The densest economic corridor in West Africa: roughly 75% of regional trade.
Value
$15.6bn
Target
2035
Bankability
39
West Africa · Capital Accra
Ghana
Excess contracted capacity and take-or-pay exposure make Ghana the continent's clearest lesson in PPA structuring.
AIDI rank 12 of 5434.5m people$76bn GDP6 tracked projects
AIDI composite
0
Continental average 37.13
Explain figure
Continental average 37.13
Electricity access
0%
5.5 GW installed
Explain figure
5.5 GW installed
Tracked pipeline
$0bn
147 registry projects
Explain figure
147 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 · 6 tracked (loading)
| Project | Sector | Value | Status | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abidjan-Lagos Corridor Highway The densest economic corridor in West Africa: roughly 75% of regional trade. | Roads | $15.6bn | Feasibility | 2035 |
Accra Sky Train Signed with fanfare in 2019, never financed. A useful reminder of how much announced pipeline is not real. | Mass transit | $2.6bn | Stalled | 2030 |
Sankofa Gas-to-Power Expansion The IDA guarantee that made it bankable is now the template for gas-to-power in West Africa. | Gas | $1.3bn | Structuring | 2028 |
WAPP Northern Interconnector Regional trade is the cheapest capacity in West Africa and the least visible in the data. | Transmission | $0.6bn | Construction | 2026 |
Tema Port Terminal 3 Phase 2 West Africa's deepest berth; transhipment competition with Lomé is now the pricing driver. | Ports | $0.6bn | Construction | 2027 |
Open Access Data Centres Expansion Edge capacity in markets that global operators still treat as too small. | Data centres | $0.5bn | Construction | 2027 |
Signed with fanfare in 2019, never financed. A useful reminder of how much announced pipeline is not real.
Value
$2.6bn
Target
2030
Bankability
2
The IDA guarantee that made it bankable is now the template for gas-to-power in West Africa.
Value
$1.3bn
Target
2028
Bankability
53
Regional trade is the cheapest capacity in West Africa and the least visible in the data.
Value
$0.6bn
Target
2026
Bankability
89
West Africa's deepest berth; transhipment competition with Lomé is now the pricing driver.
Value
$0.6bn
Target
2027
Bankability
90
Edge capacity in markets that global operators still treat as too small.
Value
$0.5bn
Target
2027
Bankability
86
Tracked value by sector, $bn
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