Infrastructure finance marketing in the DRC
Vektron Merchants finds infrastructure projects, sponsors and public owners in the DRC for lenders, investors and contractors that want to finance or build there. We confirm the first meetings and plan the visit.
What does infrastructure finance marketing in the DRC involve?
Most infrastructure finance in the DRC is tied to mining: the power mines need and the routes that take their metal to the sea. The Lobito Corridor runs from the DRC border at Luau to the Angolan port of Lobito. Infrastructure finance marketing in the DRC means finding the projects and sponsors that match the client's mandate and reaching the people who control them.
Who are the main counterparties in the DRC's infrastructure finance sector?
Law 18/016 of 9 July 2018 sets the PPP regime. The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARMP) regulates and controls PPPs, and a PPP unit advises on and monitors projects. The National Agency for Investment Promotion (ANAPI) guides investors and administers the benefits of the Investment Code. State companies such as SNEL and Gécamines, mining companies, contractors and development lenders make up the rest.
What a foreign company needs to prepare in the DRC
A PPP follows the tender and qualification rules in the 2018 law, and its documents are in French. Investment benefits under the Investment Code go through ANAPI. Sanctions screening and security checks for the project area are essential.
What Vektron does, and what the client keeps
We build a list of projects, sponsors and public owners that fit the client's mandate and check each against public records and sanctions lists. Our staff reach the sponsors and project directors in English and French, confirm meetings in Kinshasa or Lubumbashi, prepare the visit plan and introduce local advisers. Credit decisions, due diligence, legal advice, term sheets, negotiation and contracts stay with the client.
Questions
Does the DRC have a PPP law? Yes. Law 18/016 of 9 July 2018 on public-private partnerships.
Who regulates PPPs in the DRC? The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (ARMP).