Who Finances Energy Projects in Africa?
Energy Projects in Africa Public and private finance for energy projects in Africa from countries in the Group of Twenty (G20) and multilateral development banks (MDBs) from 2012 to 2021 totaled $345.76 billion, according to this paper’s findings. Amounting to... Read More →
Seaports and African Trade: The Role of Ports in Africa’s Economic Growth
Seaports and African Trade Africa’s port infrastructure presents both challenges and opportunities for the development of trade. Among the key challenges is congestion, which leads to long cargo dwell time at the ports. Port congestion was already an issue on... Read More →
Download: Accelerating Airports Infrastructure Projects
Project Finance in Accelerating Airports Infrastructure Projects Africa is home to several major international airports that serve as crucial gateways for both domestic and international air travel. Examples include OR Tambo International Airport (South Africa), Cairo International Airport (Egypt), Bole... Read More →
Download: Accelerating Tollways Infrastructure Projects
Project Finance in Accelerating Tollways Infrastructure Projects Toll way financings benefit from an exceptionally low level of operating cost: technology risk. It is essentially a civil construction exercise. However, the estimation of traffic risk is full of difficulties. There are... Read More →
Download: Accelerating Port Infrastructure Projects
Project Finance in Accelerating Port Infrastructure Projects Seaports are essentially merchant operations anchored by a host, usually connected to the developer/operator. Third parties’ commitment is usually pivotal: a major port’s commitment is to utilize the facility as a hub or... Read More →
Download: Accelerating Railway Infrastructure Projects
Project Finance in Accelerating Railway Infrastructure Projects Railway project finance is relatively new since most rail systems have been in the hands of government. Leasing transactions for new rolling stock and locomotives have been common in recent years and privatizations... Read More →
Government Equity Participation In PPPs: Key Commercial Considerations
Government Equity Participation In PPPs Government Equity Participation in Public-Private Partnerships are beneficial in many ways to the government and to the private investors. Nonetheless, there are some downsides to this sort of arrangement. Firstly, it must be noted that... Read More →
National Transport Commission Bill: Policy, Law and Regulatory Review
National Transport Commission Bill National Transport Commission Law, the bill was passed by the National Assembly in 2013, but presidential assent was refused because it failed to address some key considerations. Nonetheless, this bill provides a means to strengthen the... Read More →
Privatization of Airports: Lessons learnt from Emerging Economies
Privatisation of Airports Privatization of Airports is one of the top globalization trends on the world, it steadily facilitates economic growth, tourism, international investment and world trade. Its centrality to the economic development of countries makes a case for the... Read More →
Nigeria Gas Flare Commercialization Programme: Policy, law and Regulatory review
Nigeria Gas Flare Commercialization Programme: Policy, law and Regulatory review Over the years, gas flaring has proven to be a major health and environmental problem affecting climate change because of its capacity to generate tonnes of greenhouse gases which contribute... Read More →