The Battery Program proposed to be implementing with financing from the African Development Bank and the World Bank will consist of supplying, installing and operating distributed battery storage infrastructure at Eskom sub-stations including sub-stations located at existing Variable Renewable...
17-Oct-2018
Rwanda and African Development Bank sign €229 million loan agreements to finance electricity projects
The Government of Rwanda has signed a €229.20 million funding agreement with the African Development Bank to support the country’s program to improve electricity supply and expand access to electricity under the Scaling Up Electricity Access Program Phase II (SEAP II). This operation builds...
16-Oct-2018
African Development Bank to Host Seminar on Promotion of Gender Equality in Africa’s Power Sector
The African Development Bank, in partnership with the Association of Power Utility of Africa and the French Development Agency will host a seminar on “How to Promote Gender Equality in the African Power Sector” from October 16 to 18, 2018 at the CCIA building in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
The...
Le présent document constitue le résumé de l’Etude d’Impact Environnemental et Social (ÉIES) du projet de la construction de la centrale thermique sous forme de Producteur Independent d’Electricité (IPP) de Maria Gléta au Bénin. Une Etude d’Impact Environnementale et Sociale (EIES) assortie d’un...
10-Oct-2018
Kenya goes all out for renewable energy
Kenya has taken less than a decade to make giant strides in its energy sector. Key to this are two iconic renewable energy projects that have benefited from the decisive support of the African Development Bank: Turkana Wind Farm and Menengai Geothermal Power Station. The figures...
The SEAP II is designed as a Results Based Financing (RBF) program covering the fiscal years (FYs) 2018/19-2020/21, for a total indicative financing of UA 191 million. This is the first operation of its kind designed to use the RBF instrument on a pilot basis. The intervention has been prepared in...
Eskom’s transmission development plan (2016–2025) prioritises the integration of power stations developed by Eskom and independent power producers (IPPs) to the network. The plan is further broken down into a five-year (2016–2020) strategic plan to construct 2,958km of power delivery lines and 29,...
The Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) has approached the African Development Bank for support on the Nigeria Electrification Project (NEP). The NEP is primarily geared towards increasing access to electricity off-grid areas of the country through the activities of the Rural Electrification Agency...
Le projet consiste au développement, la construction et l’exploitation d’une centrale thermique diesel de 120 MW fonctionnant au fioul lourd HFO, équipée de sept (07) groupes électrogènes neufs identiques et d’une (01) turbine à vapeur en service continu sur le site de Malicounda. La centrale...