Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company PLC (InfraCredit)

Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Company PLC (InfraCredit) is a specialized infrastructure credit guarantee institution headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. The public company provides credit enhancement and guarantees to facilitate long-term local-currency financing for eligible infrastructure projects. InfraCredit works with institutional investors, development finance institutions and infrastructure companies to address financing constraints and improve project bankability in Nigeria.

InfraCredit finances climate-related activities including renewable energy, green housing, water and waste systems, climate-smart transport and decentralized renewable energy. InfraCredit’s Clean Energy Transition Strategy seeks to mobilize catalytic finance for low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure aligned with Nigeria's nationally determined contribution, national adaptation plan and Energy Transition Plan. InfraCredit’s approach also incorporates adaptation and resilience through risk assessment, resilient infrastructure, water management, health protection and climate-smart agriculture.

InfraCredit's guarantee model is expected to strengthen GCF’s capacity to de-risk climate investment, mobilize domestic institutional capital and expand long-term local-currency finance. By combining credit guarantees, green bonds and blended finance, InfraCredit can support clean energy and resilient infrastructure. InfraCredit’s market position can help scale distributed energy and other climate solutions in underserved communities across Nigeria.