“New” Infrastructure Expertise
The world will need massive investment in new and updated infrastructure between now and 2040 – estimated at $106 trillion by McKinsey.
Infrastructure is a critical enabler of long-term economic growth, supporting elevated standards of living, and every modern industry. Outdated assets, rapid urbanization, geopolitical shifts and technological advancements are accelerating the need for infrastructure investment
Alongside accelerating investment needs the definition of infrastructure is changing and expanding across seven key sectors, presenting a remarkable opportunity for both governments and investors.
Infrastructure has traditionally referred to physical assets that have underpinned society like roads, ports, bridges and power grids. These assets remain important and require significant investment over the next 15 years to support the global economy and improve living standards.
However, Infrastructure now includes elements that enable newer assets, services, and technologies such as artificial intelligence, renewables, and electric vehicles. In many cases these new elements of infrastructure will integrate with established ones.
The required investment spans seven critical infrastructure sectors, with transport and logistics requiring the largest share $36 trillion, followed by energy and power $23 trillion, digital $19 trillion, social $16 trillion, waste and water infrastructure $6 trillion, agriculture $5 trillion, and defence $2 trillion.
