Malaysia’s government has launched an initiative with a 600MW quota for virtual PPAs between corporate consumers and solar power producers (SPP) to encourage the use of green electricity in the country

The Roads and Highways Department is seeking international consulting firms to help prepare procurement documents for multiple road projects in Bangladesh

The Bloomberg Philanthropies and Goldman Sachs-backed Climate Innovation and Development Fund has completed its first set of blended finance investments focused on the sustainable transport sector in India and Vietnam

The International Finance Corporation's first Kangaroo green bond has raised A$900 million

Asian Development Bank has signed a $40 million financing package with GreenCell Express Private (GEPL) to develop electric battery-powered buses in India

The International Finance Corporation has appointed Olivier Buyoya as its new regional director for West Africa

The European Investment Bank is considering a €166 million loan for the government of Senegal’s €354 million project to restructure the Dakar bus network.

The World Bank has approved a $487 million debt package for the government of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition of the 1GW Komati coal-fired power plant

More details have emerged on the financial close of the $821 million deal to restructure the Shuaibah 3 IWPP into a desal-focused independent water project in Saudi Arabia

Indonesian state-owned coal miner Bukit Asam, hoping to develop wind capacity in the archipelago country, has joined hands with state-owned China Huadian for a 1.3GW wind farm in southern China

Japan Bank for International Cooperation has entered into an MoU with Australian company Woodside Energy Group to secure a stable supply of energy and promote decarbonisation goals

Bowmans has promoted partner Allen Leuta to co-head of its Africa infrastructure sector group in Johannesburg

The government of Niger will conduct a “comprehensive diagnostic” of Niger Telecoms to assess options for a renewed private sector role in the state-owned enterprise

Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Lifesciences has entered into an agreement to buy an additional 0.31% stake in AMP Energy Green Nine Private – taking its total interest in the company to 12.17% on a fully diluted basis

Cambodia’s government has mandated Asian Development Bank to help procure 2GW of solar power capacity as part of the country's energy master plan

Saudi infra developer ACWA Power has signed an MoU with the Egyptian New and Renewable Energy Authority for a 10GW wind farm project

Nigeria has invited RFQ bids for the concession of the $1.3 billion, 700MW Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant in Niger State

Indonesia’s government has published guidelines for sustainable blue finance to achieve marine and climate change-related sustainable development

Eight international lenders have committed up to $750 million green financing to state-owned utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) for Indonesia's energy transition