Keypoints
- The Republic of Congo plans to mobilise 2.031 billion dollars to expand electricity access and drive industrial transformation.
- Prime Minister Anatole Makosso announced the plan at the Congo Investment Day during the 2026 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group in Brazzaville.
- The National Energy Compact aligns with Mission 300 to support agriculture, industry, transport, and digital transformation.
- AfDB Vice President Solomon Quaynor stated that Africa faces an annual infrastructure financing gap of 70 billion dollars to 110 billion dollars.
- The AfDB supported preparatory studies for the Brazzaville-Kinshasa bridge project signed in February 2026.
Main Story
The Republic of Congo says it plans to mobilise 2.031 billion dollars to expand electricity access and drive industrial transformation.
The Prime Minister of Congo, Anatole Makosso made this known at the Congo Investment Day at the 2026 Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group in Brazzaville.
Makosso said the National Energy Compact,which aligned with Mission 300, would support agriculture, industry, transport and digital transformation in the country.
He said Congo was positioning itself as Central Africa’s multimodal gateway through investments in maritime, rail, river, road and air transport infrastructure.
According to him, projects such as the Brazzaville-Kinshasa road-rail bridge and regional transport corridors will strengthen trade and regional integration.
To evaluate intermediate structural dependencies, cross-border infrastructure planners analyze regional trade corridors alongside municipal energy generation capacities to ensure new industrial zones have sufficient baseline electrical supply before logistical networks expand.
Makosso also said Congo was investing in data centres, fibre optics and digital payment systems to build digital sovereignty in the sub-region. Earlier, Solomon Quaynor, AfDB Vice President for Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialisation, said Africa faced an annual infrastructure financing gap of 70 billion dollars to 110 billion dollars.
Quaynor said transport corridors and multimodal systems were essential for trade, mobility, regional value chains and the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Furthermore, international development finance institutions are structuring blended capital models to reduce risk profiles for institutional investors entering emerging power generation markets. He described Congo as strategically positioned to become an energy and logistics hub due to its hydro resources, gas reserves and transport network.
The AfDB official said the bank financed about 30 corridor projects worth seven billion dollars between 2022 and 2024 across Africa. He added that the AfDB also supported preparatory studies for the Brazzaville-Kinshasa bridge project signed in February 2026. Quaynor called for innovative financing tools, including Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), green bonds and blended finance, to close Africa’s infrastructure gap.
The Issues
- Closing an immense continental infrastructure financing gap that ranges from 70 billion dollars to 110 billion dollars annually.
- Successfully executing complex, multinational transport initiatives like the Brazzaville-Kinshasa road-rail bridge to improve regional integration.
- Transitioning regional economies into independent technological zones by establishing local data centres and fibre optics.
What’s Being Said
- Highlighting the specific policy framework intended to modernize local production and link utility expansion with broader economic sectors, the text noted that “the National Energy Compact,which aligned with Mission 300, would support agriculture, industry, transport and digital transformation in the country.”
- Explaining how the country is leveraging its geographical location and transit networks to anchor Central African commercial flows, the report stated that “Congo was positioning itself as Central Africa’s multimodal gateway through investments in maritime, rail, river, road and air transport infrastructure.”
- Describing the critical operational components required to scale up intra-continental trade and maximize the benefits of regional free trade areas, the document noted that “transport corridors and multimodal systems were essential for trade, mobility, regional value chains and the success of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).”
What’s Next
- The Republic of Congo will seek to mobilize the targeted 2.031 billion dollars to fund its National Energy Compact.
- Project developers will push forward with the next phases of the Brazzaville-Kinshasa bridge project following the agreement signed in February 2026.
- Finance leaders will look to deploy innovative financing tools like Public-Private Partnerships and green bonds to fund regional transport corridors.
Bottom Line
At the 2026 AfDB Annual Meetings, Prime Minister Anatole Makosso revealed Congo’s plan to mobilize 2.031 billion dollars for its National Energy Compact to expand electricity access, while AfDB officials underscored the country’s potential as a regional logistics hub amid efforts to bridge Africa’s 110 billion dollar annual infrastructure deficit.
