 million people live below the internationally recognized poverty line of $1 a day. In a similar scenery it is difficult to find funds for great telecommunications works (there are many other sectors that need a higher priority, like the electrification and the distribution of water where it is still absent). Nevertheless the inexpensiveness of the PowerLine technology (at least in urban centers) could represent an advantage in comparison to other technologies. There are very few computers [A46] The environment for networked readiness has improved relatively rapidly in most urban areas in Africa. Ten years ago, only a handful of countries had local internet access or mobile telephones; now, devices and access are available in virtually every major city. The “digital divide” however, is still at its most extreme in Africa. In absolute terms, networked readiness is still at a very early stage of development compared to other regions of the world. Of the approximately 816 million people in Africa in 2001, it is estimated that only: • one in four have a radio (200 million) • one in 13 have a television (62 million) • one in 35 have a mobile telephone (24 million) • one in 39 have a fixed line (21 million) • one in 130 have a personal computer (PC) (5.9 million) • one in 160 use the Internet (5 million) • one in 400 have pay-television (2 million) These figures do not take into consideration the widespread sharing of media that takes place in Africa (often ten people may read the same newspaper or share an internet account, and a whole village may use a single telephone line or crowd around a television set at
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