Energy and infrastructure projects in Africa are long-dated and capital-intensive, which makes them unusually exposed to political risk. Offtake agreements, tariff structures and regulatory approvals can outlast the government that granted them, and a change in administration can unsettle terms that looked fixed at financial close.
Energy and infrastructure
Project viability depends as much on the durability of political commitment and the reliability of counterparties as it does on engineering or financing structure.
What our analysis covers
We assess the political durability of offtake agreements and regulatory approvals underpinning a project, and track how counterparty reliability is likely to hold up over the project's life. This applies our strategic risk advisory and political economy analysis services to the specific exposure long-dated infrastructure carries.
What clients gain
A realistic view of whether the political and regulatory commitments a project depends on will still hold by the time it reaches completion, not just at financial close.
Our clients
Developers and investors assessing political and regulatory risk before financial close. Corporates managing offtake and counterparty exposure. Development finance institutions structuring long-term infrastructure investment around realistic political timelines.