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Renewable Energy Strategy for Eswatini and Lesotho

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Cover date: 08 Sep 2021
Document type: Concept note
Organization: African Development Bank
Country: Lesotho

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- WorldBank
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Gender assessment for FP291: ASCENT-GREEN: Resilient Energy Access for Inclusive Development

Gender action plan

25 Mar 2026
- WorldBank
- FP291
Gender assessment for FP291: ASCENT-GREEN: Resilient Energy Access for Inclusive Development

Gender assessment

25 Mar 2026
- WorldBank
- FP291
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP291: ASCENT-GREEN: Resilient Energy Access for Inclusive Development

Environmental and Social Safeguards report

19 Feb 2026
- WorldBank
- FP291

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