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SEFA to support first utility-scale solar PV Project in Lesotho

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 11 August 2017 – 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 2016 …

Mali to receive US $25 million concessional loan to build utility-scale solar photovoltaic plant and transform the West African energy market

  Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, March 7, 2017 – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Board of Directors has approved a senior concessional loan of $25 million to fund the Segou Solar PV Project, Mali’s first utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant. The project, one of the first in Sub-Saharan Africa, consists of the design, construction and …