PPIAF mobilises nearly $3 billion in private investment midway through its strategy, boosting infrastructure development in Sub-Saharan Africa and beyond
The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) has mobilised nearly $3 billion in private investment midway through its current five-year strategy, marking a significant acceleration in efforts to bridge the infrastructure gap in developing economies.
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According to PPIAF’s 2025 Annual Report, the surge validates its strategic pivot toward “upstream” interventions, focusing on policy and regulatory frameworks rather than solely supporting individual transactions.
The report highlights the high leverage ratio of the facility’s model.
In the 2025 financial year alone, PPIAF approved 49 activities with total grant funding of $13.3 million.
These interventions are expected to mobilise $400 million in private investment, while $25 million was directly leveraged during the year.
Since the strategy’s inception, the facility has mobilised $3 billion, with an additional $3 billion currently in the pipeline.
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the cornerstone of PPIAF’s portfolio, accounting for more than one-third of all approved activities and over $159 million in cumulative grant funding.
Long-term support for the ECOWAS power market has improved energy access across West Africa, benefiting an estimated 2.8 million people and driving double-digit reductions in power costs in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
The facility’s role in the Mission 300 initiative aimed at connecting 300 million people to electricity has begun strengthening utilities in markets such as Mauritania and Ethiopia, demonstrating early results in institutional and commercial improvements.
PPIAF leadership emphasised that the global infrastructure financing gap remains vast, with estimates indicating a shortfall of up to $15 trillion by 2040.
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The facility’s ongoing strategy aims to leverage policy and regulatory support to attract private capital and accelerate development in critical sectors worldwide.
Peculiar Adirika is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, business, and public affairs.
