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Electricity construction project in Sudan gets funding

Electricity construction project in Sudan has received a boost after a US$ 200m contract was signed with the East Sudan Development Fund and the companies which won the implementation tender that will be used in the generation of electricity in East Sudan region. First Vice-President General Bakri Hassan Salih, the Minister of Water Resources and electricity Mutaz Musa and a number of senior officials witnessed the signing.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 1st September 2015

The constructed 650MW Gas power Plant in Egypt goes Online

The constructed 650MW gas power plant in Egypt has started going online in just 159 days after its ground breaking ceremony. The gas power plant in Egypt that recently completed its construction is the first fast-track natural gas–fired project as it was being carried by two bodies one being Siemens and Egyptian firm Elsewedy Electric near the city of Suez. Attaqa Simple Cycle Power Plant is the very first.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 1st September 2015

Bamburi Cement net profit nearly doubles in first half

A boom in construction and foreign exchange gains has helped Bamburi Cement’s net profit almost double for the six months to June. The cement manufacturer reported an 86 per cent leap in net profits to Sh3 billion, with the management projecting an even better second half. The company, which is controlled by France’s Lafarge, attributed the strong performance to growth in demand in its two main markets, Uganda and Kenya,.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 31st 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 : Monday , 31st August 2015

Kenyans call for builders

Stakeholders behind a $US25 billion mega project in East Africa will today call on WA companies to bid for work on the Lamu Corridor in Kenya, as they seek to overturn fears about corruption in the country. Due to speak at today’s East Africa Oil and Gas Conference in Perth, Silvester Kisuku, chief executive of the LAPSSET Corridor Development Authority, will highlight opportunities. Kenya Australia Chamber of.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 31st August 2015

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