Aninver Selected by the AfDB to Manage and Enhance the Africa Energy Portal

We are delighted to share that Aninver has been selected by the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) to manage and enhance the Africa Energy Portal (AEP) — the AfDB’s flagship digital platform for energy knowledge across Africa.

This award is not just a new contract, but a recognition of the depth of expertise Aninver has developed in knowledge management, platform development, and stakeholder engagement over many years. It builds directly on our prior experience as knowledge-sharing consultants — from designing dynamic digital platforms to curating content ecosystems that enable policy makers, investors, and sector practitioners to access and contribute to trusted information.

Leveraging Our Knowledge-Sharing Track Record

We bring to the AEP assignment a strong foundation in knowledge-sharing work, as detailed on our Knowledge Sharing Consultants page.

Some illustrative past assignments include:

• Digital Platform Development for Youth Entrepreneurship in Southern Africa — we orchestrated a digital hub that connected young entrepreneurs to resources, mentorship, and networking, helping to catalyze a more supportive ecosystem.
• Project Information Management & Monitoring Portals — working with clients to build portals that streamline data collection, analysis, reporting, and transparency.
• SACREEE Sustainable Energy Knowledge Hub — contributing to web design and platform development for a regional energy knowledge hub in southern Africa.
• Disclosure Platforms for PPPs in Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, and Ghana — developing platforms, training officials, and promoting transparency in infrastructure projects.
• Content support for the PPP Knowledge Lab — helping to curate case studies, lessons learned, policy briefs, and good practices.

Additionally, we operate and manage our own globally recognized platforms: InfraPPP (focused on infrastructure public-private partnerships), IPP Journal (energy investment intelligence), and Hotel & Capital (tourism & hospitality) — all of which reflect our capacity to sustain high-traffic, content-rich knowledge ecosystems.

From these experiences, we have honed a methodology for knowledge-sharing assignments:

• Understanding the client’s objectives — what the platform should achieve, for whom, and with what resources.
• Assessing the current state — mapping existing content, systems, and user journeys, and identifying gaps and friction points.
• Tailoring a strategy and roadmap — defining platform architecture, content taxonomy, features, timelines, and KPIs.
• Collaborative content creation — working with domain experts to co-develop content that aligns with users’ needs.
• Platform design and customization — building intuitive, user-centric interfaces, taxonomy, search, and integration with external data systems.
• User training, onboarding & community building — ensuring stakeholders know how to use the platform and feel invested in contributing.
• Monitoring, analytics & continuous improvement — tracking engagement metrics, soliciting feedback, and iteratively optimizing.

This combination of technical, editorial, and stakeholder-engagement know-how gives us confidence we can help the AEP reach new heights.

What We Will Do for the AEP

Over the next 12 months, in partnership with the AfDB, we will:

• Curate and publish timely, high-quality energy insights — from news updates to deep-dive analyses.
• Enhance the visual presentation and data accessibility — making dashboards, indexes (e.g. the Electricity Regulatory Index), and statistical data more intuitive, interactive, and usable.
• Produce blogs, white papers, policy briefs, and case studies to support decision-makers with rigorous, actionable content.
• Expand and update market intelligence and data coverage across all African countries, ensuring the portal is as comprehensive as possible.
• Engage stakeholders more intensively — through outreach strategies, partnerships, events, and interactive features to increase visibility and usage.

We will closely apply the same principles we use in our knowledge-sharing projects — rigorous content planning, user-centric design, and continuous iteration — tailoring them to the specific needs of Africa’s energy sector.

We are honored to partner with the AfDB in realizing this vision. This contract is not just a demonstration of Aninver’s technical and editorial strengths, but also of our deep commitment to knowledge as a catalyst for development. We look forward to making the AEP a premier platform — one that empowers stakeholders across Africa’s energy ecosystem.