September 17, 2015
Africa: Adesina, at the High-Level Consultative Stakeholder Meeting On the New Deal On Energy for Africa
Your Excellency, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. Your Excellency, Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister of the Republic of Benin (thank you so much:… Read more »
Africa: Ten Finalists Shortlisted for Second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing Awards
The Second West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF2) awards, in which entrepreneurs showcase their projects in the area of clean and renewable energy, opened Thursday,… Read more »
Africa: Speech - Akinwumi A. Adesina, AfDB's President, At the High-Level Consultative Stakeholder Meeting On the New Deal On Energy for Africa, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
Your Excellency, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire. Your Excellency, Lionel Zinsou, Prime Minister of the Republic of Benin (thank you so much:… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Unveils "New Deal for Energy in Africa."
A blue print to get rid of Africa's energy poverty by 2025 Read more »
September 16, 2015
Africa: Nigerian Entrepreneur's Award-Winning Clean Energy Project Ensures Cooking Does Not Kill
Femi Oye, winner of the first-ever West African Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF) award in 2013, is living his dream of contributing to women's health in Nigeria and… Read more »
Africa: AfDB Approves US$ 121 Million for Electricity Expansion to Rural Households in Uganda
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group Board approved on 16 September 2015 a US$ 121 million loan and grant to help Uganda's government improve access to electricity for rural… Read more »
Africa: Benin's President, Boni Yayi, Visits AfDB - "Energy Is Alpha and Omega for Africa's Prosperity"
African Development Bank Group President, Akinwumi A. Adesina, received Benin's President, Thomas Boni Yayi, on September 15, 2015 at the Bank's headquarters in Abidjan. Boni Yayi… Read more »
September 14, 2015
West Africa: Turn Energy Plans Into Action, Ecowas Countries Told
The African Development Bank has lauded the development of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Action Agendas, and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Action Plans by… Read more »
Africa: Towards a New Deal On Energy for Africa
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September 13, 2015
Africa: The African Development Bank and Partners Host Energy Week in Abidjan
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is hosting and co-organizing a series of events, including high-level discussions and partnerships focusing on lighting up and powering Africa,… Read more »
September 10, 2015
Africa: President Akinwumi A. Adesina Pushes for a New Deal On Energy for Africa and Binding Agreement At Cop21
Speaking to a delegation of Ministers representing more than 40 nations spanning the globe, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, pushed for a New Deal… Read more »
September 07, 2015
West Africa: Ecowas Sustainable Energy Policy & Investment High Level Forum
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September 02, 2015
Tanzania: Sefa Awarded "Power Transaction of the Year" for Jumeme Rural Energy Supply Project in Tanzania
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) was awarded "Power Transaction of the Year" by the East African Power Industry for its role in financing the development of an… Read more »
September 01, 2015
Africa: Se4all - AfDB Supports Four More African Countries in the Development of Their Action Agenda and Investment Prospectuses
Through the SE4All Africa Hub, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is now supporting the development of the SE4All Country Action Agenda and Investment Prospectuses in four new… Read more »
July 30, 2015
West Africa: Côte d'Ivoire's President Launches West African Energy Leaders Group
Côte d'Ivoire's President Alassane Ouattara headed a top-level line-up of political and business leaders on Tuesday, June 30 in Abidjan to launch the African Energy Leaders… Read more »
July 09, 2015
Guinea Bissau: AfDB Approves €16.7 Million to Improve Electricity Access in Guinea Bissau's Capital
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group announced on Wednesday, June 8 the approval of €16.7 million (a €9-million loan and a €7.7-million grant) in financing… Read more »
July 06, 2015
Africa: Sefa Doubled Its Grant Portfolio to Small - to Medium - Sized Clean Energy Projects in 2014 - Report
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) announced on June 11 that it more than doubled its project portfolio last year, with commitments of USD 6.5 million, for 10 new… Read more »
June 30, 2015
West Africa: Côte d'Ivoire's President Launches West African Energy Leaders Group
Initiative sets concrete plans to drive investment for sustainable energy in region Read more »
Southern Africa: Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative Launched in Six New Central and Southern Africa Countries
In partnership with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and under the aegis of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)… Read more »
June 23, 2015
Africa: New Sefa Grant to Promote Scale-Up of the Nascent Green Mini-Grid Market
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved on June 9 a USD 1 million grant to launch the first phase of a Green Mini-Grids (GMG) Market Development Program (MDP)… Read more »
June 18, 2015
Tanzania: Tanzania's Untapped Renewable Energy Resources Ripe for Investment, States Report
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) and the Government of Tanzania, on Thursday, June 18 launched the Renewable Energy in Africa:… Read more »
June 15, 2015
Africa: ALSF Stresses the Strengthening of Regulatory Framework to Create an Appealing Environment for Energy Sector in Africa
Amir Shaikh, Chief Legal Counsel of the African Legal Support Facility addressing participants at the panel discussion on "Taking Lessons to Invest in Power in New 'Frontier'… Read more »
June 11, 2015
West Africa: Member States Endorse the Ecowas Policy for Gender Mainstreaming in Energy Access
Countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), represented by the Ministries of Energy, validated on 4-5 June 2015 in Dakar, Senegal, the regional Policy to… Read more »
June 03, 2015
Africa: Africa Told to Use ICT Model to Leap-Frog Energy Log Jam
If data is anything to go by, reports that some 750 million Africans rely on biomass for their daily energy needs clearly puts the energy sector on top of Africa's development… Read more »
June 02, 2015
Africa: African Legal Support Facility to Participate At the Africa Energy Forum in Dubai
The African Legal Support Facility will participate in the 17th Annual Africa Energy Forum in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from June 8-11, 2015. The event held annually allows… Read more »
