June 20, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Launches First Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa
Stronger regulatory independence required to accelerate Read more »
June 15, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank to Help Mobilize Over Cfaf 15 Billion to Finance Pay-As-You-Go Solar Home Systems
100 000 rural households to get access by 2020 Read more »
June 20, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Launches 1st Electricity Regulatory Index
The African Development Bank will on 20 June 2018 launch its flagship Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) - a special report that measures the level of development of the regulatory… Read more »
May 23, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank and Korea Launch the Korea-Africa Energy Investment Facility
The Government of Korea and the African Development Bank have signed a Letter of Intent to launch the Korea-Africa Energy Investment Facility (KEIF) to provide significant support… Read more »
June 08, 2018
Africa: The African Development Bank and the Climate Investment Funds Support Their First Private Sector-Led Geothermal Power Plant in Kenya
The African Development Bank approved on June 6, 2018 a senior loan of US $29.5 million and a concessional loan of US $20 million from the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Clean… Read more »
June 05, 2018
Mozambique: Bank Helping to Deliver Electricity More Effectively in Mozambique
The Mozambican Government seeks to provide universal access to electricity for economic development. To that end, the Electricity IV project was co-financed by the African… Read more »
May 17, 2018
Africa: Bank Group Organizes a Workshop for Sharing Best Practices in Somalia's Electricity Industry
The African Development Bank and the Federal Government of Somalia concluded a two-day (26-27 April 2018) consultation and knowledge-sharing workshop on "Regulating the Somalia… Read more »
May 16, 2018
Africa: Experts Discuss Financial Needs for Energy Access At 5th Annual SEforall Africa Workshop in Lisbon
Back-to-back with the SEforALL Global Forum held in Lisbon recently, the SEforALL Africa Hub held its Fifth Annual Africa Workshop under the headline "Financing the Pipeline." Over… Read more »
May 09, 2018
Nigeria: African Development Bank Approves $1.5 Million USD for Jigiwa On-Grid IPP Solar Power Procurement Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a US $1.5-million grant from the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to support the Nigerian Government's… Read more »
May 07, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Provides 121 Villages in Tanzania with Improved Access to Reliable and Affordable Electricity
In line with its Light up and power Africa initiative, the African Development Bank is expanding access to reliable and affordable electricity with funding support for the… Read more »
Africa: Integrity in Development Projects - African Development Bank Debars CHINT Electric for 36 Months for Fraudulent Practices
The institution's Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption found the company to have engaged in numerous misrepresentations of its past experience in bidding for Bank-financed… Read more »
May 04, 2018
West Africa: African Development Bank Hosts Ecowas Workshop Ushering a New Era of Women's Roles in West Africa's Energy Transition
The African Development Bank hosted a workshop of energy experts, women entrepreneurs and government officials to discuss a Bank-funded feasibility study on Business Opportunities… Read more »
Africa: 15th Annual AVCA Conference - African Development Bank Promotes Private Investments in Africa
The Annual African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) Conference is the world's largest private equity gathering, attracting investors from private equity funds,… Read more »
April 26, 2018
Africa: 5th Annual Sustainable Energy for All Africa Workshop At the Seforall Forum
More than 750 leaders from government, business, civil society and international organizations will gather from 2nd to 4th to May 2018 in Lisbon for the 4TH SEforALL Forum with the… Read more »
April 18, 2018
Africa: Successful Completion of Third West African Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing in Abidjan
The third West African Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing (WAFCCEF-3) was held on Thursday, April 12 in the Babacar Ndiaye Auditorium at the African Development Bank in… Read more »
April 17, 2018
West Africa: African Natural Resources Centre to Host West Africa Gas Competence Seminar
The African Natural Resources Centre of the African Development Bank will host a high-level West Africa gas competence seminar in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, on April 17-18,… Read more »
April 09, 2018
West Africa: Workshop On New Business Opportunities in West Africa's Evolving Energy Sector
On April 13, 2018, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) is organising a regional workshop to present… Read more »
Africa: Third West African Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing
The African Development Bank (AfDB) will host the third West Africa Forum for Climate and Clean Energy Financing (WAFCCEF-3) in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire on April 12, 2018. This… Read more »
March 16, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank and the International Solar Alliance Team Up to Drive Solar Development in Africa
The African Development Bank's Vice-President for Power, Energy, Climate and Green Growth, Amadou Hott, took part in the Founding Conference of the International Solar Alliance… Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Undertakes High Power Sector Mission in Nigeria
Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, receives African Development Bank Vice-President for Power, Energy, Climate Change and Green Growth, Amadou Hott, and other African Development… Read more »
March 12, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank Signs Deal With International Solar Alliance to Propel Solar Development in Africa
- Bank's 10,000MW Desert to Power solar initiative garners global support Read more »
March 07, 2018
Zambia: The African Development Bank Obtains U.S.$ 52.5 Million Green Climate Fund for Zambia Renewable Energy
At its 19th Board Meeting in Songdo, South Korea, the Board of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved the first funding proposal of the African Development Bank for Zambia's… Read more »
January 29, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank to Reach 29.3 Million Africans With Electricity By 2020
- 3.8 million Africans provided access to electricity in 2017, says President Adesina Read more »
January 04, 2018
Africa: African Development Bank, Nordic Development Fund, Global Environment Facility and Calvert Impact Capital Partner in Us $55-Million Investment Into Off-Grid Energy Access Fund
On December 15, the African Development Bank's Board approved a US $30-million investment in the Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund ("FEI OGEF"). This… Read more »
Africa: AfDB, Nordic Development Fund, Global Environment Facility and Calvert Impact Capital Partner in Us $55-Million Investment Into Off-Grid Energy Access Fund
On December 15, the African Development Bank's Board approved a US $30-million investment in the Facility for Energy Inclusion Off-Grid Energy Access Fund ("FEI OGEF"). This… Read more »
