GoJ/WBG/AfDB/ICA: Use the ICA as a platform to promote regional infrastructure development

Yokohama Action Plan: [1] Strengthen cooperation to provide a stable power supply for the whole region, and to build capacity to manage and maintain regional power networks.

Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners: ● Support development/expansion of power projects and transmission and distribution networks

Potential Resources, Possible Contributions: GoJ/WBG/AfDB/ICA: Use the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) as a platform to promote regional infrastructure development

Implementing Partners: GoJ/WBG/AfDB/Africa-EU Partnership on Energy/ICA/JICA

Related Links: WBG: (i) Double annual lending to $ 2 billion and aim to mobilize another $ 2 billion in co-financing,
(ii) Support to Southern Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and East Africa Power Pools in the order of $ 500 million per year,
(iii) IFC to finance 15 + Public Private Partnership (PPP) in power sector FY 2008-2011, estimated financing of ＄400-500 million
AfDB: $ 5.5 billion for power generation, transmission and distribution
EU: ca. € 300 million

Status: 1 infrastructure development advisor has been dispatched to the ICA Secretariat, which has contributed to the drafting of ICA Business Plan through Annual Meeting and member meetings.

Status: The ICA Secretariat has set up a web based platform for enhancing collaboration among members on regional projects. A demonstration was made at the 2009 ICA annual meeting in Rome in March 2009. The setting up of the platform was initially recommended at the ICA technical meeting hosted by EIB in Luxembourg in February 2008 on regional projects.