On Friday November 10, 2023, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) held a hybrid event on the theme of ‘Unlocking Opportunities for Private Sector Participation in Renewable Energy Integration’. Joseph Mouanda, Chief Evaluation Officer at IDEV, was invited to present evaluative knowledge on renewable energy projects from a recent
Evaluative evidence helps us to use information generated from experience to influence the ways in which appropriate interventions are developed or the ways they are managed. Hence, evaluations can bring significant value to learning and the forging of solutions, as part of the global efforts to foster climate resilience and a just energy transition in Africa.
On 08th June 2022, a series of webinars was held ahead of the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG)* meeting of the Heads of Evaluation of the independent evaluation offices.- The Evaluator General Karen Rot-Münstermann, represented IDEV. These webinars were organized by and for the staff of evaluation offices, to promote knowledge, experience-sharing, and networking among peers.
Independent Development Evaluation conducted an evaluation of the assistance for renewable energy (RE) by the African Development Bank (AfDB or “the Bank”) over the period 2012- 2021. During this period, the Bank allocated around 5 billion USD to RE, through 156 interventions in Regional Member Countries (RMCs).
In supporting Regional Member Countries to build their climate resilience and make the transition to clean energy, the AfDB can draw on a wealth of evidence produced by IDEV to inform its policies, strategies, frameworks and operations in the areas of power, energy, climate change and green growth. A key recent evaluation is the Evaluation of Mainstreaming Green Growth & Climate Change into the AfDB's Interventions (2021). This and other evaluations present a number of findings, lessons, and recommendations for the Bank.
Independent Development Evaluation (IDEV) at the African Development Bank Group (AfDB or "the Bank") has conducted an Impact Evaluation of Phase 1 of the Last Mile Connectivity Project in Kenya. The project sought to increase access to electricity, particularly for low-income groups in peri-urban and rural areas, by maximizing the use of existing transformers of the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC).
