REGIONAL

MENA Power Sector: Catching Up… But Far From There Yet
 
Since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2007, lagging power sector investment has been a leitmotif of APICORP’s economic commentaries on MENA1  energy issues. We have always contended that underinvestment in this sector, and the resulting shortfall in electricity supply, are likely to inhibit economic growth and exacerbate social frustrations. Ongoing turmoil in parts of the region has...