July 18, 2025
Africa: AfDB and Sefa Provide $40 Million Investment in Equity Platform Zafiri to Accelerate Renewable Energy Access Across Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $40 million equity investment in Project Zafiri, a transformative equity platform and flagship initiative… Read more »
Africa: Empowering Women Through Clean Energy - African Development Bank Launches Country Diagnostics to Accelerate Inclusive Energy Transitions
In a significant step toward advancing inclusive climate solutions, the African Development Bank, in partnership with the Climate Investment Funds (CIF), has launched the Gender… Read more »
Tanzania: African Development Bank Approves $282 Million to Expand Clean Energy Access in Tanzania's Island Regions
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $282.07 million to support the installation of high and medium voltage submarine power cables to Zanzibar… Read more »
July 17, 2025
Rwanda: African Development Bank Approves Financing to Advance Rwanda's Universal Energy Access
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved €173.84 million for the Rwanda Energy Sector Result-Based Financing (RBF II) program to modernize the… Read more »
July 11, 2025
Uganda: African Development Bank and Cif to Launch Report On Increasing Business Opportunities, Access to Credit for Women in Renewable Energy in Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda
What: Launch of report: Increasing Business Opportunities and Access to Credit for Women in Renewable Energy in Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda Read more »
July 04, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank to Host Workshop On Water-Energy-Food Nexus Investment Framework
Who: African Development Bank Group Read more »
July 03, 2025
West Africa: Desert to Power - Independent Power Production in Sahel Takes Decisive Step Forward At Fifth Ministerial Meeting
On 30 June 2025 in Ouagadougou, representatives from six member countries of the Desert to Power Initiative approved key strategic documents to boost independent power production… Read more »
June 27, 2025
Burundi: Burundi - The Inauguration of the Jiji Hydroelectric Power Station Marks a Significant Step Towards the Country's Energy Self-Sufficiency
The President of Burundi, Évariste Ndayishimiye, officially inaugurated the Jiji hydroelectric power station, on 24 June, in the presence of numerous representatives of… Read more »
June 24, 2025
Africa: Country Diagnostic Studies On Gender and Renewable Energy
What: Launch of Country Diagnostic Studies on Gender and Renewable Energy Read more »
June 20, 2025
Senegal: Senegal and Kenya Top African Development Bank's Electricity Regulatory Index, As Regulators Drive Tangible Reforms
Kenya and Senegal have claimed the top spots in the African Development Bank's 2024 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI), demonstrating exceptional progress in power sector… Read more »
June 18, 2025
Africa: Unlocking Energy, Jobs and Opportunity for Africa's Growing Young Population
At a workshop in Marimauta Village, Zimbabwe, business is booming. Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank Champions Mission 300, Launches Electricity Regulatory Index At 2025 African Energy Forum
The African Development Bank Group is leveraging its presence at the 27th African Energy Forum (AEF 2025) to spotlight its strategic energy access initiatives, particularly Mission… Read more »
June 17, 2025
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Project Restores Electricity in Zimbabwean Communities Following Devastating Cyclone Idai
In March 2019, Cyclone Idai tore through Zimbabwe's eastern districts with unprecedented fury, leaving behind a trail of devastation. Among the hardest hit regions were Chimanimani… Read more »
June 16, 2025
Cape Verde: African Development Bank Approves €19.6 Million in Financing to Scale Up Cabo Verde's Pioneer in Wind and Battery Storage Capacity
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €19.6 million financing package to support the Cabeólica Phase II Expansion Project in Cabo… Read more »
Egypt: African Development Bank, British International Investment and European Bank of Reconstruction and Development Support Pioneering Solar and Battery Storage Project in Egypt With $479.1 Million Loan
The African Development Bank, European Bank for Development and Reconstruction (EBRD), and the British International Investment (BII), the UK's development finance institution and… Read more »
June 11, 2025
Africa: Egypt - African Development Bank to Provide $184.1 Million for Africa's Largest Solar Energy and Battery Storage Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a financing package of up to $184.1 million to support the development of the Obelisk 1-gigawatt solar… Read more »
June 05, 2025
Burundi: Anzana Electric and African Development Bank Power Up Burundi's Energy Future With $600,000 Grant to Weza Power
At the launch of Burundi's National Energy Compact during the Mission 300 (M300) Private Sector Consultation in London, Anzana Electric Group and the African Development Bank… Read more »
Africa: Africa's Energy Future - Blended Finance, African Capital Mobilization and Sefa's Growing Impact Take Centre Stage
A conversation on the role of African private capital in securing Africa's energy future kicked off the first day of proceedings at the African Development Bank Group's 2025 Annual… Read more »
Africa: Mission 300 Gains Momentum As More African Countries Submit Transformative National Plans to Connect More People to Electricity By 2030
The Mission 300 initiative led by the African Development Bank Group and World Bank Group together with other development partners to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by… Read more »
May 30, 2025
Africa: High-Level Dialogue Spotlights Africa's Bold Ambitions for Carbon Markets
At a time of increasing urgency for climate finance, Africa is emerging as a global leader in carbon markets. In this context, the African Development Bank hosted a high-level… Read more »
May 24, 2025
Africa: Annual Meetings Side Event - Leveraging African Capital for the Energy Transition Through Blended Finance
What: panel discussion on Leveraging African capital for the energy transition through blended finance on the sidelines of the African Development Bank Annual Meetings Read more »
May 21, 2025
Mozambique: African Development Fund Approves $43.6 Million for 120 Mw Mozambique Transmission Line Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved $43.6 million in financing for the construction of the Namaacha-Boane Transmission Line and related… Read more »
May 17, 2025
Togo: Togo - Solar Energy Shines Light On Delivery Rooms
As night falls on the Batonou Health Centre on the Mono River, which forms the international boundary between Togo and Benin, Victorine Ablavi, nurse, midwife and head of the… Read more »
May 13, 2025
West Africa: The African Development Bank and the Gambia River Basin Development Organisation (Omvg) Strengthen West African Energy Integration
A high-level delegation from the Gambia River Basin Development Organisation (OMVG), led by its High Commissioner Demba Jallow, visited the headquarters of the African Development… Read more »
May 09, 2025
Togo: African Development Bank Group Approves €26.5 Million to Support the Construction of a New Solar Power Plant in Togo
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a financing package totaling €26.5 million to support the development of a 62 megawatt-peak… Read more »
