{"id":302,"date":"2020-01-29T10:41:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T10:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/towncryyers.com\/?p=302"},"modified":"2020-01-29T10:41:51","modified_gmt":"2020-01-29T10:41:51","slug":"alternative-energy-afdb-to-invest-600m-in-africa-by-femi-asu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/29\/alternative-energy-afdb-to-invest-600m-in-africa-by-femi-asu\/","title":{"rendered":"Alternative Energy: AfDB To Invest $600m In Africa  By \u2019Femi Asu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The African Development Bank says it has freed up $600 for investment in renewable energy in Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The President, African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, who disclosed this in his keynote speech at the UK-Africa Investment Summit, said, \u201cHuge opportunities exist for investment in renewable energy, especially for hydropower, wind, solar, thermal and geothermal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut many of these opportunities can\u2019t be realised unless we invest a lot more in project preparation to make the projects bankable. The African Development Bank through its NEPAD infrastructure project preparation facility has helped to mobilise financing for $8.5bn of infrastructure projects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AfDB said the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, based at the bank, had supported investments in excess of $800m in renewable energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said, \u201cWith global climate change, and increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, there is an urgent need to climate proof infrastructure investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"455\" data-attachment-id=\"304\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/29\/alternative-energy-afdb-to-invest-600m-in-africa-by-femi-asu\/aif-signing-ceremony-cocoa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aif-signing-ceremony-cocoa.jpg?fit=1700%2C756&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1700,756\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aif-signing-ceremony-cocoa\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aif-signing-ceremony-cocoa.jpg?fit=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aif-signing-ceremony-cocoa.jpg?fit=1024%2C455&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aif-signing-ceremony-cocoa.jpg?resize=1024%2C455\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aif-signing-ceremony-cocoa.jpg?resize=1024%2C455&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aif-signing-ceremony-cocoa.jpg?resize=300%2C133&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aif-signing-ceremony-cocoa.jpg?resize=768%2C342&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/towncryyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/aif-signing-ceremony-cocoa.jpg?w=1700&amp;ssl=1 1700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe devastating cyclones in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe led to massive destruction of critical infrastructure. The same applies to coastal states, which are more vulnerable to coastal erosion and floods. Infrastructure investment must now be climate-resilient.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Adesina, the bank used a partial risk guarantee to support the Lake Turkana wind power project in Kenya, the largest wind power generation project in Africa, which will produce 300 megawatts of electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe African Development Bank\u2019s \u20ac20m Partial Risk Guarantee essentially backstopped the government of Kenya\u2019s obligations to developers against delays in the construction of transmission lines,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that the bank launched a $1bn synthetic securitisation that it used to transfer risks on its private sector portfolio assets to the private sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adesina said, \u201cWe are currently exploring with the DFID the use of synthetic securitisation for the sovereign portfolio of the African Development Bank. This will be used to transfer sovereign risk to the market, working with insurers and reinsurers in the UK. This could be a huge game changer for how governments can transfer their sovereign risks on infrastructure to the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause the bulk of infrastructure is financed through foreign loans, and the revenue streams are in local currency, it introduces high financial and forex risks to investors. Using swaps and hedging are effective, no doubt, but more can be achieved by focusing on local currency financing. This will also help with debt sustainability as the bulk of Africa\u2019s external debt is on infrastructure.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The African Development Bank says it has freed up $600 for investment in renewable energy in Africa. 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