December 22, 2022
Tunisia: Tunisia - African Development Bank Group Board Approves $27 Million and €10 Million Loans for Kairouan Solar Plant
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $27 million and €10 million loan package to co-finance the construction of a 100-megawatt Solar… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Africa: Desert to Power - Ministers Meeting in Nouakchott Commit to Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships
The third ministerial meeting of the 5 Sahel countries of the Desert to Power initiative has taken place under the theme "Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships in the… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank, World Bank Launch Electricity Regulatory Index Reports for Africa and the World
The African Development Bank and the World Bank have launched reports capturing the state of the power sector regulation in Africa and across the developing world. Read more »
December 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Ethiopia - Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Provides $10 Million Grant to Support Tulu Moye Geothermal Resource Development
The African Development Bank's SEFA is supporting the Tulu Moye Geothermal project in Ethiopia with $10m. Read more »
December 13, 2022
Africa: 2022 AEC - Accessing Clean, Affordable Energy in Africa Is Key As the World Moves Towards Energy Transition: Panelists
Representatives of the African Development Bank, the World Bank, UNDP, and UNECA discuss Africa's just energy transition at the 2022 African Economic Conference in Mauritius. Read more »
December 01, 2022
Ghana: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Approves $1 Million Reimbursable Grant to Develop Bioenergy Plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone
Seedlings under sustainable cultivation in Ghana for use in the production of biomass fuel Read more »
Africa: African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Africa Fund for Africa Approves $1 Million Reimbursable Grant to Develop Bioenergy Plants in Ghana and Sierra Leone
Seedlings under sustainable cultivation in Ghana for use in the production of biomass fuel Read more »
November 23, 2022
Africa: COP27 - Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa Secures $64 Million in New Funding From Norway and Geapp
African Development Bank President Adesina (left) with GEAPP's Africa Executive Director, Joseph Nganga, following the grant announcement Read more »
November 20, 2022
Africa: IEA, African Development Bank to Launch First Regional Training On Energy Efficiency Policy Packages for Sub Saharan Africa
What: Pre-training Read more »
November 17, 2022
Africa: Reports Launch - Electricity Regulatory Index for Africa 2022 / Global Electricity Regulatory Index 2022
What: Launch of the Energy Regulatory Index (ERI)/ Global Electricity Regulatory Index (GERI) Read more »
Zimbabwe: Solar-Powered Piped Water Schemes Are Helping Zimbabwe's Urban Communities Amid Water Scarcity and Climate Change
Resources at scale are needed to provide communities in fragile settings with access to safe water, core to foster climate resilience, say African Development Bank and UNICEF… Read more »
November 16, 2022
Africa: African Development Bank Invests $20 Million in Private Equity Fund Targeting Renewable Energy Projects in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group today approved an equity investment of $20 million in Evolution Fund III, a pan-African clean and sustainable energy… Read more »
November 12, 2022
West Africa: African Development Bank Rallies Partners to Support the Flagship Desert to Power Initiative to Light Up the Sahel
An African initiative to increase solar generation capacity to provide 250 million people with electricity access across Africa's Sahel region for socio-economic development… Read more »
November 04, 2022
Africa: Africa Investment Forum 2022 - Before Exporting Its Gas, Africa Should Meet Its Own Needs
Africa should satisfy its own natural gas needs first before considering exports in the wake of the growing interest among European countries, which is linked to the… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: Minimising Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Petroleum Sector - The Opportunity for Emerging Producers
What: Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series on Natural Gas and Energy Transition Read more »
October 14, 2022
Mozambique: Mozambique - The African Development Bank's Sustainable Energy Africa Fund for Africa Provides $2.5 Million to Increase Penetration of Renewable Energy
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a grant of a grant of $2.5 million to the Mozambican government to develop renewable energy resources. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire - African Development Fund to Release $10.53 Million to Secure Electricity Access for Approximately 500,000 Inhabitants in 739 Localities
The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional financing window of the African Development Bank Group has approved $10.53 million in financial support to… Read more »
October 04, 2022
Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau - Energy and Transport Infrastructure At the Core of African Development Bank's 2022-2026 Country Strategy
To address Guinea-Bissau's development challenges, the African Development Bank's new strategy will promote economic diversification, structural transformation and lay the… Read more »
September 22, 2022
Africa: Global Leadership Council to Scale Up Clean, Reliable Energy and Tackle Global Warming
The battle to stop global warming from rising above the catastrophic 1.5 degrees Celsius received a boost on Wednesday as the newly launched Global Leadership Council got down to… Read more »
Africa: Global Leadership Council Unveiled to Scale Up Clean, Reliable Energy and Stop Global Warming
The battle to stop global warming from rising above the catastrophic 1.5 degree Celsius received a boost on Wednesday as the newly launched Global Leadership Council got down to… Read more »
September 14, 2022
Africa: The Africa Green Hydrogen Forum
What: The Africa Green Hydrogen Forum Read more »
August 28, 2022
Africa: Africa's Renewable Energy Resources Offer Huge Investment Opportunities for Japanese Business - Dr Akinwumi Adesina
Japanese businesses should invest more in Africa, where investment opportunities and returns on investment are among the highest in the world, African Development Bank President… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Chad: Chad - African Development Bank Extends Training to Government Staff, Advancing Desert to Power Initiative
The African Development Bank has provided a financial modeling training to staff of the government of Chad, helping prepare the national utility as part of Desert to Power… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - Senior African Development Bank Officials Highlight Private Sector Development, Renewable Energy Opportunities
Senior African Development Bank officials recently undertook a three-day business mission to Zimbabwe. The bank's vice president for power, energy, climate and green growth, Dr… Read more »
August 23, 2022
Burkina Faso: Burkina Faso - More Than 30,000 New Electricity Connections in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso Established Through an African Development Fund Project
The African Development Bank- supported Burkina Faso Electrification Project for Semi-Urban Areas of Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, under implementation since 2017, has resulted… Read more »
