01 | THE HIGHLIGHTS – AT A GLANCE
Knowledge Sharing
The OPEC Fund hosted its inaugural Climate Solutions Week with participants from ADB, IAEA, IIASA, IRENA, OECD, UNIDO, World Bank and many more. The event also included the first partner forum of the ADB/OPEC Fund Nature Solutions Finance Hub. Following its participation in the UN Climate Change Conference COP29, the OPEC Fund invited experts to a first Public Sector Knowledge Series event on “Digital Technologies to Improve Food Security Outcomes.”
Headquarters
The OPEC Fund marked the official inauguration of its expanded Headquarters at the adjacent Palais Colloredo-Mannsfeld on Vienna’s Ringstrasse on June 26, 2024. The OPEC Fund acquired and comprehensively renovated the historic building to accommodate its growing operations.
Awards
The Kom Ombo solar power plant, co-financed by the OPEC Fund, won the IJ Global "Energy Transition Deal of the Year” award. Constructed by the Saudi developer ACWA Power, Kom Ombo is the largest private solar power plant in Egypt, generating 200 MW of clean energy. The OPEC Fund awarded its latest Annual Award for Development to Dhaka Ahsania Mission, a non- governmental organization supporting women and smallholder farmers across Bangladesh, in a ceremony at its Headquarters in April.
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