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East Africa gets new cement plant

A 600,000 tonne capacity Cimerwa Cement plant has been inaugurated in Rwanda at the cost of US$170mn cement The plant has been built in the Muganza sector of the Rusizi district in western Rwanda. With the current cement demand being 450,000 tonnes annually, the new plant is expected to cater to the growing demand. Surplus will be exported to neighbouring countries such as Burundi and DR Congo. Officials expect the plant to.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 28th August 2015

Construction of Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya almost complete

The Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya which is being constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation is almost complete; this is according to the external manager Julius Ling. Mr. Ling said that the Standard Gauge railway in Kenmya is 50 per cent complete and the first locomotive to use the railway between Mombasa and Nairobi is expected at the Port of Mombasa in November this year. Currently, 48 per cent of the bridges.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 28th August 2015

Germany funds Infrastucture construction in Tanzania

The Federal Republic of Germany is planning to help Tanzania to construct the Southern Serengeti bypass Road. President Jakaya Kikwete renewed his support for Serengeti bybass road through the northern portion of the park to link Mto wa Mbu, southeast of Ngorongoro Crater, and Musoma on Lake Victoria In July 2010. The African Network for Animal Welfare had sued the Tanzanian government in December 2010 at the East African.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 27th August 2015

Construction of buildings to be completed within five years

Property developers and individuals building homes will have to complete construction within five years or face penalties under a new law proposed by the government. The Physical Planning Bill, 2015 say the five-year period will start once an investor is issued with a development permit. This will be a blow to those who prefer to build in stages and will also affect those who suspend construction after running out of.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 27th August 2015

Kuwait invest in the infrastucture development in Tanzania

Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete has opened a ‘key road in Tanzania whose construction was sponsored by Kuwait government’s Fund for Arab Economic Development. During the opening ceremony of marking the main road in Tanzania Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete expressed his gratitude to Kuwait for road infrastructure support. Kikwete took a lot of time to give thanks to Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah his.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 26th August 2015

Kuwait Funds the construction of key road in Tanzania

Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete has opened a ‘key road in Tanzania whose construction was sponsored by Kuwait government’s Fund for Arab Economic Development. During the opening ceremony of marking the main road in Tanzania Mr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete expressed his gratitude to Kuwait for road infrastructure support. Kikwete took a lot of time to give thanks to Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah his.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 25th August 2015

Ethiopia moots plan for cement

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Industrial Projects Service (IPS), a state-owned consultant has won a contract from Messebo Cement to conduct an assessment of the cement market around Addis Ababa. According to a statement it wants to explore the feasibility of opening a grinding plant where semi-processed clinker from Tigray will be processed to produce cement “The project is mainly intended to minimise the transportation.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 25th August 2015

Rwanda to Export Cement As New Plant Boost Production

Rwanda's only cement manufacturer CIMERWA Ltd, yesterday, unveiled a new plant expected to increase production and boost export revenues. The new state-of-the-art plant in Muganza Sector, Rusizi District, was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Anastase Murekezi. The factory, worth $170 million, has the capacity to produce six times the current capacity of 100,000 tonnes per year. Speaking at the launch, Murekezi said.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 25th August 2015

East Africa's geothermal power generation to grow by 1000mw

Ethiopia geothermal power generation is set to grow after the country signed a power purchase agreement with Berkley Energy which is a Kenyan linked company that will see 1,000MW of energy being generated. The signing was done by Azeb Asnake, CEO of Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) and Edward Njoroge, one of the investors from Berkeley Energy. The mega Corbetti Geothermal Power Project construction which is expected to cost.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 24th August 2015

Constructed Ngong wind power plant in Kenya

The constructed Ngong wind power plant is to be commissioned in Kenya by Kengen in a bid to boost the renewable sources contributions to the national grid. It is hoped that the move will help in meeting the vision of generating 5,000MW of power by 2018. The construction of the wind power farm was expanded as a way of scaling up energy sources as the country looks to green energy. Kengen CEO, Albert Mugo confirmed the reports and.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 24th August 2015

Caterpillar�s new improved series launched for the Arican market

Caterpillar has introduced the new F2-series range of machines – 422F2, 428F2, 432F2, 434F2 and 444F2 for the Middle East and Africa markets Depending on the model, engine-power choices include 56.5 kW (76.8 hp), 68.5 kW (93hp), 70 kW (95 hp), or 74.5 kW (101 hp) configurations. There’s a marked improvement in hydraulic oil flow – 422F2 from 125 litres per minute to 132 l/min, 428F2 and 434F2 from 125 l/min to 160 l/min.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 22nd August 2015

Dangote Cement : Yet another cement plant expansion in Africa

Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has announced plans to expand his company’s 1.5mn metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa) cement operations in Cameroon In a meeting with Cameroon’s Prime Minister Philemon Yang, Dangote revealed that Dangote Cement is commissioning another cement production line in Yaounde, which will increase the company’s total cement output to more than three mmtpa. Dangote Group will invest about.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 22nd August 2015