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EQS-News: Energy-to-Transport Disparity Heralds Unprecedented Chance to Unlock Growth: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report

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Energy-to-Transport Disparity Heralds Unprecedented Chance to Unlock Growth: Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report

17.05.2024 / 14:29 CET/CEST
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Study calls for urgent reassessment of outmoded pit-to-port models and uses new metrics to respond to full scale of continent’s infrastructure opportunity

Africa has an unprecedented opportunity to accelerate development by aligning its abundant renewable energy resources with solutions for its infrastructure deficiencies. This is a key conclusion from a new annual study on the State of Africa’s Infrastructure initiated by the Africa Finance Corporation ().

The report highlights critical gaps in key sectors including power, transport, logistics, digital communications, and commodity-based value chains. It aims to quantify the extent of Africa's infrastructure opportunities and provide strategic guidance for prioritizing investments essential for sustainable growth.

Among the key findings: despite decades of progress, Africa’s infrastructure development has not kept up with the growing needs of its population. The continent's dependence on outdated pit-to-port models is hindering economic growth. However, global economic shifts in supply chains and the transition to green energy present an opportunity for Africa to redefine its economic role by leveraging its rich raw materials and youthful population.

For Africa to capitalise on this pivotal moment, decisive and urgent action is required to develop the infrastructure and value chains that will enable industrialisation and climate-adaptive development.

Focusing on energy access as a cornerstone to development, the report highlights the disparity in access to electricity as the most significant barrier to industrial growth. For this reason, progress in the crucial area of energy access should be measured not just by reductions in household energy poverty, but also by the capacity to provide sustainable energy solutions that support industrial and economic development. The potential for growth by bridging Africa’s energy deficit is illustrated using new metrics such as the Modern Energy Minimum, and application to the processing needs for commodities like bauxite and copper.

Taking Guinea as a case study, the report observes that despite possessing the world's largest bauxite reserves and being a top producer, Guinea cannot fully capitalize on its resources without receiving significant investments to boost its energy systems and processing facilities. By contrast, Australia, with similar bauxite volumes, extracts more than twice the economic value thanks to advanced refining and smelting capacities supported by a robust natural gas-powered energy infrastructure. This disparity underscores the urgent need for West Africa to develop robust energy systems and processing infrastructure. Investments in cross-border electricity and gas networks, leveraging existing ECOWAS treaties, could enable the region to build new industrial supply chains and move beyond raw material extraction.

Coordinating transport and logistics networks is crucial to reducing high transportation costs, which currently inflate the price of goods by up to 40%. Significant investments in port infrastructure need to be matched by improvements in connecting road and rail networks. The report identifies opportunities to support trade corridors with new cross-border rail and road networks and to expand cargo handling at airports.

“This report is not just about identifying challenges; it’s about unlocking the immense potential that lies within our collective resolve,” said AFC President & CEO Samaila Zubairu. "The State of Africa’s Infrastructure Report is a call to action for stakeholders across the continent to collaborate for a smarter, more targeted, and better coordinated investment approach.”

Read the full report here ().

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC).

 

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About AFC:

AFC was established in 2007 to be the catalyst for private sector-led infrastructure investment across Africa. AFC’s approach combines specialist industry expertise with a focus on financial and technical advisory, project structuring, project development, and risk capital to address Africa’s infrastructure development needs and drive sustainable economic growth.

Seventeen years on, AFC has developed a track record as the partner of choice in Africa for investing and delivering on instrumental, high-quality infrastructure assets that provide essential services in the core infrastructure sectors of power, natural resources, heavy industry, transport, and telecommunications. AFC has 43 member countries and has invested US$13 billion across Africa since inception.

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