Public bodyCote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)afdb.org
Its role Investor / Financier
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), also known in French as Banque Africaine de Développement, is a multilateral development finance institution established in 1964 and headquartered in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The Group comprises the African Development Bank, the African Development Fund, and the Nigeria Trust Fund. With a membership of regional and non-regional countries, its mandate is to promote sustainable economic development and social progress across Africa through sovereign and non-sovereign lending, grants, equity investments, guarantees, technical assistance, and policy dialogue, while mobilizing co-financing and private capital.
AfDB’s operations span infrastructure, energy, water and sanitation, agriculture, industrialization, trade facilitation, and climate resilience—areas that intersect with the chemical and materials value chain. Its financing and advisory work support enabling infrastructure, industrial parks, and private-sector development, as well as environmental and social safeguards and capacity building. The Bank’s programs often target improvements in manufacturing competitiveness, supply chains, and resource efficiency, which can influence downstream sectors such as industrial processing and agricultural inputs.
Also known as Banque Africaine de Développement.
chemXplore tracks 3 projects involving AfDB, of which one is active.
Besides this one, the record holds 2 completed projects.
Closest to start-up first.
The 2 that are completed, on hold or cancelled are in the record. See all 3 in chemXplore →
Phase 1 will deliver 569 MWp PV plus 100 MWh battery, supply EgyptAlum under a long‑term PPA, target ~1,500 GWh first‑year output and commercial operations in April 2028.
Platform will match Mediterranean renewable and clean‑tech projects with financiers, tackle permitting and grid barriers, and aims to mobilise €25bn and upskill 10,000 workers by 2035.
Third line comprises 2,300 t/d ammonia and 4,000 t/d single-line urea (ACES21™); built adjacent to existing Port Harcourt complex; awarded 2023, completed June 2026.
The 6 sharing the most projects, of 11.
