This investment was made under a previous strategy. We disclose information on all our current investments, but narrative information on our pre-2012 investments, when we introduced a new strategy, may be limited.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- Africa
- Sector
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people. For funds, the sectors listed here are those the fund has invested in so far.
- Communications and IT Services, Infrastructure
- Website:
- https://aiimafrica.com/
- Investment type
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund manager:
- Africa Infrastructure Investment Managers
- Start date
For direct investments, this is the date CDC committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that CDC committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- December 2010
- Amount
For direct investments, this is the total amount that CDC has committed to the business or project (it may be a combination of equity and debt).
For funds, this is the total amount that CDC has committed to the fund.
- $30m
- Domicile
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- Mauritius
Investments made by this fund
- Active
- Exited
Investment name | Country | Region | Sector | Start date | Status |
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South African Toll Road Company
South African Toll Road Company designed, built and operates a 95km section of the N1, running from Pretoria north to Bela Bela, and a 290km section of the N4, which runs from Pretoria west to the Botswana border. |
South Africa | Africa, Southern Africa | Infrastructure | October 2010 | Active |
IHS Holding Limited
IHS is one of the largest telecommunications tower infrastructure providers in Africa. IHS currently owns over 715 towers in Nigeria where it leases space on the towers to Mobile Network Operators (MNO) under 10-15 years contracts. |
Nigeria | Africa, West Africa | Communications and IT Services | December 2011 | Active |
Renewable Energy Investments SA (RF) Proprietary Limited
REISA is an 81.0MW solar photovoltaic (“PV”) facility located near Kathu in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. |
South Africa | Africa, Southern Africa | Infrastructure | November 2012 | Active |
Africa Clean Energy Development Renewables Cookhouse (RF) Prioprietary Limited
Cookhouse is a greenfield 139MW wind farm in South Africa being developed by Africa Clean Energy Development Renewables. |
South Africa | Africa, Southern Africa | Infrastructure | December 2012 | Active |
Kinangop Wind Park Limited
Kinangop Wind Park is a 60 MW wind farm in central Kenya. It will be one of the largest wind park investment in East Africa to date, and the first commercial project in the region. It is expected that Kinangop Wind Park will be constructed by mid 2015 and it will deliver electricity to 150 000 Kenyan households |
Kenya | Africa, East Africa | Infrastructure | December 2013 | Active |
Cenpower
Cenpower is a 340 megawatt gas and oil fired combined cycle power plant in Kipone, approximately 25 km from Accra. It should provide improved access to low cost electricity in Ghana and improve usage of the West African Gas Pipeline Project. |
Ghana | Africa, West Africa | Infrastructure | December 2014 | Active |