ICA News

New technologies give Africa best opportunity to achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals

09/11/2017

Africa could achieve the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals by adopting new and emerging technologies, materials and processes which would help accelerate economic growth, according to a new report prepared for the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa.

Categories: ICA Meetings, ICA Products, General News, Energy, ICT, Transport, Water

New report details progress made by power pools in Africa, and challenges ahead

26/04/2017

A new report, Updated Regional Power Status in Africa Power Pools, from the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) has noted the progress made by Africa’s five regional power pools, and highlights the challenges ahead.

Categories: Energy, General News, ICA Products

Study addresses the water, agriculture and energy security “nexus” in Africa

07/09/2016

A major study has been published looking at how to address the water, agriculture and energy security “nexus” in Africa.

Categories: Energy, General News, Water, ICA Products

ICA presents Nexus study to joint Africa-EU strategy group

12/05/2016

The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) presented the Nexus study to the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) Reference Group on Infrastructure in Addis Ababa in February 2016.

Categories: General News, Water, Transport, Energy, ICA Products

Experts meeting takes forward production of Africa Energy Atlas

10/05/2016

A gathering of energy experts in South Africa last month made good progress towards finalising the production of an interactive atlas showing Africa’s energy resources.

Categories: Energy, General News, ICA Products, ICA Meetings

ICA at experts meeting on aviation tourism in Africa

04/05/2016

The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) took part in a two-day meeting of experts in Addis Ababa in March which focussed on how to foster growth in tourism in Africa through the aviation sector.

Categories: Transport, ICA Products, ICA Meetings

ICA forum focusses on private sector participation in regional power projects

03/05/2016

The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) organised a two-day forum in Senegal in March 2016 that focussed on how best to engage the private sector in Africa’s power sector development and the role of Regional Power Pools in fostering enhanced private sector engagement in regional power projects.

Categories: ICA Products, Energy, ICA Meetings

Revised One-Stop Border Post Source Book to be published by the end of May 2016

03/05/2016

The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) participated in a workshop In Addis Ababa in March which agreed the update of the One-Stop Border Post (OSBP) Source Book would be published by the end of May 2016.

Categories: General News, ICA Products, Transport, ICA Meetings

FUND FINDER– Helping to Finance Project Preparation

30/07/2013

Over the years, too many great ideas for renewable energy, transportation, water and communications technology projects have died on the vine because managers and promoters could not finance the project preparation phase -...

Category: ICA Products

ICA Report: "LIGHT INSIDE: THE EXPERIENCE OF INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS IN NIGERIA"

18/07/2012

This report examines the current electricity environment in Nigeria, with a focus on Independent Power Producers (IPPs) - past, present and future.

Categories: Energy, ICA Products

ICA Report: "WHEN THE POWER COMES: AN ANALYSIS OF IPPS IN AFRICA"

18/07/2012

This report analyses the outcomes of independent power projects (IPPs) across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Categories: Energy, ICA Products

Study to assess the potential for enhanced private participation in the maritime and air transport sectors in Africa

22/05/2012

The members of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) seek to facilitate sustainable investment in infrastructure development from both public and private sources. This study has been procured to assess the potential for...

Categories: ICA Products, Transport

2010 ICA Annual Report available in English

15/09/2011

The annual report analyses overall commitments and disbursement to infrastructure in Africa for 2010 by ICA Members and other sources of finance – also by sectoral and regional distribution.

Category: ICA Products

African Infrastructure Intelligence Report

12/01/2011

The ICA has partnered with leading financial information group PEI to produce the African Infrastructure Intelligence Report.

Categories: ICA Products, General News

ICA 2009 Annual Report

13/09/2010

The 2009 Annual Report of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa is available now.

Categories: ICA Products, General News

Attracting Investors to African infrastructure projects - a new guide

26/09/2008

As growth and development in Africa increase rapidly, investment in infrastructure projects will often be best accomplished through public-private partnership.

Categories: Transport, ICT, ICA Products, Energy, Water

ICA 2007 Annual Report is Published

18/09/2008

The 2007 Annual Report of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa is now available.

The Annual Report can be downloaded in English (PDF, 789KB). The Annual Report Overview can be downloaded in English (PDF, 436KB)

Key messages...

Category: ICA Products

Financial Products User Guide

30/01/2008

A user-guide to donor debt and equity financing for infrastructure has been produced by the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA), and funded by a grant from the Private-Public Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF).

Categories: ICT, Energy, ICA Products, Transport, Water

Review of Risk Mitigation Instruments published

15/06/2007

Risk mitigation instruments can help mobilise commercial debt and private equity when governments or local infrastructure entities lack the creditworthiness or track record to attract finance on their own.

Categories: ICT, Transport, Water, Energy, ICA Products

ICA 2006 Annual Report now available

30/03/2007

The ICA’s 2006 Annual Report is now available.

Key messages in the report include:

Donor commitments reached more than $7.7billion in 2006, up from about $7.0 billion in 2005. The increase was almost entirely in the form of...

Category: ICA Products

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