STRATEGIES FOR FINANCING INFRASTRUCTURE: DBSA APPROACH TO PROJECT PREPARATION Thabo Rakoloti: Project Preparation Specialist 23 November 2016
Role of PPU within DBSA PPU solution offering Key achievements |
Project preparation is one of DBSA’s competitive advantages within our core sectors |
Integrated infrastructure Early state risk taker solution provider DBSA value proposition Tenor & developmental Smart partnerships returns |
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DBSA primary focus area 1 2 3 4 5 Maintain / Build Plan Plan Prepare Finance Prepare improve Municipal Project identification Provide vanilla and Managing the Supporting the assessments Feasibility boutique financing design and maintenance and/or Infrastructure plans assessments opportunities construction of key improvement of key Advisory role Technical assistance Debt projects in the infrastructure infrastructure Financial structuring Mezzanine Finance education, health projects planning Project Preparation Limited non and housing sectors – Project funds recourse lending Lead arranger Management support South Africa South Africa National and National and South Africa Under resourced Municipalities Municipalities provincial provincial municipalities SOE SOE government government PPP PPP departments departments Private sector Private sector Municipalities Municipalities R est of Africa R est of Africa SOE SOE Public Public – Private – Private Partnerships Partnerships Sovereigns Sovereigns | It is of strategic importance because it allows the Bank to offer an Through integrating across the value chain, DBSA is able drive infrastructure delivery in an effective and timely manner 4
integrated value propositions along the infrastructure value chain |
Africa has infrastructure funding needs of ~$120bn with ~95% of the initiatives still in concept & pre-feasibility development stage |
Unknown value Known value Number and value of projects in PIDA PAP lists ▪ Most DFIs in Africa # currently participate in later stages of the project life cycle PIDA PAP is a set of large, priority infrastructure projects across Africa ▪ A growing number of DFIs are increasingly expanding 111 their scope of operations and venturing into project preparation 66 ▪ PIDA PAP lists 139 projects, of which 95 % by value are 17 45 11 in concept and pre - feasibility stage and 55% Concept ( Pre) feasibility Structuring are so ill - defined no capital value has been estimated 1 ETC 113 3 4 USD Bn |
1 Estimated total cost; extrapolated proportionately where values are unknown 5 SOURCE : PIDA PAP list |
To move potentially impactful projects to bankable stage requires increase in project preparation investments |
1 Estimated project development and preparation costs USD Bn per annum 10.0 African priority Why this is not addressed at projects require scale today 4.7 ~USD 400Mn per ~ 2 - 3 annum (USD ▪ Commercial vehicles focus on 0.4 100 Mn in SADC ) assets/ sectors where Africa SSA SADC PIDA commercial returns are good PAP ▪ Most PPFs only solve for one part of the equation (funding), … yet decreased or for only part of the project disbursements due to lack of Increased Commitments… lifecycle (technical assistance) bankable projects Infrastructure Commitments, % of committed funds disbursed USD Bn ▪ No credible/ independent entity with active long - term interest in 56 vs. supporting governments’ 48 39 38 infrastructure development 2009 2010 2009 2010 |
1 Estimated at 5% of total estimated cost (ETC) 6 SOURCE: McKinsey MGI; World Bank; ICA; PIDA PAP |
Role of PPU within DBSA PPU solution offering Key achievements |
The DBSA’s Project Preparation Unit (PPU) was created in 2013 to identify and prepare projects to bankability stage 2013 as a specialised and dedicated Unit within the DBSA Established 1 2 ▪ To bankability prepare sustainable priority projects within DBSA’s mandate to Purpose ▪ To provide project preparation facilities and skills to prepare bankable projects Our core services are: ‒ Funding of PP activities; Services 3 ‒ Mobilising advisors to prepare bankable projects ‒ Facilitating and managing project preparation activities ▪ South Africa; ▪ SADC; Footprint 4 ▪ Selected African countries outside SADC ( Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Ethiopia and DRC) | 8
PPU unit provides a comprehensive project developing solution to its clients
Enabling Project Pre - Bankable Project environment Definition feasibility Feasibility structuring Deal origination PPU covers the entire cycle of project preparation It maintains a balanced portfolio of projects at different stages of preparation • Actively originating deals by: - Identifying project opportunities from a project developer/sponsor perspective - Define project concept and scope Key • Engage with clients and obtain a mandate to act as project developer / sponsor / activities owner • Programmatic approach in developing projects to be role - out for more than one client | 9
Where the Project Preparation Unit plays is guided by the DBSA mandate South Africa: NDP and sectoral plans e.g. IRP SADC: Regional Infrastructure Master Plan Geographic Africa: PIDA
Core sectors Transport ‒ ‒ Water and sanitation ‒ Energy Sectors ‒ ICT Secondary sectors (SA only) Social ‒
Municipalities SOCs Government Departments Customers Private companies (projects with a public good) | 15
PPU’s project preparation principles are guided by the DBSA’s strategic objectives |
1. The principle of co - funding shall apply sponsors are required – to contribute towards the funding of the PP activities and stages 2. The DBSA’s is provided on commercial terms – PP funding expect recovery of PP funding invested as well as a return for the risk taken (PP funding provided is not a grant) Key project preparation principles role 3. The DBSA would aim to obtain a Mandated Lead Arranger on a competitive basis of the 4. The DBSA would aim to participate in the debt funding project on a competitive basis 11 |
PPU leverage DBSA’s strategic partners to sources 3 rd party funding for project preparation |
Type of funding Funding partners Project preparation own Joint funding with other funding partners (e.g. Meridiam Capital) R100m p.a DBSA 1 Based on cost recovery and Gautrain and Transnet (only in sponsored return (self - sustaining relation to their own projects) model) KfW Project preparation funding R200m a PPDF European Union Grants European Union Project preparation grants & ( participating DFIs: KfW, direct capital grants with b IIPSA R1.8bn DBSA, AFD, EIB) loans Grants Project preparation funding AFD R50m PPFS c Grants rd 2 3 party funding Global P roject preparation grants d Environment Capital grants 1 Variable Facility (GEF) Concession loans Interest rate subsidies Green Climate Guarantees e Fund (GCF) On project by project basis: Electra, Africa50, InfraCo, Other Project 1 ‒ Equity 2 Variable f Harith – Progeny Prep facilities ‒ Mezzanine Grants ‒ |
1 Based on individual projects, 2 DBSA is assisting with mobilizing seed capital from KfW 6 |
PPU project selection criteria 1 7 Sector / strategic fit Potential Investment Value 2 6 Development Cost recovery and Impact return 5 3 Institutional capacity of National / regional the project sponsor priority 4 Co - funding | 13
PPU is working on a number of initiatives with strategic partners Gautrain extension Independent Power Producer Program Window and expansions RE IPP Expedited Bid Small IPP Coal baseload IPP Gas IPP Develop Student IIPSA SADC PPDF Accommodation Funding Models R1.7 bn fund value R100 m fund value |
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Role of PPU within DBSA PPU solution offering Key achievements |
PPU’s pipeline projects has grown significantly over the last 12 months to a potential investment value of ~R213 billion Investment values per sector |
Value , R billion 2 3 213 80 0 2 0 3 26 83 54 11 0 118 11 1 Rest of Africa 57 131 South Africa 61 Energy Water Transport ICT Social Total # of projects in 13 9 6 1 1 30 active preparation |
1 Total investment values for projects outside of South Africa assumed a R15/US$ exchange rate 8 |
Regional composition of PPU projects – 72% of the potential funding opportunities are within South Africa Regional Split (%) Assessment of Regional Split Potential Regional % DBSA Split Participation (R x million) 9 % Within South Africa 30 873 72% 19 % ERRs Approved - Due Diligence Stage 6 195 Appraisals Approved - Active Preparation 24 678 Stage / Handed over to Lending Within SADC (Excl SA) 8 006 28% 67% ERRs Approved - Due Diligence Stage 2 697 72 % Appraisals Approved - Active Preparation 5 308 Stage / Handed over to Lending Outside SADC 3 978 33% ERRs Approved - Due Diligence Stage 1 547 Within South Africa Within SADC (Excl SA) Appraisals Approved - Active Preparation 243 Outside SADC Stage / Handed over to Lending TOTAL 42 857
Number of projects by sector and regional location Water Transport Energy ICT Social Total Inside SA 9 2 5 1 1 18 Rest of Africa - 4 8 - - 12 TOTAL 9 6 13 1 1 30 | 1
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