1. PIDA Status, Next Steps & Challenges
African Stakeholders Meeting
ICA Annual Meetings
Paris, France – May 16th, 2011

2. Agenda
Status update 1
Challenges 2
Issues for guidance 3

3. The Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA)…
Programme of regional infrastructure projects
Transport
Energy
ICT
Transboundary Water
Joint initiative of AUC, NPCA & AfDB

4. Objective: realize AU Abuja treaty
Facilitated integration
Improved infrastruct.
African Economic Community

5. Establish a Strategic Framework
PIDA objectives
Establish a Strategic Framework
Establish an Infrastructure Development Programme up to 2040
Prepare an Implementation Strategy and Processes

6. PIDA Implementation Road Map
Inception Phase
Planning Phase
Programming Phase
Consensus Building Phase
Approval Process

7. Phases of the PIDA Study 1 of 2
INCEPTION
PLANNING
Inception Report
Political/Media Launch
Kick-off Workshop
Methodological brief on outlook for future
Outlook for the future & challenges
July 2010
September April 2011

8. Phases of the PIDA Study 2 of 2
CURRENT STATUS
Programming
Consensus Building
RECs, Steering Committee & High level meetings
Preparations of sector programs and Synthesis Report
Strategic Policy Options
Projection of Needs
Program outlined by
sector
May September 2011
October January 2012

9. Regional Capital Investments $19 Billion/year
2.3 billion per year for roads
700 million per year on rail systems
900 million per year on ports
1.3 billion per year on Airports
TRANSPORT
$7 billon per year for regional components (+31 billion/year for new generation).
ENERGY
Ongoing investments = $1.25 billion
$2 billion per year in fiber optic cables
ICT
5 billion per year investment is needed on irrigation expansion
Water Resources

10. Agenda
Status update 1
Challenges 2
Issues for guidance 3

11. Inherent tensions in infrastructure planning
6% GDP growth ambitious but achievable
GDP growth deepens infrastructure crisis
Inadequate Infrastructure may hamper GDP growth
Policy issues are assumed to be solved
PIDA

12. Limiting factors identified
Policies are not harmonized:
Absence of legal disincentive
Commitment at national level
Political willingness to regional integration
Technical capacity
Insufficient financing
Lack of creditworthiness & public finances
Risk perception
Confusion and overlap in responsibilities

13. Projects selected within strategic framework
Learn from the past…
Avoid the STAP Trap
Ensure ownership
Ensure financing
Projects selected within strategic framework

14. Architecture for PIDA implementation
High level advocacy – AU assembly
Monitoring and evaluation
AUC
NPCA
RECs
Policy changes
Countries
Project financing
Construction, O & M
Countries SPVs
Project screening and selection
ICA++
AfDB

15. Agenda
Status update 1
Challenges 2
Issues for guidance 3

16. Delivery Roadmap
Validation by Technical Review Team, including strengthened Bank participation and PoE
Will endorse selection criteria for screening REC lists
Early July – Strategic briefs
Validation of prioritized project lists at REC level
September – REC Validation workshops
Final Validation before submission to AU
October – Synthesis report

17. G20 Issues brought forward by MDB Working Group
Infrastructure Project Preparation funds for PPP and regional projects (new or replenishment)
Raising IMF debt ceilings to permit more borrowing for infrastructure
Better procurement and safeguard harmonization to permit easier joint funding of project

18. Questions for discussions
G20
Issues for discussion & extension of ICA membership
Acceptance
of strict screening criteria before discussing list of projects
Role of MDBs
hard investments or capacity building?

19. THANK YOU – MERCI OBRIGADO – شكرا