What we've achieved
- Contributing to political and economic stability
- Helping eliminate poverty
- Mobilising private sector capital
- Stimulating economic progress
- Attracting foreign direct investment
- Encouraging small business creation
- Supporting enterprising owners and managers
- Creating lasting jobs
- Building the essentials of sustainable progress
Refinancing successful hydro power station unlocks fresh capital to build new electricity plants
EAIF arranged the debt finance for the construction of the 13MW Bugoye hydro power station, which began operating in 2008. With 98% availability, the plant has become a successful and dependable part of Uganda’s national electricity industry.
Expansion and upgrades at two Madagascar airports boost whole economy
Financing, expansion, upgrade, operation and maintenance of Madagascar’s two largest airports.
Building Energy: Tororo PV Solar North
Tororo is the eighth renewable energy plant EAIF has backed in Uganda. In total, they contribute some 15% of Uganda’s installed electricity generating capacity.
Sectors we work in
Applying for project support
If you are looking for debt finance for an infrastructure project in sub-Saharan Africa please talk to us.
EAIF mainly supports private sector infrastructure projects to create new or expand existing facilities. We welcome enquiries from companies in Africa and worldwide that want to grow their businesses in sub-Saharan Africa and share our commitment to the continent and its peoples. Enquiries are also welcome from financial advisers and specilaist consultants.
Latest news
Two EAIF supported projects win awards from PFI Thomson Reuters
Two EAIF supported projects win awards from PFI Thomson Reuters, one of the world’s leading infrastructure finance and market intelligence publications
PIDG launches five-year strategic plan
Today, the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) launched its Five-Year Strategic Plan.
An independent view
The case study here of EAIF, was written by Convergence, a membership organisation focussed on “blended finance;” where public-private partnerships enable the financing of infrastructure and other strategic projects in developing economies. You can read the full case study here – Convergence EAIF Case Study 2018. To learn more about Convergence please visit. https://www.convergence.finance/about. EAIF is grateful to Convergence for permission… Read more »
Our funders
EAIF is funded by the governments of the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Switzerland, and Sweden. It raises its debt capital from public and private sources, including Allianz, the global insurance and financial services company; Standard Chartered Bank; the African Development Bank; the German development finance institution, KFW, and FMO, the Dutch development bank.
