Details
- Identification
- EvalRef 2018-M-1171, Evaluation contract C-398575, Evaluated references D-23847
- Publication date
- 27 February 2020
- Author
- Directorate-General for International Partnerships
Description
The SADC Project Preparation Development Facility (PPDF) was a follow-on from SADC Regional Infrastructure Development Master Plan (RIDMP) to provide a regional benchmarking for rapidly increased investment in the infrastructure sector in line with SADC spatial development plans. Following the signature and adoption of the Protocol on Finance and Investment in August 2006 by the SADC, the RIDMP was completed and the PPDF was established to address the perceived lack of expertise in project preparation as well as to help leverage financial resources from multiple sources.
To support this vision, the European Union (EU) signed a Contribution Agreement with the SADC Secretariat to provide a financial support of EUR 11.75 million to the PPDF, while Kredietanstalt fuer Wiederaufbau (KfW) has provided EUR 10.8 million in funding support under KfW’s 1 Commitments. The specific objective of the PPDF is to ensure a long-term and sustainable flow of technically, economically and financially viable infrastructure projects prepared and/or financed for the SADC region. The PPDF is centred around three result areas:
- identification and preparation of a pipeline of regional economic infrastructure projects;
- investment proposals successfully marketed; and
- development of a human capacity within the region for the identification, project preparation, evaluation and marketing of economic infrastructure projects.