06-Mar-2017
AfDB engages stakeholders on suitable regulatory environment for investment in power sector
Officials of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the African Forum for Utility Regulators (AFUR) held discussions with some 50 power regulators from across Africa during the 13th Annual AFUR and Annual General Assembly (AGA) Conference, which took place from February 27 to March 2, 2017...
The NEPAD-IPPF (Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility) has approved US $3.88 million in grants to the Governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mozambique and Zambia to finance completion of regional projects preparations. The two Regional Interconnectors – Kolwezi (...
03-Mar-2017
AfDB announces appointment of Henry Paul Batchi Baldeh as Director for Power Systems Development
The African Development Bank Group has announced the appointment of Henry Paul Batchi Baldeh as the Director for Power Systems Development with effect from May 1, 2017. Baldeh, a Gambian, holds a Master of Business Administration from Boston University, Graduate School of Management, USA, and a...
On Tuesday, February 27, 2017, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), visited Garri Power Station located in Khartoum and discussed the Government of Sudan’s planned power interconnection project that is to boost electricity supply in Sudan by 3,750 MW. The Bank...
On Monday, February 27, 2017, the President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina, met the Sector Ministers of the Government of Sudan to reinforce the Bank’s support to the country’s economic development. The meeting, which discussed the Bank’s current and future interventions in Sudan...
The African Development Bank (AfDB)-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA)approved a US $995,000-grant to the Republic of The Gambia to implement a programme to facilitate private investments in Green Mini-Grids (GMG) through the creation of an enabling policy,...
The Government of Sierra Leone, with financial support from the African Development Bank (AfDB) and UK Aid, also known as Department for International Development (DfID), launched on Monday, February 13, 2017 the rehabilitation and extension of the Bo-Kenema Electricity Distribution System in...
The Federal Government of Nigeria hosted a High Level Power Sector Conference on Monday, February 10, 2014 in Abuja. The event, which was organized by the National Council on Privatization (NCP), convened key local and international players in infrastructure, particularly from the power and...
Le Conseil d’administration du Groupe de la Banque africaine de développement (BAD), a accordé un appui budgétaire (PASEBE) d’un montant de 19,92 millions d’unités de compte (environ 16 milliards de francs CFA) au Bénin, pour booster le secteur de l’énergie du pays.
Le Programme d’appui...