The electricity sector in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is in the grip of an apparent paradox. The region holds the world's largest oil and gas reserves and has been able to universalize access to electricity in most economies, but it may not be able to make the investments required to meet the future power needs of its fast-growing populations. The annual investments to keep pace with the demand for electricity have been estimated at about 3 percent of the region's projected GDP...