6 DAYS TO GO: AFRICA PPP 2025 SET TO CONVENE INFRASTRUCTURE LEADERS IN WINDHOEK, 28–31 OCTOBER
The countdown is on to the 15th Africa PPP – Infrastructure Finance, Investment & Partnerships Summit, taking place 28–31 October 2025 at the Hilton Conference Centre, Windhoek. Now in its 15th year, Africa PPP is the continent’s longest-running platform focused on mobilising private participation and innovative finance to deliver critical infrastructure at scale. This year’s theme, “Promoting an Enabling Environment that Accelerates the Implementation of Sustainable and Viable PPPs,” anchors two days of high-level dialogue, a hands-on Masterclass and curated project showcases.
Backed by the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) and the Ministry of Works and Transport, Africa PPP 2025 will welcome 300+ participants from 30+ countries, 60+ speakers and 20+ investment-ready project opportunities. Delegations span governments and PPP units, utilities, DFIs, institutional investors, developers, EPCs and advisers—offering unparalleled opportunities to learn, network and invest.
The summit opens on 28 October with a full-day Project Preparation Masterclass designed for public authorities and utilities, covering appraisal, risk allocation, procurement routes and contract management to move more projects to bankability. Conference sessions run 29–30 October, with a Namibia Infrastructure Investment Opportunities Project Showcase business breakfast, sector deep-dives, and closing debate. A separately bookable Africa PPP Tour on 31 October rounds out the week.
A broad line-up of policy, utility and investor voices is confirmed, including Nangula Uaandja (NIPDB), Fritz Jacobs (NamPower), Andrew Shaw (Transnet), Reginald Demana (SANRAL), Bruno Ching’andu (TAZARA), Justin Loongo (ZESCO), Kipkemoi Kibias (KETRACO), Stephan Jooste (Zutari), Beatrice Lucke (KfW Development Bank), Hippy Tjivikua (Walvis Bay Corridor Group), Jason de Carteret (SolarCentury Africa), Kefa Seda (PPP Secretariat, Kenya), Adele Paris (IFC), Mohamed Golicha (Kenya Ports Authority) and Rauna Mukumangeni (PPP Unit, Namibia), among others. Their perspectives will emphasise practical solutions, policy reform, corridor development, utility performance and investable pipelines.
Session highlights
- Opening Leaders’ Roundtable: how climate-resilient, sustainable infrastructure can deepen trade, drive inclusive growth and attract capital.
- Session 1 — Namibia as a Gateway: focused investment opportunities and progressive reforms across transport, aviation and enabling infrastructure.
- Session 2 — Powering Africa’s Energy Transformation: utility-scale renewables and storage, transmission upgrades and regional power trade plus a renewables project showcase.
- Session 3 — Water, Sanitation & Solid Waste: utility creditworthiness, cost-reflective tariffs and bankable delivery models with performance-based contracts and blended finance.
- Session 5 — Roads, Rail & Cross-Border Logistics: modernising networks and advancing corridor concessions to boost intra-African trade.
- Session 6 — Infrastructure for Industrialisation: logistics corridors, SEZs and integrated energy/water systems for competitive manufacturing.
- Session 7 — Ports & Airports: operational excellence and investable expansions across the region’s gateways.
- Session 8 — Social Infrastructure: financing health, education, housing and digital systems including availability-payment PPPs, targeted subsidies and digital coverage priorities.
Why Namibia, why now? Positioned as Southern Africa’s rising logistics hub, with Africa’s top-rated road network and a world-class port at Walvis Bay, Namibia offers strategic access to regional and global markets. Public investment priorities over the next five years include 50,000 housing units, desalination plants, agri-infrastructure, power, airport upgrades, road and rail expansion, SEZs and sports infrastructure, creating fertile ground for PPPs and private capital. Africa PPP provides a neutral space to align policy and pipeline, compare models and accelerate partnerships.
A hallmark of Africa PPP is its commitment to project preparation and execution discipline. The pre-conference Masterclass will walk teams through structured appraisal, procurement strategies, contract design and post-award contract management so more projects advance from concept to close, faster and with stronger governance. Participants receive practical tools, cases and certificates of completion.
What delegates will gain
- Market intelligence: policy shifts, contracting structures and risk allocation that lenders and investors back.
- Qualified connections: senior decision-makers across government, DFIs, utilities, investors and operators, in one place.
- Deal momentum: curated showcases and targeted networking to pressure-test bankability and align co-financiers.
- Benchmarking: compare corridor, energy, water and social-infra models from across Africa and other emerging markets.
Registration, and sponsorship enquiries are open. For programme updates and participation options, visit africappp.com or contact the organisers. Secure your place in Windhoek and help shape the next wave of executable, climate-resilient infrastructure across Africa.
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