The African Development Bank has given its support to Southern African leaders in their efforts to accelerate development and growth in the region. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina was among a host of leaders who delivered remarks at the opening ceremony of the 37th SADC Heads of...
18-Aug-2017
ALSF weighs in on Uganda’s oil refinery project
In late July, Uganda chose a consortium, including General Electric Co., to build and operate a crude oil refinery, which will eventually process oil from fields being developed by Total SA and Tullow Oil Plc. The African Legal Support facility (ALSF) is involved in the negotiations of...
Growing energy demands and power shortages in the early 2000s, let the Government of Cameroon in 2006 to develop a long term Electricity Sector Development Plan (ESDP) for the period up to 2035. The ESDP is a technical, environmental and economic framework for the development of electricity...
11-Aug-2017
Multinational - Chad-Cameroon 225 KV Electrical Grid Interconnection Project – Summary ESIA - 08 2017
This document is the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Summary of the ChadCameroon 225 kV Electrical Grid Interconnection and Rural Electrification Project. The project ESIAs were prepared in May 2017. This ESIA Summary was prepared in accordance with the environmental and social...
The African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) approved a US$ 695,500 grant to NEO I SPV Pty Ltd., a subsidiary of OnePower Lesotho Pty Ltd., to support the preparation of a bankable business case for the development of the winning project of the...
09-Aug-2017
Tanzania - North West Grid (400 KV Nyakanazi – Kigoma Transmission Line) – ADDENDUM - ESIA Summary
Part of Section 1, the Nyakanazi – Kigoma, 280 km 400 kV line and associated substations will be financed by the African Development and Economic Development Cooperation Korea (EDCF) respectively. The financing will also include construction of 132 kV evacuation facilities for the proposed 44.8 MW...
A la demande des autorités Guinéenne et Malienne, la Banque Africaine de Développement va soutenir la mise en œuvre du Projet d’interconnexion électrique 225 KV Guinée – Mali. Du point de vue environnemental et social, le projet est classé dans la catégorie 1, Compte tenu de son envergure et des...
Le présent document constitue le résumé des Études d’Impact Environnemental et Social (ÉIES) du Projet d’Interconnexion électrique en 225 kV entre la Guinée et le Mali et d’électrification des localités riveraines de la ligne. Les EIES du projet ont été élaborées en Novembre 2016. Le présent résumé...
02-Aug-2017
Transformation of cocoa production, rural economy, energy in focus, as Adesina visits Ghana
The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, is championing the transformation of the rural economies of African countries as the fastest way to lift millions of people out of poverty. The President, who is on a three-day visit to Ghana, August 1-4, spoke at a welcome...