January 15, 2025
Africa: The Critical Need for Energy Access in Africa - A Roadmap to Prosperity
Across Africa, the sunlight shines bright and natural resources abound. Read more »
January 14, 2025
Africa: Media Briefing On Mission 300 and the Africa Energy Summit
The World Bank Group, the African Development Bank Group, and the Government of Tanzania will host a media call to discuss progress under the Mission 300 initiative and provide a… Read more »
January 13, 2025
Senegal: African Development Bank Launches Pioneering Energy-Efficiency Project in Senegal
The African Development Bank has approved an €8.51 million loan for Senegal's "Programme to Promote Efficient Lighting Lamps" (PPLEEF), a trailblazing initiative to advance… Read more »
January 10, 2025
Africa: African Development Bank Group, World Bank Group, African Union, and Tanzanian Government to Host Africa Energy Summit
What: Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit Read more »
December 19, 2024
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2024 Market Days Highlights Japan's Role in Africa's Agricultural and Energy Revolution
African Development Bank President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina painted a compelling picture of the potential of Africa's agricultural and energy transition during a plenary session at the… Read more »
Chad: Chad - New Eur 28 Million African Development Bank-Funded Solar Project to Boost Chad's Energy Access
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved funding worth EUR 28 million to build solar power plants in Gassi and Lamadji, Chad. This is part of the… Read more »
December 18, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Invests $10 Million to Supercharge Climate Tech Innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa
The African Development Bank has announced a $10 million investment from its Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) into the Persistent Africa Climate Venture Builder Fund (ACV… Read more »
December 16, 2024
West Africa: West Africa - AfDB's Sustainable Energy Fund Africa to Provide $10 Million Anchor Investment in Arm-Harith Investment Fund for Sustainable Infrastructure
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $10 million concessional equity investment in the ARM-Harith Successor Infrastructure Equity Fund to… Read more »
December 13, 2024
Africa: Advancing Gender Equality in South Africa's Just Energy Transition
A series of impactful events held between November 12-15 marked several strides forward in advancing gender equality in South Africa's Just Energy Transition. Read more »
December 11, 2024
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2024 - Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Welcomes Japan As Donor - Showcases Innovative Financing Solutions for Africa's Energy Transition
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) recorded a new milestone at the Africa Investment Forum 2024, with the announcement of Japan as its newest contributor, expanding the… Read more »
December 03, 2024
Egypt: Egypt - African Development Bank Approves $170 Million for Egypt's Largest Wind Energy Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of up to $170 million to support the development of the game-changing 1.1 GW Suez Wind Project, currently… Read more »
November 22, 2024
Africa: African Development Bank Champions a Scale-Up of Renewable Energy Access for Sustainable Agriculture Development in Africa
The African Development Bank Group hosted a side event at COP29 focused on renewable energy solutions for smallholder farmers and in particular the overlap of energy, water, and… Read more »
November 13, 2024
Africa: COP29 - Lack of Clean Cooking Access Poses Deadly Risks for Millions in Africa, Leaders Urge Action
African policymakers and international partners meeting at this year's UN Climate Change Conference, COP29 on Tuesday highlighted the urgent crisis posed by lack of access to clean… Read more »
October 30, 2024
Mozambique: Mozambique - African Development Bank Approves $54 Million Loan for Mozambique's First Wind Energy Project
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a loan of $54 million for a 120 MW onshore wind farm that will help position Mozambique as a regional energy… Read more »
October 29, 2024
Africa: Zambia - African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $8 Million for Development of 25 Mw Solar Plant
The African Development Bank Group's Board of Directors has approved an $8 million concessional loan to support the construction of a 25MW Solar Photovoltaic power plant in Zambia.… Read more »
October 28, 2024
East Africa: East Africa - The Ethiopia-Kenya Electricity Highway Is Shaping Regional Connectivity With the Support of the African Development Bank
The electricity highway between Ethiopia and Kenya, officially opened in 2023 after more than 10 years of planning and construction, is redefining energy connectivity in East… Read more »
October 23, 2024
Africa: Ninth AEMP Held in Dar es Salaam Ahead of Key Africa Heads of State Energy Summit Scheduled for 28 January in Tanzania
Further to an April 2024 pledge by the Presidents of the African Development Bank and the World Bank to bring electricity access to 300 million people in Africa by 2030, the… Read more »
October 15, 2024
Kenya: Kenya's Menengai Geothermal Project to Power Half a Million Homes With Clean Energy
In the heart of the Rift Valley, near Nakuru, northwest of Nairobi, work on the 105-megawatt Menengai geothermal project is advancing rapidly. The project, which consists of three… Read more »
October 02, 2024
Burundi: Burundi - Electricity From the Rusumo Falls Power Station, Built With Support From the African Development Bank, Is Saving the Lives of Hospital Patients and Premature Babies
Cheap and reliable hydroelectric supplies mean that the Gitega hospital can spend more money on medical equipment and hospital teams can focus on saving lives. Read more »
October 01, 2024
Cote d'Ivoire: African Development Bank's High Impact Projects Transform Côte d'Ivoire's Energy and Agriculture Sectors
During a recent three-day field visit to central Côte d'Ivoire, Joseph Ribeiro, the African Development Bank's Deputy Director General for West Africa, expressed his… Read more »
September 30, 2024
Seychelles: Seychelles - African Development Bank Approves a USD 25 Million Loan to Improve Access to Renewable Energy and Create Jobs
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $25 million loan to Seychelles to implement the first phase of the Economic Resilience and Green… Read more »
September 27, 2024
Benin: From Darkness to Light - Local Bakeries and Homes Flourish Under Benin's New Urban Electricity Project
The bustling sound of dough kneading fills the air at Pierre Gbenou Tito Dossou's bakery in Okoun-Sèmè, Benin, as the once energy-starved business now hums along… Read more »
Africa: 9th Africa Energy Market Place - Delivering Tanzania's Clean Cooking Initiative and National Energy Access Goals
What: The 9th Africa Energy Market Place (AEMP) Read more »
September 23, 2024
Madagascar: Africa50, African Development Bank, Opec Fund, and the Government of Madagascar Join Forces to Increase Access to Clean Cooking
Africa50, the African Development Bank and the OPEC Fund for International Development on Thursday signed a Letter of Intent with the Government of Madagascar (LoI) to scale up the… Read more »
Madagascar: The African Development Bank Group Grants Over $67 Million to Madagascar to Relaunch Its Economy and Improve Governance in Its Energy Sector
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a loan of $67.3 million to Madagascar on 20 September 2024 to implement the first phase of its economic… Read more »
