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Shopping Center in Africa installs solar panels on rooftop

 Deville Shopping Centre in South Africa now boasts of 1,206 highly efficient solar panels on its rooftop.   The solar panels will supply just about 8% of the centre’s electricity requirements. The project was managed by Spire Sustainable Solutions on behalf of the Tower Property Fund who owns De Ville. Deville Shopping Centre in South Africa becomes one of numeral shopping malls that have embraced solar panels on.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 10th December 2015

MOZAMBIQUE IN $210 MILLION GAS PIPELINE EXPANSION TO INCREASE CAPACITY

ROMPCO the Republic of Mozambique Pipeline Investments Company has said  it will expand the capacity of the existing 865 km of gas pipeline from the Central Processing Facility (CPF) at Temane in Mozambique to Secunda in South Africa. The project involves the installation of a pipeline parallel to the existing pipeline, from scraper station 1 (STS1), which is about 128 km from the CPF, over a length of 127 km where it connects back into.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015

Power generation in East Africa to double in three years’ time

Power generation in Uganda will nearly double in the next three years, Benon Mutambi, chief executive officer of the state-run Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) has announced. The move comes following reforms by Uganda that has boosted investment by independent power producers and development group. Benon Mutambi, says that the government has been working to improve the regulatory and policy environment aimed at luring investors. Once.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015

Kenya and Ethiopia Sign Cross-Border Agreement

Kenya and Ethiopia have signed a UN-backed trade deal worth $200m (£130m) in a bid to ease cross-border conflict. President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn agreed the deal in the border town of Moyale. The deal aims to tackle youth unemployment by creating jobs in the energy, mining and livestock industries. Tensions between rival ethnic groups have risen due to lack of land and water. There was a heavy.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015

Tanzania: Dar Keen on Transparency in Mining, Gas Deals

According to reports published by the Tanzania Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (TEITI) revenues earned included tax, levies, royalties and other charges. TEITI is a multi-stakeholder initiative that aims to increase transparency and accountability in the extractive industries in Tanzania. The government is committed to the principles and criteria of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), a global standard for.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015

Africa’s DoE embarks on solar geyser procurement

 The South African Department of Energy (DoE) has issued the request for bids of solar water heater systems as part of a national solar geyser roll-out.   The systems are to be procured in phases and with a number of them having been installed under a rebate scheme previously administered by Eskom, the plan envisions raising the total installed base to 1.75-million by procuring a total of 1.25-million systems by 2019.   Solar.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015

Africa to add 3 GW of power to national grid

 Egypt says it will add 3 GW of power to national grid in the coming year in a bid to reduce power deficit facing the country Power.   This comes barely after the country’s business community called for quick response to the current unending power shortages that have hampered heavy industry in recent years, the electricity minister said on Sunday.   Falling oil and gas production coupled with rising consumption have.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015

Construction industry in Africa to grow by 8% in 2016 says report

 Construction industry in Egypt  has been projected to grow by eight per cent in 2016 after an estimated 9.8 per cent in 2015, the Egyptian Ministry of Finance has reported. The report reveals that the growth due to the steady support of the sector by public private partnerships (PPPs) and the growing infrastructure project pipeline in the country reinforce our positive outlook for Egypt’s construction industry in 2016, said a.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 9th December 2015

Standard Gauge Railway construction project in Kenya to be extended

 China has pledged to boost the extension of the Standard Gauge Railway construction project in Kenya from the capital Nairobi to the Rift Valley. Kenya will receive a $1.5 billion loan from China   Statehouse Spokesman Manoah Esipisu confirmed the news and said that Kenya will finance 15% towards the project while the rest will be from China Eximbank.   “Kenya and China signed a financing package for the extension of.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 8th December 2015

Construction of 8,000 kilometres of tarmac roads in Kenya to begin

 Construction of  8,000 kilometres of tarmac roads in Kenya is set to begin in a week’s time to ease transportation of goods and passengers and boost the country’s economy, Transport Principal Secretary John Mosonik  has said.   He said that the construction of the tarmac roads in Kenya will involve the tarmacking of roads in various parts of the country; about 16 Nairobi-Mombasa highways to ease transportation.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 8th December 2015

Dam in Kenya to be constructed with World Bank support

 The World Bank will support the construction of a dam in Kenya  to provide enough water to residents. This follows a financial agreement that was signed by Kenya and the  World Bank to the tune of  US$ 200m to help in the  construction of Mwache dam in Kwale County.   The agreement which was signed during climate talks in Paris is part of a larger project under the Paris Pact Flagship Project that targets to.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 8th December 2015

East Africa’s Potential Whets Energy Investors’ Appetites

Africa’s appetite for gasoil and petrol is expected to climb by as much as 8 per cent, while demand for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has hit double digits. The continent’s expanding home-grown energy supply will help to satisfy some of the burgeoning demand, in a process that is creating opportunities for investors, especially in East Africa. Africa produced 8.2 million barrels per day of crude last year, with 76 per cent coming.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 7th December 2015



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