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

Ethiopia on Sunday inaugurated a modern rail project that has been constructed by the China Railway Group (CREC) in the capital of the east African country. The electrified Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit (AA-LRT) is the first light railway on the African continent with two lines of a total length of 34 km.   Of the two rail lines, the east-west corridor extends 17.35 km, stretching from Ayat Village to Tor Hailoch, and passes through.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 26th September 2015

Roads are an integral part of the transport system. They account for more than 90 per cent of all passengers and goods transport in the country. Our Staff writer Chaby Barasa who recently accompanied CCM Union presidential candidate Dr John Magufuli on a campaign trail in several regions, revisits the crucial role road transport is playing in spearheading economic development in the country. "If you have roads, you have.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 26th September 2015

 Cemtech Limited is set to commence in January the construction of a US$ 95m cement plant in Kenya in West Pokot County.   The feasibility study for the project which was commissioned in 2010 by the Kerio Valley Development Authority (KVDA) shows that the area has large limestone deposits with the possibility of producing 1.2 million tons of cement annually.   Cemtech’s General Manager, Diptish Nandha confirmed the news.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 25th September 2015

Officials of the state-owned real estate developer say the project is part of the NHC ten-year strategic plan spanning 2015 and 2025. Speaking at the launching ceremony in Dar es Salaam, the NHC's Acting Director of Sales and Marketing, Mr Tuntufye Mwambusi, said the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has already booked 10 of the 30 residential houses.   "The Shangani residential apartments are located on the outskirts of Mtwara town which is.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 24th September 2015