Improving Governance in Africa
Selected eligible Green Bond projects
South Africa
Xina Solar One Concentrated Solar Power plant
AfDB Financing USD 100 million
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100 MW of capacity
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Annual GHG reductions of 0.40 MT CO2e
Creation of 1,415 jobs
85% of electricity in South Africa is coal generated, and accounts
for over 40 percent of Africa's CO2 emissions. Project aims to
increase renewable energy production and reduce use of coal-
power plants
ABENGOA SOLAR
Kenya
Lake Turkana Wind Farm
Africa's largest wind power project
AfDB financing EUR 115 million
300 MW of wind capacity
Annual GHG reductions of 0.74 MT CO2e per year
Curb CO2 emissions by 16 million tons over the lifetime of the asset
Creation of 850 jobs
Computer generated mockup of the Lake Turkana project
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