Market News Page No. 508| Africa Business News

Kenya's Largest Geothermal Power Complex Starts Commercial Operation

Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd. awarded a full turnkey contract for Olkaria I and IV to a consortium of Korea’s Hyundai Engineering Co., Ltd. and Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corporation (Tokyo:8015) in 2011. Toshiba, selected by Hyundai Engineering to provide key equipment, supplied four 70-megawatt turbines and generators for the plant in 2013. Olkaria IV started commercial operation in September 2014, followed by Olkaria.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 27th February 2015

TANZANIA DRAWS CLOSER TO GAS PRODUCTION FROM THE KILIWANI NORTH 1 WELL

Aminex has notified shareholders that the Tanzanian Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), through its contractors, has now begun constructing the Skid Metering Unit within the boundaries of the Kiliwani North Development Licence (KNDL) and have completed laying pipe to the KNDL boundary. Once construction is complete the Kiliwani North 1 well (KN-1) will be connected to the new Songo Songo processing plant where the gas, once.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 24th February 2015

INDUSTRIAL VALVES MARKET IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA TO REACH $10 BILLION BY 2019

A new study by Research and Markets on the Industrial Valves Market in the Middle East and Africa has shown that the market demand for industrial valve in these regions is estimated to reach $10 Billion by 2019, with a projected CAGR of 5.7% in the next half a decade The increasing demand in oil & gas, chemical and municipal applications is expected to be the major drivers for the industrial valves market in this.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 24th February 2015

Kenya ranked eighth largest global geothermal producer

In Summary - Kenya’s installed steam power capacity now stands at 579MW, ahead of giant economies such as Japan, Russia, China and Germany – according to a study presented to the World Bank by state-owned KenGen. - Kenya has the potential to produce 10,000MW of geothermal power from the Rift Valley basin, studies by the Ministry of Energy show. - Geothermal now accounts for 29 per cent of Kenya’s energy mix, up from the.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 21st February 2015

Vestas supply wind turbines for Kenya�s wind farm; firm�s largest single order

Vestas has supplied 365 wind turbines that will see Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) give off 310 megawatts. The order becomes the largest single order for the company. The wind power project was commissioned in March 2014. It is estimated to cost US$ 766.6m and expected be the largest wind farm in Africa. It will be constructed on a 40,000 acres, and construction was to commence this month. The wind power farm.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 20th February 2015

World�s first submarine cable to connect Africa and L. America

World’s first submarine cable is set to be constructed in Angola across the South Atlantic with NEC Corporation as the system supplier. According to Angola Cables S.A, a contract for the project that will see Angola and Brazil connected via cable has been signed. This will see a direct link between the African continent to Latin America for the first time, and is set to enable high speed and high capacity.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 20th February 2015

AFDB to fund construction of Egyptian Airport

The Sharm El-Sheikh International airport has received US$140 million from the African Development Bank (AFDB) to facilitate its expansion project. The expansion involves constructing a new terminal (terminal 3) and a runway in order to increase the passengers handling capacity by 10 to 18 million per year. Sharm El- Shark International airport (formerly Ophira Airport) is located about 23KM northeast of the city of Sharm.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 20th February 2015

Erhc Prepares For 1st Drilling In Kenya�s Block 11a

Houston based explorer ERHC has said it is working on securing the requisite drilling rig for its first well in Block 11A even as it continues with studies to determine the location for drilling. Already the company that is currently serving its first additional phase of exploration team is calculating volumetrics following the completion of 2D seismic mapping for identified prospects and leads in the Block, which will help.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 20th February 2015

Egypt to build a nuclear power plant in partnership with Russia

Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have agreed to corporate to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt. The partnership deal was signed during an official visit by President Vladimir Putin to Egypt. The move for a nuclear power plant project is expected to strengthen economic ties between the two countries and cater for electricity necessities in the country. Due to.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 17th February 2015

SODIC to invest US$301.64 million in Egypt

Egypt’s property group SODIC has announced on Monday this week that it will invest US$301.64 million in 2015. CEO of SODIC Ahmed Badrawi has said the company is set to build 684 new property units in 2015. The company had announced last year that construction of first phase of its development in Heliopolis would start this year. The Sixth of October Development and Investment Company (SODIC) is an Egyptian company and has.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 17th February 2015

Tanzania: Madinda-Dar gas pipeline project to end this year

The 542 km natural gas pipeline under construction in Tanzania, from Madinda in Mtwara to Dar es Salaam is now 99 per cent complete, with the project expected to be done by July 1 this year according to Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) Plant Manager, Mr Leonee Mroso. The new gas pipeline is anticipated to transport a maximum of 784m standard cubic feet daily. The volume can generate over 2,000 megawatts (MW) of.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 17th February 2015

Construction of Kenya�s tallest skyscraper kicks off

Construction of the Kenya’s tallest skyscraper, 40 storey Hazina Trade Centre in Nairobi has started. The tower will be constructed atop the existing 8 storey Hazina Trade Centre located on Moktar Daddah Street and currently hosting one of Kenya’s main chain stores, Nakumatt Lifestyle. China Jiangxi International has been contracted to construct the building and is already on the site. On completion, the building will.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 17th February 2015