07-May-2013
Climate Investment Funds Give North Africa and Middle East Green Light for Revised Regional Solar Plan
AfDB/World Bank-supported plan to generate more than a gigawatt of power
The US $7.6 billion Climate Investment Funds (CIF) gave the go-ahead on Friday, May 3, to Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia to proceed with an updated version of a sweeping plan to create an unprecedented 1...
Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations 2013 is an annual publication of the African Development Bank Group, presenting data on operational activities of the Bank Group. Part One gives cross-country statistics on Bank operations and Part Two provides country-specific information on each...
During a working visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) in Tunis on 3rd May 2013 , Nizar Baraka, Moroccan Minister of Finance, and Chairman of the AfDB Board of Governors, welcomed the support of the Bank to his country’s quest for green growth. In his words, the...
29-Apr-2013
Sénégal - Projet de restauration des fonctions écologiques et économiques du lac de Guiers - Résumé EIES
Le présent résumé de l’EIES comprend une description et une justification du projet ainsi que la présentation du cadre légal dans lequel l’évaluation environnementale a été réalisée. Il comporte une analyse des conditions environnementales du milieu et des solutions alternatives proposées. Il fait...
29-Apr-2013
Sénégal - Projet de restauration des fonctions écologiques et économiques du lac de Guiers - Résumé PGES
Le Gouvernement du Sénégal a soumis à la Banque, en mars 2012, une requête pour le financement du Projet de restauration des fonctions socio-écologiques du lac de Guiers. Le lac revêt une grande importance pour le pays puisqu’il participe : i) à l’alimentation en eau de Dakar dont il fournit plus...
The economic transformation of the African continent is the cornerstone of the African Development Bank Group’s new Ten-Year (2013-2022) Strategy. The Strategy, which has been approved by the Executive Directors of the Bank, emphasizes the quality and sustainability of growth. The...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved €115 million in financing for a wind power project in Kenya’s Lake Turkana region. The project will add 300MW to power generation capacity and will benefit Kenya by providing clean and affordable energy that will reduce the...
On March 19, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and World Bank convened a workshop with representatives of Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia in Rabat, Morocco to review and upgrade the region’s path-breaking regional Investment Plan for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), with...
The Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) and its partners has launched a business plan competition called the West Africa Forum for Clean Energy Financing (WAFCEF/the Forum) to identify promising regional entrepreneurs and unlock renewable energy and energy efficiency investments in West...