March 08, 2016
Sudan: The AfDB and UNDP Discuss Collaboration On Increasing Energy Access in Sudan
On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) met in the Bank's Sudan Field Office in Khartoum to explore… Read more »
March 07, 2016
Africa: "Lighting Up and Powering Africa" - AfDB Puts Energy On the Front Burner of Africa's Development Agenda
Energy is the central theme of the African Development Bank's 2016 Annual Meetings as well as its 2015 Annual Report. The theme, "Energy and Climate Change", underscores the… Read more »
March 04, 2016
Africa: General Electric's Chairman Holds Talks With AfDB First Vice-President On Partnership Opportunities in the Region
The Global Chairman and CEO of General Electric (GE), Jeff Immelt, and the GE leadership team held a working session with senior African Development Bank leadership led by its… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Provides Eur 9.7 Million to Launch African Network of Centers of Excellence in Electricity
On Monday, February 22, Stefan Nalletamby, African Development Bank Acting Vice-President, Operations, in charge of Infrastructure, Private Sector and Regional Integration, and the… Read more »
February 12, 2016
Africa: Stakeholders Gather in Abidjan to Advance Sustainable Energy for All in Africa
Over 100 stakeholders from Government, private sector, civil society, and international organizations gathered in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, for the annual Sustainable Energy… Read more »
Africa: Gender, Energy and Clean Cooking Solutions On the Agenda At Se4all 3rd Annual Workshop
On Thursday, February 11, the African Development Bank's (AfDB) Office of the Special Envoy on Gender (SEOG), in collaboration with the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Africa… Read more »
February 04, 2016
Africa: World's Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Morocco Showcases AfDB's New Deal On Energy for Africa
On Thursday, February 4, 2016, King Mohammed VI of Morocco inaugurated the first phase of the country's Noor Ouarzazate Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant, ushering in a new era… Read more »
Morocco: World's Largest Concentrated Solar Plant Opened in Morocco
Morocco has launched the first phase of the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the world. When fully operational, the plant will produce enough energy for more than… Read more »
January 28, 2016
Africa: "Africa's Next Challenge" - in Televised Debate, Adesina, Kagame and Desalegn Underscore Urgent Need to Power Africa
"Electricity is like the blood in your body. If you have blood, you live. If don't have blood, you don't live." These were the opening remarks made by African Development Bank… Read more »
January 23, 2016
Africa: Remarks Delivered By Akinwumi A. Adesina, At the Reception On the New Deal On Energy for Africa
1. Your Excellencies, friends and partners - good evening! It is my great pleasure to welcome you all - very warmly - to this reception on the New Deal on Energy for Africa, as we… Read more »
January 21, 2016
Africa: AfDB Presents New Deal On Energy for Africa and the Transformative Partnership On Energy in Davos
"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together," said Adesina. Read more »
Rwanda: Rwanda Wins U.S. $840,000 Sefa Grant to Promote Green Mini-Grids
At the end of 2015, the Government of Rwanda was awarded a US $840,000 grant from the African Development Bank-hosted Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) to promote green… Read more »
Africa: A New Deal On Energy for Africa
Africa needs a new deal on energy, and now it has one. US President Roosevelt's post-Depression New Deal of the 1930s focused on 'Relief, Recovery and Reform'. For Africa's New… Read more »
January 15, 2016
Cape Verde: Blue Economy - Cape Verde Wins Sefa Grant to Develop Revolutionary Wave-Powered Desalination System
Cape Verde was awarded a US $930,000 grant by the African Development Bank-hosted Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) on December 21, 2015 to develop the world's first… Read more »
January 11, 2016
Africa: Equipping PPP Experts to Promote Bankable Projects in Africa's Energy Sector
Public Private Partnerships experts representing Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Uganda, Congo, Mauritius and Kenya are participating in training… Read more »
December 21, 2015
Africa: AfDB Finances Its First Independent Power Producer Project in Sierra Leone
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), on 17 December, 2015 in Abidjan, approved a senior loan of up to USD 20 million to fund up the construction and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves Eur 24 Million to Boost Cameroon's Energy Production
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), on December 17, 2015 in Abidjan, approved EUR 24 million to fund the expansion of Kribi Power Plant, an… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Supports Eskom to Construct and Maintain Transmission Lines and Power Stations in South Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB), through its private sector window, approved a senior corporate loan equivalent to USD 375 million in ZAR-equivalent… Read more »
December 29, 2015
Africa: AfDB Approves Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant Project, Bringing Green Energy to Burundi, DRC and Rwanda
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, on December 16, 2015 in Abidjan, formally approved US$ 138 million of loans and grants to finance the Ruzizi III Hydropower Plant… Read more »
December 17, 2015
Africa: Egypt - AfDB Board Approves 2015/16-2019/20 Country Strategy Paper and Us $500-Million Loan for Economic Governance and Energy Support Program
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) approved on Tuesday, December 15, 2015 in Abidjan the Country Strategy Paper (CSP) of the Arab Republic of Egypt… Read more »
December 15, 2015
Africa: Italy Joins Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa With Usd 8-Million Contribution, Raises Continent's Green Energy Potential
At the global climate summit in Paris on December 10, the Government of Italy announced a USD 8-million contribution to the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) managed by the… Read more »
December 11, 2015
Africa: AfDB Tasks Governments and Private Sector On Renewable Energy
"Investments in renewable energy should be the concern of both the government and the private sector. This is one of the best ever innovations in COP conferences and it is time… Read more »
December 10, 2015
Africa: Lighting Up Africa Requires Coordination in Energy Initiatives
The mushrooming of energy initiatives in Africa is a welcome development, but there is need for coordination of these initiatives to ensure their success, African Development… Read more »
December 07, 2015
Africa: Remarks By Kevin Chika Urama, At the Lpaa Focus On Energy
Your Excellencies, I bring you greetings from Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank. He is not able to join us today due to other appointments in Abidjan. Read more »
December 08, 2015
Africa: AfDB and World Bank to Discuss How to Meet Africa's Energy Needs
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