Showcase Projects

Pre-COVID-19, two Sao Paulo metro lines carried 1 million passengers daily. A demand sharing mechanism encouraged private sector investment in the concession contract.

Despite abundant surface freshwater, only 84% of Brazil’s people have access to potable water, and only 50% have access to sewerage. Insufficient public funds and limited use of private capital have resulted in limited progress in improving access to water and sanitation. The Corsan Water Supply, Efficiency, and Resilience Project is leveraging private financing to address losses in water distribution and mitigate climate change risks.

A solar leasing project at Singapore's Jurong Port significantly reduced carbon emissions and generated cost savings.

Since 2010, Senegal had pursued reform policies within the energy sector, and aimed to increase installed renewable energy to 20% of total installed capacity by 2017.

It is estimated that Columbia requires USD139 billion invested into its road system to meet infrastructure needs by 2035.

The Hudson Yards project is the largest mixed-use private real estate development in the United States by area (28 acres) and is projected to cost USD25 billion upon completion.

Coastline traffic in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, has overwhelmed road capacity. Three highway concession contracts were introduced, using a demand risk sharing mechanism and dynamic user fee model to attract private sector participation.

A green bond issuance by Continuum Wind Energy contributed to the continued growth of India's renewable energy sector.

Uganda is targeting a 22% emissions reduction from a business-as-usual scenario by 2030. A run-of-river hydropower station project lowered energy costs and reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

A significant risk for foreign investors in developing and frontier markets is exchange rate risk, which can greatly alter a project’s rate of return.

The UAE Vision 2021 includes the Green Economy for Sustainable Development Initiative. This includes sourcing 75% of Dubai’s power from clean sources by 2050, and 25% from solar power

The Federal Government of Nigeria’s Energizing Economies Initiative (EEI) aimed to increase access to energy through private development of off-grid electricity solutions in economic clusters, such as markets, shopping centres, and industrial complexes

The Belgrade Waste-to-Energy project is cleaning up one of Europe’s largest uncontrolled landfills and constructing a new, sustainable waste-management complex. It is one of the first large-scale, bankable, private sector waste-to-energy projects in emerging markets. Using a competitive dialogue with five pre-qualified bidders, the City of Belgrade - with the support of IFC acting as a PPP advisor - could offer a bankable DBFO contract bundling the remediation of the landfill (including the management of legacy pollution) with the development of revenue-generating greenfield assets.

A bond issuance anchored by IFC allowed Liquid Intelligent Technologies to expand access to broadband internet and digital and cloud services across Africa.

Tel Aviv is Israel’s second-most populous city and its main business, technological, and cultural center. Its population has grown at 2% per year; Israeli population growth is ten times the OECD average.

Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may benefit greatly from the energy cost savings that result from the installation of new, more efficient technology.

The Monterrey-Nuevo Laredo highway is an important transit route for trucks and cars in Mexico’s north-east that are looking to enter the United States through Texas

The Factory is a project finance mechanism for investment projects in Russia’s priority industries, which include manufacturing, heavy engineering, nuclear industries, infrastructure, agriculture, healthcare, and information and communication technology