Water & Sanitation
Infrastructure

Clean water and sanitation infrastructure: the most underfunded and most impactful investment opportunity in Africa.

$2.4B
Active Pipeline
22
Verified Projects
10
Countries
5
Sub-sectors

Africa faces a $30B annual water infrastructure financing gap. Over 400 million people lack access to safe drinking water. Yet water infrastructure — from treatment plants to irrigation networks — represents one of the most bankable and impact-rich investment categories on the continent.

AIP tracks water and sanitation projects across the full value chain — from source to tap. Our PETFEL™ framework is particularly well-suited to water PPPs, which involve complex multi-stakeholder structures, regulatory requirements, and long-term revenue visibility. With blended finance structures and DFI backing increasingly available for water assets, this sector is moving from underserved to investable at scale.

Key Sub-sectors
Water Treatment Plants Distribution Networks Sanitation Systems Irrigation Infrastructure Desalination
Active Markets
Kenya Ethiopia Ghana Niger Senegal Morocco Tanzania Uganda Nigeria South Africa

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