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About us

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We have evolved a scalable approach to mobilise finance and accelerate impact where it is most urgently needed.

This approach incorporates our unique abilities: to take an appropriate level of risk; to find ways to attract private capital at the right stage; and to relentlessly innovate with a focus on impact.
Our expertise in infrastructure positions us well to respond to the priority areas identified by the Independent High Level Expert Group on Climate Finance: transformation of the energy system and responding to the growing vulnerability of emerging markets and developing countries to climate change.
The sector knows these abilities are increasingly needed and we are stepping up to the challenge, by working creatively with others to urgently scale up what works. This will allow us all to originate, build and distribute on a faster cycle, matching capital to infrastructure financing at the appropriate stage and scale.
We believe this is how the sector will accelerate impact.

We are here to get infrastructure finance moving and multiplying – accelerating climate action and sustainable development where it is most urgently needed.

For communities, new infrastructure means opportunities to improve life. We work with public and private partners to bridge financing gaps, directing capital and expertise into projects that promote climate resilience and sustainable growth. Working throughout the project lifecycle, we reduce financial risk, transform markets and build local capacity.
The infrastructure we develop and finance will enable job creation (direct and mostly indirect) and higher living standards, unlocking opportunities for young and fast-growing populations, and helping to shape inclusive economies that reduce poverty.
It will also help to forge sustainable development pathways that are compatible with climate and nature imperatives, improving resilience to climate shocks for some of the most vulnerable populations, while protecting and restoring nature.

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Our strategy

Our strategy for 2023-30 makes action on climate and nature, together with sustainable development through new and improved access to infrastructure, more than just part of our work. It is now the central purpose of all we do.

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Our Annual Review

PIDG has published its 2022 Annual Review, reflecting on the new strategy and successful delivery of innovative solutions across our key sectors and markets

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Our People

The right skillsets, values and culture are a core part of the group as we deliver on our commitments - today and as we grow in the future.

We hire people who share our mission, nurturing an expert team doing work that reshapes the sector’s opportunities and expectations.

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The board

A single, unified Board consolidates the group's governance structure, enabling clarity and unity of direction from the PIDG Ltd. Board and Executive team across the group; providing effective direction, guidance and control.

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Our history

Established in 2002, PIDG has addressed market failures that were prevalent in its target markets in sub-Saharan Africa and south and south-east Asia, by demonstrating to the market at large the commercial viability of private infrastructure investment in the poorest countries.

These failures include:
  • Limited supply of long-term, foreign currency financing for infrastructure projects;
  • Lack of local currency financing options to support infrastructure, largely as a result of limited local capital market development;
  • Absence of bankable projects being developed by the private sector to facilitate private sector investment; and
  • Limited government capacity to support the development of publicly-originated infrastructure projects.

 

Notwithstanding significant changes in the market, many of the attributes that clearly differentiated PIDG when it was set up remain valid today, including our unique focus on infrastructure, our responsiveness to market changes and our agility and ability to address market gaps.

PIDG occupies a niche, where a large proportion of our activities take place at, near or even beyond the frontier of infrastructure investment where there are few or no other actors.

Key documents and resources

Our resources are freely available, sorted into relevant categories. Please continue below to find out more.

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