ADB: $68m to boost Indian green homes for women

ADB: $68m to boost Indian green homes for women

The Asian Development Bank and IIFL Home Finance Limited (IIFL) improve financial access to affordable green housing for lower-income women in India.  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide a direct loan of $58m – alongside a $10m loan from the Canadian Climate...
AfDB backs $800m decentralised renewable programme

AfDB backs $800m decentralised renewable programme

African Development Bank commits $164m to renewables framework across Ghana, Guinea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Tunisia.  The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $164m commitment to the Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF), to strengthen...
Hydropower Sustainability Fund opens to grant applicants

Hydropower Sustainability Fund opens to grant applicants

Hydropower project developers and operators can apply for funding to for an independent assessment of a project’s sustainability performance. With hydropower still the largest source of installed renewable energy capacity on Earth, the Hydropower Sustainability Fund...
ADB: $150m to design bankable projects in Indonesia

ADB: $150m to design bankable projects in Indonesia

First of its kind green finance mechanism will generate new bankable projects that meet climate and SDG ambitions.  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $150m loan to accelerate Indonesia’s economic recovery by catalysing support for ten green and bankable...
Answers sought to Africa’s infrastructure challenges

Answers sought to Africa’s infrastructure challenges

Leaders from across the African infrastructure sector launch call for papers, seeking expert insights and research ahead of continental conference. As hundreds of industry and policy leaders prepare to meet in Lagos this spring to address Africa’s infrastructure...