Most African infrastructure projects stall not because the idea is bad — but because a development stage was skipped. Our gated framework ensures every investable milestone is met.
Typical timeline for a well-prepared project is 18–30 months. Each stage carries a defined deliverable, a funder-grade quality bar, and a gate that must be passed before the next stage begins.
Define the project and test the 6 foundational questions.
DFI-quality feasibility across six components.
SPV, offtake, EPC and financial model build.
Information Memorandum — 7 DFI components.
DFI and investor engagement through term sheet.
Conditions precedent, sign, first drawdown.
Answer the six foundational questions before spending development capital: What? Why here? Who pays? Who builds? Who funds? What are the risks?
DFI-quality feasibility covering six components — technical, market, financial, legal/regulatory, ESG, and risk allocation.
SPV formation, offtake agreements, EPC selection and the full financial model — built to the metrics DFIs require.
The 7 IM components DFIs require — executive summary, market, technical, ESG, financial, risk and legal.
Six gates from concept screen to term sheet — managed as a structured, milestone-driven process.
Sequenced conditions precedent, documentation, signing and first drawdown — the definition of a bankable project.
A realistic development budget and 18–30 month timeline are the single biggest predictors of whether a project will close. We help sponsors plan both at the outset.
Development capital is typically recovered at Financial Close through a development fee or sponsor equity carry — structured transparently with funders at term-sheet stage.
Each failure mode has a known preventative — and a defined workstream in our methodology to neutralise it.
Confidential initial consultation · NDA on request · structured assessment within 10 business days.
"Most projects don't fail from bad ideas — they fail from skipped stages."
