Infrastructure News

The selected reports cover energy infrastructure financing, climate project preparation, and the planning of water and digital connectivity networks. They include new details on signed loans in Egypt, Green Climate Fund approvals, and financing for decentralised electrification in Nigeria. A scientific study also provides evidence on Africa’s water demand and infrastructure gaps, based on estimates for 2020.

The selection combines financing decisions with updates on infrastructure delivery. In Nigeria, new approvals for domestic road projects are distinct from the announced financing discussions for the Lagos–Abidjan corridor. In energy, Afreximbank reports a disbursement supporting an acquisition in energy product storage and distribution. In Uganda, a mission involving the World Bank is examining progress on water supply systems and the steps needed to ensure reliable services for communities.

The selected reports cover progress on projects and financing arrangements linked to regional integration: the selection of preferred contractors for a new railway between Zambia and Angola, a parliamentary step supporting West African electricity trade, the preparation of transport programmes in Nigeria, and trade finance risk sharing. They concern upcoming contract negotiations, a ratification bill considered in committee, and investment proposals, rather than completed works or funds already disbursed.

The selected reports cover three aspects of the energy transition: financing solar power for industry in Egypt, preparing hydropower development in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and building the skills needed for South Africa’s energy investments. The announcements concern different stages: preliminary financing terms, arrangements for project preparation, and the development of training and workforce planning tools.

The selected reports highlight the role of development banks in financing energy reforms, transport infrastructure and investment preparation. They also cover efforts by public utilities to mobilise capital. The operations are at different stages: programme approval, ratification of an agreement, clarification of financing sources and discussions with financial partners.

The selected statements cover two ways of mobilising capital for African energy infrastructure: early stage project financing and green bonds. SIFEM announces a new commitment to an energy transition fund. Africa Finance Corporation reviews the financing structure of Poro Power following international awards recognising the project and the institution.

The selected reports cover energy distribution infrastructure, electricity supply for industrial and agricultural activity, and cooperation in water management. They also present an initiative to strengthen Uganda’s financial sector in support of climate investment. Investment announcements feature alongside planned new capacity and experience from existing infrastructure.

Today's selected developments highlight the role of development finance institutions, export credit agencies and public-private partnerships in supporting infrastructure investment across Africa. Major announcements concern renewable energy projects in Egypt and Côte d'Ivoire, export-backed infrastructure financing in Guinea and Benin, and cooperation to mobilise private capital for green investment. A proposed pan-African private equity investment also points to financing opportunities across a broader range of sectors, including digital infrastructure.

Kenya has made significant progress in the development of the national nuclear infrastructure for its new research reactor programme, according to an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure...

Precious Ugwuzor writes that for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, its responsibility of mainstreaming power infrastructure development is sacrosanct as the goal is to ensure that all Nigerians experience better and...

15 December 2023 – The African Union Commission (AUC) organised a side event titled ‘Mitigation and Response to Global Climate Change: Urban and Railways Transportation in Africa’. Moderated by the International Union of Railways...

Uganda’s planned overhaul of the metre gauge railway to cut transport costs on the Northern Corridor and improve trade competitiveness has entered its final stages, even as the country faces a shortage of equipment, wagons, and...

By APO, Media

On Wednesday 10 January, just days before the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament opens, (2023 AFCON), the Ivorian Prime Minister, Robert Beugré Mambé, opened Abidjan’s fourth bridge, the “Y4”...

By Ayang Macdonald

Reuters 

ROME: Supporting African development and tackling the dangers posed by artificial intelligence (AI) will be two key themes for Italy during its one-year presidency of the Group of Seven, Italian Prime Minister...

HE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA IS POISED TO BECOME ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GAS HUBS ON THE AFRICAN CONTINENT, AS THE COUNTRY PREPARES TO SELL ITS FIRST GAS CARGO IN EARLY 2024

Élise Pacot

By Editor 

15 December 2023 – The African Union Commission (AUC) organised a side event titled ‘Mitigation and Response to Global Climate Change: Urban and Railways Transportation in Africa’. Moderated by the International Union of Railways...

The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has granted approval for a $300m loan to South Africa for the execution of its Energy Governance and Climate Resilience Programme.

The consortium of EDF (40%), TotalEnergies (30%) and Sumitomo Corporation (30%) has been selected as strategic partner by the Government of Mozambique and entered into a joint...