Public-private facility unlocks $3b infrastructure capital

The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) has catalysed nearly $3 billion in private investment midway through its current five-year strategy, marking a sharp acceleration in its efforts to bridge the infrastructure gap in developing economies.

According to the facility’s 2025 Annual Report, this surge validates its strategic pivot toward “upstream” interventions—focusing on policy and regulatory frameworks rather than solely on individual transaction support.

The report, released at the midpoint of the FY2023–2027 “Renew Strategy,” underscored the high leverage ratio of the facility’s model.

In the 2025 financial year alone, PPIAF approved 49 activities totaling $13.3 million in grant funding. According to it, the injections have laid the groundwork for an expected $400 million in private investment and directly leveraged $25 million during the year.

 Since the strategy’s inception, the facility has mobilised a total of $3 billion, with an additional $3 billion currently in the pipeline.

The report highlighted that Sub-Saharan Africa remains the cornerstone of PPIAF’s global portfolio, absorbing more than one-third of all approved activities and over $159 million in cumulative grant funding.

The impact of the focus, it noted is most visible in West Africa, where long-term support for the ECOWAS power market has transformed energy access.

 The report estimated that the institutional and commercial improvements are now benefiting 2.8 million people while driving double-digit reductions in power costs in Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Meanwhile, in Africa, the facility’s role in the Mission 300 initiative—aimed at connecting 300 million people to electricity—is delivering early results in strengthening utilities in markets such as Mauritania and Ethiopia.

PPIAF’s leadership acknowledged that the global infrastructure financing gap remains vast, with estimates pointing to a shortfall of up to $15 trillion by 2040.