London, United Kingdom, 19 June: The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) today announced that it committed USD 1 billion to 33 infrastructure projects in 2025, which had a total investment of USD 4.1 billion, of which USD 2.9 billion was mobilised from the private sector.
The figures were announced on the sidelines of the London Action Climate Week, as the Group released its ‘Sustainability and Impact Report 2025’. The findings further cement PIDG’s reputation as a leader in blended finance, investing in emerging market infrastructure and derisking capital flows to underserved markets. The amount of private capital mobilised is a signpost for the future of development finance, with concessional funding acting as a key multiplier of private capital.
Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, PIDG has supported 286 projects reaching financial close since inception, with 75 per cent located in least developed countries, low-income countries, and fragile and conflict-affected states. This has led to USD 32.7 billion in private capital mobilised and USD 51.4 billion invested in infrastructure projects since 2002.
In 2025, PIDG closed transactions in markets and sectors that many investors continue to overlook, providing eight million people with new or improved infrastructure in some of the world’s most challenging operating environments. These include:
Another key priority in 2025 was to advance global partnerships and collaboration to mobilise finance for impact at scale. PIDG works with leading global institutions to improve investment conditions in emerging markets, from advancing climate-resilient infrastructure through PCRAM 2.0 – a methodology developed alongside the University of Oxford to assess how investments in climate resilience can protect long-term project performance and investor returns – to supporting sustainable urban infrastructure through The Urban Resilience Fund (TURF), a partnership with Meridiam focused on addressing the infrastructure needs of rapidly growing African cities.
Through initiatives such as the UK government-led Emerging Markets and Developing Economies (EMDE) Investor Taskforce and the Hamburg Data Alliance, PIDG is helping improve data transparency and unlock greater institutional investment into developing economies. Meanwhile, its partnership with the African Development Bank aims to mobilise domestic African capital estimated to be over USD 2 trillion through innovative credit enhancement and de-risking solutions.
Alongside its work on climate and capital mobilisation, PIDG is a market-leader in gender-lens investing. 85 per cent of PIDG’s investments in 2025 achieved gender targets – a 56 per cent increase from the previous year. The achievement is particularly significant given that few infrastructure investors have achieved gender integration across such a high proportion of annual investments. PIDG further strengthened its approach in 2025 through the launch of its first Gender Lens Investing Policy, embedding gender considerations throughout the investment lifecycle and formalising its commitment to delivering measurable outcomes for women and girls.
One example is PIDG’s support for First Finance in Cambodia, where its guarantee solution, GuarantCo provided a payment default guarantee of USD 16m to support the Cambodian microfinance institution specialising in affordable housing mortgages. The proceeds will be used to enable First Finance to provide 1,300 home loans which is expected to benefit 6,500 people, 90 per cent of whom are women.
Climate action is central
Climate action remains central to PIDG’s investment strategy. From renewable energy and electric mobility to sustainable aviation fuel and climate-smart sanitation, PIDG is helping accelerate the transition to low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure across Africa and Asia.
By backing pioneering projects in markets often overlooked by mainstream investors, PIDG is demonstrating that frontier economies can play a critical role in the global energy transition while attracting private capital at scale.
Philippe Valahu, CEO, PIDG, said: “For 25 years, PIDG has demonstrated that private capital can be mobilised in the world’s most challenging markets by deploying blended finance solutions and derisking instruments. Our 2025 results show that in addition to delivering power, transportation, social infrastructure, and connectivity, infrastructure investment can drive climate action, expand opportunities for women and girls, and create lasting economic growth. We want to continue helping transform markets so that sustainable investment can flow further, faster and with lasting impact”.
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About PIDG
The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is an innovative infrastructure development and finance organisation that mobilises private investment to support sustainable and inclusive infrastructure in sub-Saharan Africa and South and South-East Asia. Since 2002, PIDG has supported 286 infrastructure projects, mobilising USD 32.7 billion in private-sector investment and attracting USD 51.4 billion in total project investment, helping improve access to infrastructure for approximately 240 million people.
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