InfraCredit – Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited

WHO WE ARE

InfraCredit provides local currency guarantees to enhance the credit quality of debt instruments issued to finance creditworthy infrastructure assets in Nigeria that conform with its eligibility criteria.

WHAT WE DO

ELIGIBILE SECTORS

GAS
DISTRIBUTION

Gas pipelines and bulk storage/logistical facilities and downstream gas processing and development
SOCIAL
INFRASTRUCTURE

The provision of economic and social infrastructure (e.g. housing, hospitals, education) within towns and cities.
INPUTS TO
INFRASTRUCTURE

Manufacture, construction of goods, equipment, or other basic materials or services used in provision of infrastructure.
AGRICULTURE

Infrastructure component of agro-industrial projects e.g. investments in agro-food processing/storage for agribusiness
POWER

The generation, transmission and/or distribution of electricity, including off-grid embedded power electrification.
RENEWABLE
ENERGY

Alternative energy and renewable energy technologies ranging from solar power, wind power, and hydroelectricity
WATER
DISTRIBUTION

Urban/rural fresh water production and treatment, bulk water supply and distribution
WASTE
MANAGEMENT

Solid waste disposal/collection, transportation and waste treatment, including waste recycling facilities
TRANSPORTATION

Fixed transportation infrastructure e.g. toll roads, bridges, rail, airports, ports and bulk storage/handling facilities
ICT/
TELECOMS

Local telephone services and IT network, internet solutions, voice, data center and cloud services to providers

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PROJECTS

Transitioning to a Low Carbon Economy

330 employees

600MW

NGN 8.5 billion

North South Power Company Limited (NSP) was established in 2012 to own and operate a diverse and growing portfolio of electricity generation businesses across Africa. In 2013, the company acquired a 30-year concession of the Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Plant from the Nigeria Bureau of Public Enterprises.

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Energising a Sustainable Economy

100 Direct & Indirect Jobs

50 Mega Watts

10 Billion

Nigeria, the largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa with GDP of $405 billion and c.180 million people, has recorded remarkable growth (CAGR of 15%) since 2000). Nigeria’s aggregate electricity need has been estimated at c.180,000 Mega Watts (MW) to satisfy its domestic electricity demand.

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NEWS AND UPDATES

GCR Affirms the ‘AAA’ Ratings Assigned to Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited With Stable Outlook (10/25/2019) - InfraCredit is pleased to announce its guarantee… ...
Agusto & Co. Affirms the ‘AAA’ Ratings Assigned to Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company Limited With Stable Outlook (10/25/2019) - InfraCredit is pleased to announce its guarantee… ...

LATEST TWEETS

Nigeria spends N5.075trn annually on generators: Nigeria and its business community spend a whopping $14 billion (N5.075 trillion) per annum on petrol and diesel powered generators.

Lagos plans smart city project, to install cameras, build data rooms: The Lagos State government has assured of a crime-free Yuletide for all Lagos residents while work is at an advanced stage to unveil a smart city project in its bid to safeguard the commercial capital of the country.

Electricity metering gulps N11 billion in four states as MAP scheme drags: No less than N11 billion has been invested in metering electricity consumers in Kogi, Abuja, Nasarawa and Niger States as part of efforts to bridge the shortfall in metering gap and reduce estimated billing of consumers in the country.

NCAA blames flight delays, cancellations on poor use of capacity: The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has blamed the perennial flight delays and cancellations on poor use of capacity across the domestic routes.

AI – Africa’s tech space needs more harnessing: Africa’s technology space is ready for the revolution of Artificial Intelligence (AI) but needs a organised platform to thrive.

Sanwo-Olu knocks on Chinese investors’ doors for Lagos: The recent investment visit of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, with some members of the state Executive Council to China could be the starting point of efforts by the administration to meeting the numerous expectations of Lagosians who have been looking forward to the emergence of the Greater Lagos agenda promised by the government.

Malabo declaration and future of energy in Nigeria: Gas is the future of Africa, Africa is the future of gas. With many discoveries in the continent, the need to explore gas for domestic development, especially as it relates to electricity and industrial growth, is one of the key hallmarks of the Malabo declaration from the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) 5th Gas Summit

NNPC tasks PETAN, others on gas, greenhouse emission: The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has urged members of Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) to focus more on gas development and support the government in its fight in curbing emission

GCR places GEL Utility Limited’s national scale Issuer ratings ‘Under Review’: Global Credit Ratings has today placed GEL Utility Limited’s long term and short term national scale Issuer ratings of BBB+(NG) and A2(NG) respectively ‘Under Review’. The outlook remains ‘Stable’

GCR Extends the Validity of Dangote Cement Plc’s National Scale Issuer ratings: Global Credit Ratings (“GCR”) has extended the validity of the long term national scale rating of AA+(NG) and the short term rating of A1+(NG) assigned to Dangote Cement Plc

Nigeria will add rice to export commodities in 2 years: The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, says with the phenomenal increase in rice production and processing in the country, Nigeria will be exporting the commodity in the next two years

National Assembly passes N10.59 trillion 2020 budget: The Senate yesterday passed the 2020 budget, approving NIO.59 trillion as aggregate expenditure.The approved figure is N263.946 billion higher than the N10.330 trillion presented to the National Assembly for consideration and approval by President Muhammadu Buhari in October.

VAT revenue declines to N275bn in Q3’19: The National Bureau Statistics (NBS) said the federal government generated N275.12 billion Value Added Tax (VAT) in the third quarter of the year (Q3’19).

Banks recorded N42.76tn e-transactions in Q3: A total volume of 800.2 million transactions valued at N42.76tn were recorded in the third quarter of 2019, as data on electronic payment channels in the Nigeria banking sector revealed

Decline in Foreign Direct Investment: Despite the recent World Bank’s rating of Nigeria’s economy as one of the “most improved economies in the world,” especially in the Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) index, Nigeria is reportedly losing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows

Unconventional monetary policies have created over 2.5m jobs: The Central Bank of Nigeria says its unconventional monetary policies have supported the creation of over 2.5 million jobs across the agricultural value chain

Zenith Bank pledges to help digitalize Nigeria’s economy: Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Jim Ovia, has pledged the bank’s support for youths working on technological innovations and products that would assist digitalize the Nigerian economy

Falling reserves puts tight rein on Naira: As Nigeria’s foreign reserves fell to $39.83 billion last month, from October’s figure of $40.55 billion, there is anxiety that it may trigger Naira depreciation if something urgent is not done

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Harvard-Business-Review-Case-Study

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

Infrastructure in Nigeria: Unlocking Pension Fund Investments

Case Study by John D. Macomber and Pippa Tubman Armerding

Corporate Finance Awards 2018 – Most Innovative Infrastructure Finance –
Sub-Saharan Africa 2018

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