Morocco and Portugal are set to construct an undersea electricity cable connecting between the two countries at a cost of US $800m. Portuguese Secretary of State for Energy Joao Galamba confirmed the reports and said that the two countries are conducting feasibility studies and upon completion there will be a call for tenders to build the electricity…
The Karoshoek Solar One project in South Africa has become the latest solar project to come online in South Africa adding 100MW to the national grid. The new solar project which is located in Upington, Northern Cape joins a string of other solar projects located in the region that has become the default location for setting…
Kenya is set to construct a 28Km highway bridge connecting Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) with Kangemi market on the Nairobi-Nakuru highway in bid to tackle traffic congestion in the Kenyan capital city. Transport Secretary James Macharia confirmed the reports and said that engineers have been deployed at the airport to assess the ground for the construction…
Ghana’s Ministry of Works and Housing is set to construct 200,000 housing units in 10 regions across the country next year, in bid to address housing deficit in the country. Samuel Atta Akyea, the Minister for housing confirmed the reports and said the country is currently facing 1.7 million per annum housing deficit. He further added the…
Bamburi Cement company in Kenya has issued a warning that their profits will be substantially lower than the preceeding year signaling a continued slide in the fortunes of the company as this isthe second consecutive year of less than sterling performance. Headwinds Kenya’s cement manufacturers are facing headwinds due to higher power costs and overcapacity in…
Bamburi Cement company in Kenya has issued a warning that their profits will be substantially lower than the preceeding year signaling a continued slide in the fortunes of the company as this isthe second consecutive year of less than sterling performance. Headwinds Kenya’s cement manufacturers are facing headwinds due to higher power costs and overcapacity in…
Angola is set to receive US $51m boost from the British government to build three hospitals and upgrade two power stations in the country. Baroness Northover, the prime minister’s trade envoy for Angola and Zambia confirmed the reports and said the deal will enable to enter a global marketplace and deliver reliable power to millions of people in Angola…
Egypt is set to construct 20 new cities of the fourth generation in bid to improve life quality, increase residential area and absorb population surge in the most populous Arab country. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostapha Madbouly, confirmed the reports and said that the county’s new Urban Communities Authority of the Ministry of Housing will build…
Kenya is set to receive US $300m from Cyrq Energy, an American company specializing in renewable energy production, for the construction 330 MW geothermal power plant in Suswa, Narok County, in south-western Kenya. Nicholas Goodman, President and CEO of Cyrq Energy, confirmed the reports and said that a feasibility study has already been carried out on…
The US $3m Lupane water reticulation system in Zimbabwe is set to be complete by January 2019. This is according to Mr. Chalton Moyo, Lupane Town Secretary who said 84% of the project is already complete, 50% of the pipe in the high density stands has been done and 100% has been done in the low density…