The power sector in sub-Saharan Africa offers a unique combination of transformative potential and attractive investment opportunity. The inadequacy of electricity supply is a fact of life in nearly…

The objective of this study was to generate a ‘map’ of the needs of investors into North-Africa for guarantees and other risk mitigation instruments, and more generally into the Continent as a…

A Potential Game Changer for Sub-Saharan Africa Africa is blessed with energy resources yet they go largely untapped. As a result, only one in three Africans has access to energy, which stymies…

The lack of a strong pipeline of well-prepared, bankable projects has been widely recognized as one of the key constraints to infrastructure development in Africa. ‘Project preparation’ is a…

This annual publication of the ICA, provides a comprehensive easy-to-read  review and description of the infrastructure financing trends in Africa.  It provides specific…

When in 2011 the United Nations General Assembly issued a declaration that 2014–2024 would be the Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, we felt compelled to strengthen our commitment to the issue of…

This guide was written for the Africa Electrification Initiative (AEI). The objective of the AEI program is to create and sustain a living body of practical knowledge and to establish an active…

This second version of the PPP Reference Guide, as the first one, presents a global overview of the diversity oof approaches and experiences in the implementation of PPPs, providing an entry point to…

This study discusses the role of institutional investors in financing infrastructure in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). It analyzes the present level of involvement as well as the…

Private-sector participation in infrastructure is most often contracted through regulated and competitive solicited procurement processes. An alternative is a privately initiated process (often…