The goverment now wants to involve private companies into the project, hoping to improve the chances of getting the much needed financing.

With accumulated pension contributions running to over N1.6trillion as at February 2010, the National Pension Commission is seeking collaboration with the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission for massive investment in long-term infrastructure finance.

Faced with a poor and in some areas non-existent infrastructure, over the past three years, billions of shillings in allocations have been made to boost roads, rail, energy and information communication technology infrastructure to boost investment and deliver services better to the population.

The future of PPPs in North West Africa - Norton Rose

he recent financial close of two infrastructure projects in Senegal has paved the way for public private partnerships (PPPs) to become an increasingly popular, and pragmatic, method of funding large infrastructure projects in North West African countries.

Tanzania's minister of transport said that government has called upon private investors to assisting in revamping both road and railway infrastructure in the country to cut on government expenditure.