Infrastructure development plays a crucial role in economic growth, productive investment, job creation and poverty reduction. However, traditional sources of infrastructure finance, such as government budgets, banks and international donors, are no longer adequate in meeting the rising demand for infrastructure driven by rapid urbanisation and population growth. There is now recognition of the increasing need for participation of the private sector, especially as long-term financier, in infrastructure projects.
The resources and case studies below are a collection of knowledge and evidence from ICED’s work exploring approaches to infrastructure financing in developing contexts:
- Evidence: Energy, Productivity and Economic Growth
- Case Study: IFC’s Scaling Solar Programme, Zambia
- Case Study: Coc San Hydro Plant Viability Gap Funding
- Case Summary: Nigerian Infrastructure Advisory Facility
- Case Summary: Nepal Centre for Inclusive Growth
- Case Study: Nigeria Power Sector Reform
- Case Summary: Bangladesh’s IDCOL Solar Programme
- Case Summary: Zambia Scaling Solar Programme
- Case Study: Dakar Municipal Bond
- Case Study: City Creditworthiness in East Africa
- Designing financial products for housing development