Investment Forum for Access to Energy: the African Development Bank conducts consultations for the implementation of its strategy on mini-grids in the Sahel

The event also aimed to raise awareness of the Desert to Power initiative and promote strategic investments in solar energy in the Sahel countries. ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, March 30 , 2023/ — On the sidelines of the Energy Access Investment Forum, held in Abidjan from March 21 to 23, 2023, the African Development Bank ( http://www .AfDB.org ) organized two-day consultations with stakeholders in the mini-grid sector in Africa. Objective: to attract the main actors of the sector in order to discuss the strategy of mini-grids that the bank plans to put in…

African Development Bank issues AUD 50 million 15-year Kangaroo Green Bond due March 2038

The transaction is the Bank’s 2nd green bond issued in 2023 across all currencies ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, March 8, 2023/ — The African Development Bank (http://www.AfDB.org), rated Aaa/AAA/AAA/AAA (Moody’s/S&P/Fitch/Japan Credit Rating, all stable) has successfully launched an AUD 50 million 15-year Kangaroo Green Bond due March 2038. The new issuance was arranged by RBC Capital Markets and sold to a single Japanese investor, Taiju Life Insurance Company. This is the African Development Bank’s sophomore green bond in the Australian dollar market since the inaugural 15-year Kangaroo green bond was issued…