VENTURA · MARKET DESK
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA · SECTOR READ · LIVE
SESSION 001 ▮
POWER GAP · SSA600 GW▲ +4.1% YoY
GRID LOSSES18.4%▲ -0.6 pts
FREIGHT COST / TON-KM$0.140▼ +8.2%
PORT DWELL · DBN6.2d▼ +1.1d
POST-HARVEST LOSS · AGRI31.0%▼ flat
SME CREDIT GAP$331B▲ +2.3%
PRIVATE CAPITAL DEPLOYED · 2024$4.20B▼ -11%
ACTIVE OPERATORS42,000▲ +3.4%
POWER GAP · SSA600 GW▲ +4.1% YoY
GRID LOSSES18.4%▲ -0.6 pts
FREIGHT COST / TON-KM$0.140▼ +8.2%
PORT DWELL · DBN6.2d▼ +1.1d
POST-HARVEST LOSS · AGRI31.0%▼ flat
SME CREDIT GAP$331B▲ +2.3%
PRIVATE CAPITAL DEPLOYED · 2024$4.20B▼ -11%
ACTIVE OPERATORS42,000▲ +3.4%
The operating environment we enter.
The market is not the story. But the size of the gap explains why we build the way we do.
Installed Power Deficit
0 GW
≈ 2× current SSA installed base
SME Credit Gap · Africa
$0B
IFC · MSME finance report
Freight Corridor Premium
0×
vs. mature-market benchmark
Agri Post-Harvest Loss
0%
Value lost between farm & market
CAPITAL DEMAND · BY SECTOR · 2024 → 2035E
POWER
Generation · T&D · Distributed
$2.40T
MOVEMENT
Freight · Ports · Corridors
$1.90T
PRODUCTION
Agri · Processing · Storage
$1.50T
ADJACENT
Water · Digital · Housing
$900B
Σ TOTAL DEMAND
SUM OF SECTORS · 2024 → 2035E
$6.70T
VENTURA · Y1 POSITION
Year One
Building the engine.
EST · 2023 · PILLAR I LIVE · PILLARS II–III IN SEQUENCE
SRC · IFC · IEA · UNCTAD · AFDB · VENTURA DESK · FIGURES ARE MARKET ESTIMATES, NOT VENTURA POSITIONS
VENTURA · INVESTMENT & DEVELOPMENT
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