Africa's largest planned airport, underwritten by the only consistently profitable flag carrier on the continent.
Value
$10bn
Target
2032
Bankability
50
East Africa · Capital Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
GERD makes Ethiopia a structural power exporter; debt restructuring gates everything else.
AIDI rank 38 of 54129.7m people$163bn GDP5 tracked projects
AIDI composite
0
Continental average 37.13
Explain figure
Continental average 37.13
Electricity access
0%
5.6 GW installed
Explain figure
5.6 GW installed
Tracked pipeline
$0bn
119 registry projects
Explain figure
119 registry projects
Annual gap
$0bn
Estimated investment requirement
Explain figure
Estimated investment requirement
AIDI trajectory 2015—2025
Commitments vs disbursement, $bn
— committed--- disbursed
Infrastructure sub-indices
Project register · 5 tracked (loading)
| Project | Sector | Value | Status | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abusera Mega Airport (Bishoftu) Africa's largest planned airport, underwritten by the only consistently profitable flag carrier on the continent. | Aviation | $10bn | Structuring | 2032 |
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Self-financed to a remarkable degree. Converts Ethiopia into a structural regional power exporter. | Hydro | $4.8bn | Operational | 2024 |
Addis Ababa Corridor Development Fast, visible and contested: tens of thousands displaced with limited resettlement provision. | Urban renewal | $1.5bn | Construction | 2027 |
One WASH National Programme Phase III Sector-wide approach pooling nine donors — administratively the most integrated WASH programme in Africa. | WASH | $1.1bn | Construction | 2029 |
Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway Uplift Africa's first cross-border electrified railway; debt restructured in 2018 and again under the G20 framework. | Rail | $0.6bn | Structuring | 2028 |
Self-financed to a remarkable degree. Converts Ethiopia into a structural regional power exporter.
Value
$4.8bn
Target
2024
Bankability
77
Fast, visible and contested: tens of thousands displaced with limited resettlement provision.
Value
$1.5bn
Target
2027
Bankability
63
Sector-wide approach pooling nine donors — administratively the most integrated WASH programme in Africa.
Value
$1.1bn
Target
2029
Bankability
84
Africa's first cross-border electrified railway; debt restructured in 2018 and again under the G20 framework.
Value
$0.6bn
Target
2028
Bankability
36
Tracked value by sector, $bn
AI briefing note
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