Canadian solar firm SkyPower has announced plans to invest  US$ 4.4bn in a bid to boost solar market in Kenya over the next five years. The funds will be used in the installation of 1GW of solar power capacity in the country and distribute 2 million home solar power kits as well as install more than 3,000 solar-powered street lamps. It will also construct  a fabrication and assembly facilities in the country. The solar plants will.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 1st October 2015

Leading cement manufacturer in Africa Dangote Cement is set to commission a new cement plant in Tanzania in October. The 3.0 million metric tonnes per annum cement plant is constructed in Mtwara District. The commissioning of the new cement plant in Tanzania is part of the company’s expansion strategy in Africa. The plant is numbered fourth in the expansion series after Ethiopia, Zambia and Cameroun. However, other cement plants in.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 1st October 2015

 Barrow Properties broke ground for construction work on the second phase of Waverley office park in South Africa measuring 3 351m² and 2 123m2. This will create a rentable area of 5 742m² with completion expected for June 2016. According to the MD of Barrow Properties, Paul Barrow,Waverley office park in South Africa  will incorporate features which will appeal to the corporate tenants.   The building has.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 30th September 2015

The government of Uganda has announced that it was embarking on a road maintenance programme to boost transport. Public roads in Uganda according to the government need a face lift. The maintenance of public roads in Uganda will cost a whopping US$ 26m. Michael Odongo, the executive director of the Uganda Road Fund confirmed the reports and urged the Government to play their oversight role over the money. “I provide this.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 30th September 2015

Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) recently unveiled its 5MW cogeneration power plant in South Africa worth US $10.63m located at its Waterval Smelting Complex in Rustenburg. The cogeneration power plant in South Africa was commissioned by project developer Vuselela Energy and Equity provider H1 holdings and it would help capture waste heat from Amplat’s conversion plant which was already generating 3.2MW of power. According to the.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 30th September 2015

Infrastructure construction in Egypt is set to improve as the World Bank head Jim Yong Kim expressed his support in various ongoing and upcoming projects. In a meeting with Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi over the weekend in New York the World Bank boss said Egypt has a great potential in terms of development and it deserves more support. According to the president in a statement they both agreed that the country need more reforms.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 29th September 2015

Construction work has begun on different sections of the sites identified for power lines for the Zambia, Tanzania, and Kenya power interconnector. In a recent meeting of energy held in Arusha, Tanzania, for permanent secretaries, senior officials and experts form Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya, it was indicated that outstanding progress had been made on the interconnector. Power Pylons, Substations and cabling had already been.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 29th September 2015

Plans are underway for  the construction of a mega International airport in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Airports Enterprise has announced. The Ethiopian Minister of Transport, Workneh Gebeyehu confirmed the reports and said that Ethiopia is to break the ground for a new mega hub airport in the vicinity of Addis Ababa. “The new mega hub will move the aviation industry in Ethiopia to a higher level. It will make Addis Ababa the.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 29th September 2015

Sierra Cables PLC is set to construct a cable manufacturing factory in Kenya in a bid to cater for increasing power generation projects in East Africa. The Sri Lankan company  announced that it will partner with a Kenyan strategic partner to construct the cable manufacturing factory in Kenya. Sierra Cables PLC settled on this construction project after completing a feasibility study on developing a cable manufacturing plant in.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 29th September 2015

The lead manufacturer of paints, Crown Berger Kenya has unveiled  new products to bring in the fast and ever growing technology improvements in construction industry. One of the products launched is a colour mobile application for efficient products and service delivery.The first product is a water repellant paint referred to as the ultra guard silicone paint. One of its unique features is that it can withstand extreme weather conditions,.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 28th September 2015

China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) in conjunction with Kenya Railways Corporation have entered into an agreement to expand the Standard Gauge Railway line. The railway line that is being built from Mombasa to Nairobi will be extended to Naivasha town, some kilometers away from Nairobi. The commercial treaty will give way for construction of phase two of the SGR project connecting Olkaria industrial park in Naivasha to Nairobi and the port.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 28th September 2015

The Kenya & East Africa Management Services Company (KEAMSCO), working in partnership with the Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KNCCI) will be hosting the inaugural LAPSSET Global Investment Conference in Nairobi on October 26th to 29 2015. The theme of the conference is Building Africa’s transformative & game-changer Infrastructure towards delivering a Just & Prosperous Kenya. The LAPSSET Program is by.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 28th September 2015