Continental Industrial Parks Development Program

Serviced industrial parks providing shared utilities, logistics access and common facilities to manufacturing enterprises. The program is at NBP-1 on the NBP readiness ladder and is recorded at concept confidence. Scope, cost and structure remain subject to the studies listed below.

Individual manufacturers bear the full cost of power, water, wastewater and access provision, which raises the threshold at which an operation becomes viable.

Lower the cost of establishing manufacturing operations by providing serviced land and shared infrastructure rather than requiring each enterprise to provide its own.

Study serviced parks sited according to input availability, workforce access and transport connectivity, offering shared utilities and common services.

• Serviced industrial plots
• Shared power and water infrastructure
• Wastewater treatment
• Internal roads and logistics
• Common facilities and services
• Skills and training provision

Location: Multiple regions, Africa

Manufacturing enterprises, supplier SMEs, and the regional workforce.

• Technical scope to be established through pre-feasibility study
• Design standards to follow applicable national and international codes
• Environmental and social screening prior to design finalisation

• Electricity supply
• Water and wastewater
• Road and rail connectivity
• Land availability
• Skills availability

Shared infrastructure lowers the entry cost for manufacturers, which is generally what determines whether smaller enterprises can formalise and scale.

Delivery and ownership structure to be determined at commercial structuring (NBP-6). Options include public delivery, partnership structures and concession models, assessed against value for money and risk allocation.

To be determined. Suitable capital categories will be assessed at NBP-6 and NBP-7 against the project’s risk profile and revenue characteristics.

Revenue and sustainability model under development. Where user charges are not viable, availability-based or budget-funded models will be assessed.

Classification: To be assigned following environmental and social screening.

Environmental assessment will be completed to the standard required by national regulation and applicable lender policy before any commitment is sought.

Social assessment will address land, livelihoods, resettlement risk, community consultation and equitable access to the resulting service.

1. 1Concept developmentCurrentScope, beneficiaries and components defined at concept level.
2. 2Pre-feasibilityNextTechnical and commercial viability tested at order-of-magnitude level.
3. 3FeasibilitySubsequentFull technical, financial, environmental and social case established.
4. 4Structuring & financingSubsequentDelivery model settled and capital matched to the opportunity.