News - African Development Bank

		Climate Investment Funds Give North Africa and Middle East Green Light for Revised Regional Solar Plan
		2013/05/16 The plan will receive US $660 million from the CIF's Clean Technology Fund (CTF) and is expected to leverage nearly US $5 billion from other donors and private financing.

		AfDB approved US$800 million in loans for Moroccan renewables projects
		2012/09/14 During the first half of 2012, the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved US$800 million in loans to encourage private investment in Morocco’s growing wind and solar markets.

		AfDB Boards Africa Express to Showcase Continent's Solar Energy Potential
		2012/07/01 African Development Bank (AfDB) projects to develop concentrated solar power in Morocco and geothermal energy in Kenya are two of some 20 renewable energy initiatives being covered by Africa Express.

		CSP in Morocco
		2012/06/29 Solar Impulse landed close to the site of what will be Ouarzazate first solar thermal power plant. Of a capacity reaching 160 MW, this plant is based on concentrating solar power (CSP).

		MENA Concentrating Solar Power Scale-Up Initiative
		2012/06/28 Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia have joined together to expedite the deployment of concentrated solar power (CSP) and exploit the region's vast solar energy resources.

		Morocco looking to complete 500 MW CSP facility by 2015
		2012/06/12 Morocco is looking to speed up tender processes for the development of its 2,000 MW solar energy plan, starting with the first contract for 160 MW to be generated using concentrated solar thermal power (CSP).

		Morocco to start work on 500 MW CSP plant in 2012
		2012/06/08 Morocco plans to speed up tender processes for the development of a 2,000-megawatt solar energy plan, starting with the first contract for 160 megawatts to be generated using concentrated solar thermal power technology.

		AfDB helps fund $1.44bn Moroccan CSP project
		2012/06/06 The solar thermal station will utilize concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, arraying parabolic trough mirrors around a central tower filled with fluid material, to generate 160MW in the first phase.

		AfDB Approves Loan for Morocco CSP
		2012/06/01 The first approval is an AfDB loan of Euro 168 million and USD 100 million Clean Technology Fund concessionary loan to finance the first phase of the Ouarzazate concentrating solar thermal power station in Morocco.

		The AfDB co-financing Ouarzazte concentrated solar power plant
		2011/12/31 The AfDB's Clean Technology Fund (CTF) pipeline for 2012 includes concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) projects in Kom Ombo, Egypt and Ouarzazate concentrated solar energy, Morocco.

		African Development Bank’s $4.3b Clean Technology Fund
		2011/06/25 This will support South Africa's national electricity utility, Eskom, in implementing a $1.3 billion renewable energy project introducing concentrated solar power to sub-Sahara Africa and the first wind farm to South Afr

		South Africa: Eskom Gets U.S.$365 Million Renewable Energy Loan
		2011/06/10 The funds will be used for financing Sere, the 100 MW project which the parastatal plans in the Western Cape and a planned 100 MW concentrating solar power project in the Northern Cape.

		The African Development Bank has approved a $365 million loan to Eskom for two power plant projects (CSP and wind farm)
		2011/06/05 "I am happy to inform this august sitting that the African Development Bank approved a US$365m loan to Eskom for the 100 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant and the 100 MW Wind Power Plant," Gigaba said on Wednesday.