25 July 2019DBSA Press: Appointment of Acting Head of IPP Office Midrand – Advocate Sandra Coetzee has been appointed the Acting Head of the Independent Power Producers Office (IPPO) pending recruitment of the new Head: IPPO. The appointment is effective from 25 July 2019.
23 July 2019DBSA Press: DBSA Media Response to IPP Office Queries In November 2010, the Department of Energy (DoE), National Treasury and the DBSA entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to establish the Independent Power Producers Office (IPPO). DBSA also provided the initial seed funding to establish the IPPO.
4 July 2019DBSA Press: DBSA invests USD$2.25m of Development Funding in Apalia24 DRC Midrand, South Africa – The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) announced today that it has committed project preparation funding to the value of USD $2.25 million to Apalia24, an innovative Off-grid Energy and Media Company.
9 July 2019DBSA Press: DBSA and YES to partner in community hub development A partnership to further youth employment by bringing together innovation, infrastructure, 4IR thinking and a commitment to jobs for youth in township and peri-urban communities has just been announced between the DBSA and YES.
6 June 2019DBSA Press: The DBSA sees Ghana as key in building Africa’s prosperity Accra, 06 June 2019. The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) hosted an Investment Summit in Ghana, to assess and gain a deeper understanding of the country’s infrastructure development and financing needs.
1 April 2019DBSA Press: DBSA and NDB Sign Loan Agreement 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.
27 February 2019 DBSA Press: DBSA to receive US$100m to help SA achieve its climate targetsMidrand, 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).
13 December 2018DBSA Press: DBSA energises local Independent Power ProducersIlanga 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.