Latin America’s development bank CAF is seeking a consultant to develop advanced studies for the construction of a sanitary sewage system for the Mariano Roque Alonso basin wastewater treatment plant in Paraguay

Brazilian development bank BNDES has filed a formal request to sell a stake in state-controlled Petrobras

A Nouryon-led consortium has received an €11 million grant from the European Union for a hydrogen project in Delfzijl, the Netherlands

Africa-focused power developer Globeleq has reached financial close on the €330 million, 253MW expansion of its 462MW Azito gas-fired power plant near Abidjan in Côte d’Ivoire

Bhutan’s Ministry of Information and Communications is seeking an adviser to examine aviation capacity, assess four existing airports, prepare an aviation strategy and build capacity at the Department of Air Transport of the land-locked country

The EIB and Banque des Territoires have signed an agreement to develop an internet tool for developers to structure anaerobic digestion projects

Alten Energías Renovables has mandated a commercial bank and two development finance institutions for the financing of a 250MW solar project in Mexico

Swiss asset manager responsAbility has reached first close on a €200 million climate debt fund with commitments from several DFIs

Danish export credit agency EKF has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Brazilian development bank BNDES

Nippon Export and Investment Insurance will cover a portion of the debt for on the first phase of a 150MW wind farm being developed by an EDF-led consortium in northern Morocco

The Republic of Maldives has raised Asian Development Bank and European Investment Bank funding totalling $105 million for the POISED project, involving the installation of solar PV, diesel generators and lithium accumulator battery energy storage, as well as the upgrading of distribution grids

South Africa's sustainable fund manager Metier has reached first close at $113 million on its Sustainable Capital Fund II

The European Union is set to sign an €8 million grant – drawn from its Africa Investment Platform – for the pre-development work of the 287MW Ruzizi IV hydro project on the Ruzizi River in Central Africa

Mainstream Renewable Power is bringing in a multilateral institution for the financing of Huemul and Copihue, the second and third phases of its 1.3GW Andes Renovables solar and wind portfolio in Chile

The EBRD and the International Renewable Energy Agency have signed an memorandum of understanding to de-risk renewable power investment in EBRD countries

The Government of the Côte d’Ivoire has ratified two loan agreements from Exim Bank of China for the financing of domestic infrastructure projects

Brazilian development bank BNDES has approved a $24 million loan to Cocal Energia to finance the construction of a biogas power plant in Narandiba, in the São Paulo state

The European Investment Bank has entered into a credit agreement with PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna for up to $71.4 million to fund the construction of three onshore wind farms on Poland's Baltic coast

The International Renewable Energy Agency and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development have allocated $105 million in funding for renewable energy projects across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean