Uganda’s state-owned National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) has signed a US $152m deal with Suez Consulting, a subsidiary of the French Suez group for the implementation of a drinking water, irrigation and sanitation project in southwestern Uganda. “We were faced with a long-standing challenge regarding water management in the cities mentioned. In collaboration with the Government of…
The 150MW Ourazazate Noor III CSP Tower in Morocco has exceeded performance targets on output and storage integration in its first few months of operation. Xavier Lara, Senior Consultant at CSP engineering group Empresarios Agrupados (EA), said that financing costs for tower storage projects should fall in line with parabolic trough rates going forward. The Noor…
Plans are underway to install several small solar power plants with a total production capacity of 2MW in Senegal as part of a project launched by National Electricity Company of Senegal (Senelec), the public company that distributes electricity in Senegal. The mini hybrid power plants will be fitted with batteries that can store up to…
Uganda is set to commence expansion works on Arua airport to international standards. Mr Samuel Wonekha General Manager of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) made the revelations. The General Manager said that the government is the process holding discussions with the family of former former president Idi Amin to acquire large chunks of land for the the project.…
Uganda is set to commence expansion works on Arua airport to international standards. Mr Samuel Wonekha General Manager of Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) made the revelations. The General Manager said that the government is the process holding discussions with the family of former former president Idi Amin to acquire large chunks of land for the the project.…
Egypt is considering offers from a Blackstone Group unit and Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd of Malaysia to take over three power plants co-built by Siemens AG — a move that could cut the North African nation’s debts while bringing in much-needed foreign investment. Both Blackstone’s Zarou Ltd. and Edra have voiced interest in the state-owned facilities, according to Egypt’s electricity minister, Mohamed…
Egypt is considering offers from a Blackstone Group unit and Edra Power Holdings Sdn Bhd of Malaysia to take over three power plants co-built by Siemens AG — a move that could cut the North African nation’s debts while bringing in much-needed foreign investment. Both Blackstone’s Zarou Ltd. and Edra have voiced interest in the state-owned facilities, according to Egypt’s electricity minister, Mohamed…