New Partnership for Africa’s Development – Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD – IPPF)

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Affiliated Institution
African Development Bank
Support Entity Type
PPF
Project Stage Supported
  • Enabling environment/capacity building for project proponents
  • Development of pre-feasibility studies
  • Development of feasibility studies
  • Project financial structuring
Funding Type
Grants
Type of Recipient
Public entity at the national level
Public entity at the sub-national level
Public entity at the regional level
International organization
Non-profit or civil society organization
Private sector
Community-level organization
Climate Objective
Cross-cutting
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sectors and Themes
Energy
Infrastructure and Industry
Transport
Water
Co-financing Requirement
No
Application Frequency
Rolling
Contact Information

[email protected]

Countries
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Côte d'Ivoire
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Republic of the Congo
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Tanzania
The Gambia
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

The New Partnership for Africa’s Development – Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD – IPPF) is a Multi-Donor Special Fund hosted by the African Development Bank. It was launched in June 2002 in response to a call of the G8 countries in Kananaskis (Canada) to address the lack of investment-ready and viable infrastructure projects in Africa. Its mandate is to spur regional integration and sustainable infrastructure development across the continent.
 
The NEPAD-IPPF Special Fund was established to support African countries, regional economic communities, specialized agencies and related institutions by providing grant resources for (i) preparing high-quality and viable regional/continental infrastructure projects that will attract financing from public and private sources; (ii) developing a consensus and partnership for project implementation; and (iii) promoting infrastructure projects and programs that enhance regional integration and trade.
 
NEPAD – IPPF has a strong focus on priority projects in the Programme for Infrastructure Development (PIDA), and projects that enhance regional connectivity for intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Equally, regional projects supported by the Fund align with climate change and gender equality objectives, as well as the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030.

Eligibility Criteria

The NEPAD-IPPF supports projects in the following sectors: transport, energy, ICT, and water resources management. Activities eligible for financing under the Fund are (i) pre-feasibility studies; (ii) feasibility studies; (iii) project structuring; (iv) capacity building for infrastructure development; and (v) facilitation and creation of an enabling environment for regional infrastructure development.

All regional member countries of the Bank Group, regional economic communities, power pools, river basin organizations, corridor authorities and other infrastructure-related and specialized regional/continental institutions are eligible for the NEPAD-IPPF Special Fund resources. The proposed activity must support regional infrastructure development in the focus areas cited above.

Official Website
https://nepadippf.afdb.org/