DBSA Press

On 1 April 2019, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and New Development Bank (NDB) signed a loan agreement for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction and Energy Sector Development Project. ...

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DBSA to receive US$100m to help SA achieve its climate targets

Midrand, 27 February 2019 - The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) announced today that it has been granted funding to the value of US$100 million from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to establish the Embedded Generation Investment Programme (EGIP)....

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DBSA Scoops Global Award for Renewable Energy Financing
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has scooped the African Renewable Energy Programme Award....

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The DBSA Story: Fast tracking Renewable Energy

In 2010, the DBSA joined forces with the Department of Energy and National Treasury to develop the market for Independent Power Producers (IPP). ...

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DBSA energises local Independent Power Producers

Ilanga CSP 1, a 100 MW power plant in the Northern Cape which came into operation on 30 November 2018, will produce enough clean energy to serve around 100,000 South African households, and will displace over 340,000 tons of carbon dioxide each year. ...

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Development Bank of Southern Africa to set up Climate Finance Facility

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) announced today that it has been awarded funding to the value of USD$55.6m from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to establish a R2 billion Climate Finance Facility (CFF)....

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DBSA response on the funding of coal fired power plants
DBSA response on requests for comment on the funding of the Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal fired power plants...

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How development banks can ‘shift the trillions'

The DBSA and the French DFI, AFD, have been working together since 1994, focusing on sustainable infrastructure investment through the provision of municipal credit lines and the co-financing of municipalities’ investment programmes....

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Financial Mail Infrastructure Report 2018

The DBSA has partnered with the Financial Mail for the 2018 Infrastructure Annual Report. The report takes a look at infrastructure developments and projects in South Africa and beyond, as well as DBSA early-stage funding and early-stage risk leveraging....

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NDB and DBSA Sign MOU to Establish Framework for Cooperation

New Development Bank and Development Bank of Southern Africa Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Establish Framework for Cooperation...

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BRICS Annual Economic Research Award

The Export-Import Bank of India under the umbrella of the BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism (ICM) is inviting applications for the 2018 Economic Research award....

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Boosting Infrastructure Investment by Addressing Governance Gaps

Government, private sector, multilaterals, and development partners gather in Cape Town as this topic takes center stage globally...

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DBSA Annual Financial Results
The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) today released its financial results for the year ended 31 March 2017....

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DBSA partners with Zambia to deliver infrastructure on the continent

Midrand - The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) hosted Zambia’s Finance Minister, Honourable Felix Mutati and his delegation at the DBSA’s offices on Tuesday, 22 August 2017....

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DBSA partners with SADC to operationalise SADC’s 36th Energy Summit

Midrand - The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) participated and facilitated a SADC high-level Ministerial Resource Mobilisation Workshop and Energy Investment Forum held in Swaziland earlier this month. ...

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