The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) signed with the government of Benin a $21.1 million loan for the construction of off-grid solar power systems across the West African state

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced two new senior hires – Solomon Quaynor as vice-president for its private sector, infrastructure, and industrialisation complex, and Kevin Kanina Kariuki as vice-president for power, energy, climate and green growth

TenneT has received €250 million ($286 million) from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finance the construction of a 43km high-voltage transmission connection between the Borssele offshore wind zone and Rilland substations

The World Bank has approved a $100 million grant for the 17MW Solar Energy in Local Communities (SOLEIL) project to improve rural electrification in Burundi

Corporación Andina de Fomento (CAF) has agreed to provide a $300 million loan for infrastructure projects in Argentina—including power generation and transmission assets

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) last Friday (28 February 2020) opened a satellite office some 100km north of Manila

IDB Invest could provide up to one-third of the project finance loan for Huemul, the second phase of Mainstream Renewable Power's 1.3GW Andes Renovables portfolio in Chile

Nordic Development Fund is to support Asian Development Bank’s new $62 million venture platform to bolster start-ups providing technology solutions toward sustainable development goals in Asia Pacific

KfW IPEX-Bank has financed the construction of a data centre in Offenbach, Germany

US EXIM has approved a guarantee for a $18.4 million loan to support the export of oil and gas services equipment from the US to Argentina

The Burkinabe Rural Electrification Agency has extended the request for qualification deadline for its €74.76 million Yeleen Rural Electrification Project – which will consist of at least 100 solar mini-grids

Sempra Energy subsidiary IEnova and Actis portfolio company Saavi Energia have mandated two commercial banks and a development finance institution for the financing of a 108MW wind farm in Mexico that will sell its output into the US

Italian leather goods and accessories producer Furla has implemented dynamic discounting solution from fintech company FinDynamic, of which UniCredit is a shareholder

Japan's environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi has said the government plans to review the country's coal power plant export policy, speaking on Tuesday 25 February (2020) after a Cabinet meeting

The European Investment Bank (EIB) is to invest Z258 million ($65 million) to build the 94MW Pomerania wind farm project in Poland owned by Lithuania’s Ignitis Group

The IFC has increased trade finance limits for four client commercial banks in Vietnam to improve their capacity to cover SME payment risks following the COVID-19 outbreak

The Ministry of Health’s transaction adviser has invited today (25 February) expressions of interest by consultants to help on a hospital PPP project in Kazakhstan’s fourth most populous city

The African Development Bank has signed with Burundi’s Ministry of Finance two grants totalling €23.4 million for the renovation of Bujumbura port on Lake Tanganyika

Export-Import Bank of Malaysia has signed a memorandum of understanding with Thai and Malaysian development financial institutions to promote the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises