As part of efforts to bridge the projected medium-term gas supply gap expected by 2020, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Seplat Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) have signed five agreements to expedite the development of a project aimed at delivering about 3.4 billion standard cubic feet of gas per day by 2020. The project,…
Details Nigeria’s Marina to Mile 2 section of the Lagos Light Rail project known as the Blue Line Rail, will become operational in 2022.This is confirmed after the Lagos State Government signed a major agreement with an international railway systems aggregation and rolling stocks manufacturer, Alstom SA of France, on the operation of the state Rail…
Details Construction works of Rwanda’s largest inland cargo handling facility nears completion following completion of the first phase. This is according to Sumeet Bhardwaj, Chief Executive Officer of DPW Logistics Rwanda Ltd who hopes the facility will be operational by the end of the next quarter. The 60ha Masaka based facility had been initially slated to be complete…
Details Egypt is set to implement a 4MW solar power project in Uganda that is geared at improving the country’s renewable energy performance. Access to modern energy services through renewable energy development is a major concern for the energy sector in Uganda. The grant agreed between the two countries states that, Egypt will provide the necessary…
Details Egypt is set to implement a 4MW solar power project in Uganda that is geared at improving the country’s renewable energy performance. Access to modern energy services through renewable energy development is a major concern for the energy sector in Uganda. The grant agreed between the two countries states that, Egypt will provide the necessary…
Details Ethiopian President Mulartu Teshome inaugurated the Reppie waste-to-energy facility, Africa’s first waste-to-energy facility set up in the country. President Mulatu during the inauguration event said investment in energy projects is crucial if Ethiopia is to achieve its aim of becoming an environmentally friendly industrialized middle-income economy by 2025. “As Africa’s first waste-to-energy facility, Reppie’s completion…
Details Johannesburg, South Africa; New York, USA; 17 August 2018: Africa investor (Ai), a leading international investment and communications group, today announced that the 12th annual Ai CEO Institutional Investment Summit will once again showcase the best of Africa’s Capital Market investment success stories through the prestigious Ai Capital Market Index Series Awards, which today released the official…
Details The Moatize-Macuse Railway Logistics Corridor, which is the largest infrastructure project in Mozambique, has reached its final stage, with the launch scheduled for 2019 and completion in 2022. This is according to the new newsletter, China-Lusophone Brief (CLBrief). The 639 km railway will transport coal from the mines of Moatize and Chitima in Tete to a new…
Details The federal government has announced that it has completed arrangements to concession six hydro power dams to private operators, who are in turn expected to build, operate and transfer them. Speaking at the 29th Power Sector Stakeholders’ meeting in Minna, Niger State, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola disclosed that the move…
Details The federal government has announced that it has completed arrangements to concession six hydro power dams to private operators, who are in turn expected to build, operate and transfer them. Speaking at the 29th Power Sector Stakeholders’ meeting in Minna, Niger State, Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola disclosed that the move…
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