Abstract
The Malawian government has faced significant challenges in infrastructure delivery due to financial constraints. Recently, there has been a shift towards Public-Private Partnerships (PPP), which has shown the potential to address the infrastructure deficit. However, adopting PPP in most low-income nations has faced some peculiar constraints, resulting in slow uptake. A systematic literature review was conducted on the current research trends from Malawi and seven other low-income countries between 2010-2023, using Scopus and Google Scholar databases. The result identifies difficulties in securing credits from financial institutions, low political commitment, lack of transparency and competitiveness in the procurement process, and lack of technical and managerial expertise, among others, as the critical challenges in implementing PPP infrastructure projects in Malawi. The study further categorised these challenges into themes and proposed strategies to overcome them. The findings provide stakeholders with actionable insights for successful PPP implementation through overcoming the prevailing PPP challenges.