Market News Page No. 286| Africa Business News | Afrotrade

Afrotrade - Foreign Products & Machinery Catalogue for African Buyers

N e w s

Kenya promises a more organized mining sector

During the first Mining Forum ever held in Kenya, Mining Cabinet Secretary Dan Kazungu said his country will strive to have more organized mining sector. Among the first steps the government will implement to work towards that goal is conducting a year-long airborne survey to map mineral deposits. With an initial funding of approximately $29.64 million, the objective of the study is to attract mining explorers particularly to the.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 1st October 2016

Tanzania economy grows 7.9pc in second quarter

Tanzania's economy grew 7.9 per cent in the second quarter of 2016, compared to 5.8 per cent during the same time last year, the state-run National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday. "The growth of GDP in the second quarter was driven by mining, manufacturing and energy sectors," Albina Chuwa, the director general of the bureau, told a news conference. "The increased production of natural gas has.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 1st October 2016

Acacia back up to speed in Tanzania

Acacia Mining (LON:ACA) on Tuesday announced the successful restart of operations at its Bulyanhulu gold mine in Tanzania. Acacia, majority owned by Canada’s Barrick Gold (TSX, NYSE:ABX) said the process plant at Bulyanhulu, one of three mines in operates in the East African country is now operating at normal throughput levels. "Further work will be carried out during a planned plant shutdown in Q4 2016 with a.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 1st October 2016

Kenya, Uganda set to position E. Africa as the next oil frontier

Kenya and Uganda are set to position East Africa as the next oil development frontier, Bloomberg Intelligence has said. The note based the findings on the discovery of several onshore deposits. They include the billion-barrel potential at Uganda’s Lake Albert and Kenya’s South Lokichar Basin. “While early-stage, with full development not expected until 2020 or later, accelerating drilling activity,.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 1st October 2016

Kenya�s largest solar plant inks power sale deal

East Africa’s largest solar power plant in northern Kenya is set to add cheap power to the national grid for onward sale to homes and businesses. The Rural Electrification Authority (REA), which is developing the plant, has signed the power purchase agreement (PPA) with Kenya Power to sell electricity from the Sh13.7 billion solar plant at Sh12 ($0.12) per kilowatt hour (kWh) — about Sh8 cheaper than diesel-generated.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 1st October 2016

Geothermal Development's turn to profit tilts energy mix

The Geothermal Development Company (GDC) broke the loss making streak to post Sh1.6 billion net profit in the full year ending June 2015 after inking a deal to sell steam from its Olkaria wells to the government. The State-owned firm generated its first revenue of Sh2.5 billion in the period under review being earnings from sale of underground steam to the Kenya Electricity Generating (KenGen) Co to produce geothermal.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 1st October 2016

Chinese firm to build 50MW solar plant in Kenya

The Kenyan ministry of energy on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a Chinese firm to pave way for the construction of a 50 Megawatt solar plant in northeast Kenya's Garissa County. Cabinet Secretary for energy and petroleum Charles Keter said during the signing ceremony that the largest China-funded solar plant in east and central Africa will advance green agenda and inclusive development in.... Read more »

Posted on : Saturday , 1st October 2016

Toshiba to partner with Ethiopian power utility on geothermal development

Eastern Africa remains an important market for Japanese turbine suppliers. Toshiba Corp. has now announced the signing of a partnership agreement with the Ethiopian power utility. This follows similar partnership arrangements with Uganda, Tanzania and Djibouti. The company signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with Ethiopian Electric Power, that will see the parties collaborate in geothermal power generation projects and.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 29th September 2016

Paclite introduces LED lighting tower

The latest new product from manufacturer Paclite is the ECO PL2000 LED V6 lighting tower for construction, industrial and event applications. The company said the new model boasted four 450W LED lamps and could run for 250 hours continually on one fuel tank. It is powered by a 7hp (5.2kW) Hatz engine and has an hydraulic mast that can extend up to 8m. General manager Kent Gorsun said a key feature was the lighting.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 29th September 2016

East Africa: New Road to Boost Trade With Kenya

Trade between Uganda and Kenya is projected to increase as the construction of a new and shorter route from Mbale to the Lwakaka border post in eastern Uganda kicks off. The state minister for trade, Michael Kafabusa Werikhe, said when this road is complete, the quantity of exports and imports through Kenya is set to increase. Warikhe was speaking at a contract-signing ceremony between Uganda National Roads Authority and.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 29th September 2016

Tanzania: IT Firm Comes Up With New Products to Boost Digital Inclusion

Ericsson has introduced new software and hardware products to help mobile network operators to boost digital inclusion in the country. The new products will help mobile network operators to provide high quality service to unconnected population particularly in the rural areas. Ericsson KAM-Millicom Africa, Mr Frode Dyrdal, said in Dar es Salaam yesterday that the solutions would allow mobile network operators in the.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 29th September 2016

Tanzania: Oil, Gas Firms Give 4 Billion/ - to Vocational Training

Mwanza — Oil and gas companies under the consortium of Tanzania Liquefied Natural Gas Plant Project (TLNG) have donated 1.9m US dollars (about 4bn/-) to beef up employment opportunities for the youth through vocational training in natural gas in the twin southern regions of Mtwara and Lindi. TLNG is composed of five partners--BG/Shell Group, ExxonMobil, Ophir Energy, Pavilion Energy and Statoil. The assistance is to.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 29th September 2016

« previous 1 2...283 284 285286287 288 289...599 600 next »

Featured Companies

Complete List

Advertisers:

Home | About Afrotrade | Advertise With Us | Trade Events | Contact Us | Link to us | Imp Links | Terms | Follow us on :

Afrotrade International Marketing, Tel: +971-50-6285684
© 1998-2025 Afrotrade