BAM INTERNATIONAL HAS RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS TO PROCEED WITH PHASE II OF DESIGNING AND BUILDING THE NEW TERMINAL III OF JULIUS NYERERE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (JNIA). FULLY KNOWN AS KONINKLIJKE BAM GROEP OR ROYAL BAM GROUP, IS A MAJOR EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION-SERVICES BUSINESS WITH HEADQUARTERS IN BUNNIK, NETHERLANDS. The firm said in its website that the Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA), instructed it to proceed with phase II of the JNIA terminal.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 5th November 2015

 Namibian and Chinese investors have announced a plan to set up a cement plant at the cost of US$350mn near Otjiwarongo, Namibia cement sebastianbarre flickrThe setting of the plant has enough limestone to last production for at least 40 years.  Whale Rock Cement (Whale Rock) is the local partner on the project along with Chinese Asia and Africa Business Management (Xian) Company.  Whale Rock has said that a comprehensive.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 5th November 2015

 The board of directors of Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funding of more than US$210mn to support road infrastructure projects in Tunisia Tunisia Road Rusty Clark Wikimedia CommonsThe road project is expected to help reduce road accidents and improve road infrastructure resilience.  Tunisia’s Road Infrastructure Modernisation Project (PMIR) seeks to rehabilitate 719 km of classified roads, mainly in the.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 5th November 2015

Chinese firm Sinohydro, has signed an infrastructure construction deal with Tatu City in Kenya. The deal will see the water, sewerage and temporary road works developed. The agreement worth US$ 4m will cater for basic infrastructure that will supplement the first phase of the project and another seven-kilometre temporary road will be constructed to help facilitate ongoing construction activities. “We are pleased to extend our.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th November 2015

 Cement manufacturer ARM Cement in Kenya has announced that it will launch a new technology in the production of cement, a move that will significantly reduce the cost of  construction,the firm’s chief executive has announced.   Speaking during a construction expo organised by Totally Concrete East Africa in collaboration with ARM Cement, chief executive Pradeep Paunrana said that the expensive technology in the production.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th November 2015

Arusha — At least $200 million (about Sh400 billion) will be spent on the construction of a museum for Laetoli footprints in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), an expert has said.   Dr Luois and Mary Leakey discovered the foot prints of human beings who date back to 3.6 million years ago were buried in 1998 to prevent them from weathering.   Mr Joshua Mwankunda, an expert with Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, said the.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th November 2015

For a while, it has been speculated that the city of Kigali has failed to get potential investors to buy plots in lower Kiyovu.   Found in Ubumwe cell, Muhima sector, Nyarugenge District, government identified this area as prime for investors because of its strategic location in the Central Business District (CBD).   Residents of this slum were relocated to Batsinda, a Kigali suburb, and billions of francs were pumped in the area.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th November 2015

THE projected cost of constructing the B1 dual carriageway between Windhoek and Okahandja has increased by N$95 million due to changes to the design.   The road will now have two full lanes on both sides running side-by-side once the project is completed, thereby scrapping the initial converging dual and single lanes that were set to be constructed on some parts of the road.   Roads Authority manager for corporate communications.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th November 2015

The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) and Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) last Friday performed the ground breaking of a mini industrial park to boost Nigerian Content goals.   The event took place in Port Harcourt, Rivers State and featured three original equipment manufacturers (OEMS) utilised by Shell for its operations-Alcon, Fiddil, Prime Atlantic-each getting a land space measuring 1800.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th November 2015

Tatu City has sealed a Sh400 million deal with international infrastructure firm Sinohydro to lay out basic infrastructure that will supplement the first phase of the project.   The Chinese engineering firm will set up infrastructure for water, sewerage and temporary road works for Tatu City's development.   The additional seven-kilometre temporary roads will help facilitate ongoing construction activities.   "We are.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th November 2015

The fate of Kudu Power construction Project in Namibia will be known in mid 2016, Managing Director of National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia (Namcor), Immanuel Mulunga has announced. Since the stalling of the project, cost has doubled up to about US $2.3bn and it will entail the transfer of gas from the offshore Kudu field to a floating production system. This will then be piped 170km to a planned 885MW power plant located in at.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th November 2015

The newly constructed 55MW solar power project in Tanzania has been commissioned. The project was launched at University of Dodoma (UDOM) in Tanzania with an in tension of making the institution  one of Africa’s leading universities using renewable energy. The project which is done in partnership with Ohio State University‘s (OSU) and UDOM will eventually establish itself as a global centre of excellence in renewable energy.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 4th November 2015