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Public-Private Partnership (PPP)

By mobilizing the private sector, public-private partnerships (PPPs) address the challenges of developing essential infrastructure and services. AFD Group supports the creation of enabling conditions for the implementation of PPPs and promotes the emergence of sustainable and long-lasting projects.
Objectives
- Promote learning through guidance and practice (learning by doing)
- Support private operators in implementing sustainable PPPs
- Help retain expertise within PPP units and project-owning authorities
- Share French experience and expertise
Am I eligible?
A PPP is a tool that enables a public entity to entrust the development of infrastructure or the management of a service to a private company.
In an AFD partner country, you take part in infrastructure or essential service projects in partnership with the private sector.
You may represent:
- a line ministry
- a civil society organization (CSO)
- a local authority
- a public institution
To find out about our solutions tailored to your needs
Benefits
- Risk sharing
- Optimizes the efficiency of public investments
- Ensures the quality and sustainability of infrastructure and services
178 projects financed
Since 2012, this is the number of PPP projects supported by AFD Group in 60 countries, for a total amount of €4.3 billion.
Public sector
AFD and Expertise France
Support for creating an enabling environment for PPPs:
- Assistance in establishing legal frameworks that promote PPP project development
- Support for training stakeholders
Support for project development:
- Assistance in operationalizing institutional frameworks
- Support for project planning and preparation
- Support for structuring, procurement, and transaction phases
- Support for handling unsolicited proposals
AFD
Project financing through a range of products tailored to public sector needs:
- Loans, grants, and guarantees
- Blended finance
- Other tools: de-risking instruments, Viability Gap Funds, etc.
Private operators
Proparco and STOA
Support for private operators:
- Assistance with project financing (concessional, junior or senior loans; guarantees; equity investments; and more)
- Support for international and local private operators in structuring their proposals, particularly to integrate environmental, social, gender, and climate criteria.