Quality Infrastructure Investment Database

This second report of the Business Working Group, "Managing transnational infrastructure programmes in Africa - Challenges and best practices", identifies the key hurdles that have to be overcome.

The aim of this PPP-Readiness Self-Assessment is to provide a diagnostic tool for identifying the key areas that governments need to address in order to involve the private sector more actively in the infrastructure development process.

This document is the first edition of an informational tool and benchmarking index that assesses the capacity of countries in Africa to carry out sustainable public–private partnerships (PPPs) in infrastructure.

This ECN report focuses on the role played by the multilateral and bilateral institutions to fund and support Africa-based infrastructure projects.

Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa – 2017 is the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa’s (ICA’s) annual report on how financial resources are being mobilised to facilitate the development of the continent’s transport, water and sanitation, energy and ICT sectors.

Modules 1-4 (out of nine modules) of the PPP Manual systematically guide public and private parties through the phases of PPP project preparation for national and provincial governments.

The Budget Facility for Infrastructure (BFI) is a reform to the budget process that supports the execution of national priority projects by establishing specialised structures, procedures and criteria for committing fiscal resources to public infrastructure spending.

The government’s Infrastructure Delivery Management System comprises three core systems, namely a planning and budgeting system, a supply chain management system, and an asset management system, all of which have forward and backward linkages.

Capital planning guidelines provide guidance on how infrastructure programs and project proposals should be planned, appraised and evaluated before significant funds are committed.

This toolkit provides a practical approach to the management of projects. The Programme and Project Management (PPM) Toolkit is designed to simplify the processes required to manage a project successfully from beginning to end.

The BFI Financial Model has been designed to appraise the affordability of any infrastructure project proposal submitted to the BFI.

This paper has been prepared for the 2016 Plenary Meeting of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa, which focuses on building quality infrastructure for Africa’s development. Its intention is to provide background information, and guide participants for a better understanding of the topics to be covered the plenary meeting.

ICA’s flagship report, Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa, shows trends of financing flows to infrastructure projects in Africa based on collected data from various stakeholders.

The first edition of the PwC Africa Power & Utilities Sector Survey. The survey goes to the heart of boardroom thinking in utility companies and other sector stakeholders across the continent.

The AfDB Green Bond program facilitates the achievement of the Bank’s corporate priority of green growth through the financing of eligible climate change projects.

The Australia-Africa Partnerships Facility (AAPF) is an initiative of the Australian Government to facilitate relationships and development cooperation with African governments and institutions.

The African Water Facility (AWF) provides grants and expert technical assistance to implement innovative water projects and raise investment for water projects throughout Africa.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have set up a joint technical assistance Program to improve the preparation and implementation of infrastructure projects.

Created in 2007 by the European Commission and European Union Member States, the EU-Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund (EU-AITF) was the first EU “blending instrument” with the objective of promoting infrastructure projects in Sub-Saharan Africa with a regional impact.

The Fund for African Private Sector Assistance (FAPA) is a multi-donor thematic trust fund that provides grant funding for technical assistance and capacity building to support implementation of the Bank’s Private Sector Development Strategy.