Market News Page No. 76| Africa Business News

Contribution of the Wood Industry to Kenya

In Kenya, the demand for furniture is increasing at 10 per cent per year, plywood mills consume 15 per cent of the industrial wood available for furniture and manufacture plywood, MDF, particleboard, blockboard and veneer. These mills are mainly sold to the formal industry and use pine and cypress as raw materials, with knots and wood structure limiting the visual quality of plywood. The industry produces approx. Kshs 4.5 billion.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 2nd September 2020

Cement consumption defies Covid curbs to hit 3.4m bags

Cement consumption in the first seven months defied effects of the corona virus pandemic pointing to stable activity in the construction sector despite the restrictions imposed in March to curb spread of the disease.Data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) show that consumption rose 4.5 percent to 3.59 million tonnes in the period from 3.44 million tonnes posted first seven months of last year.The sector remained relatively.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 2nd September 2020

DOB Equity Makes Further Investment In Tanzanian Dairy Processor

Tanga Fresh, a dairy processor in Tanzania has acquired additional investment from Dutch family-backed impact investor DOB Equity, to expand its production in the long-life milk market. DOB Equity investment will also allow the dairy processor to expand its overall production capacity, providing access to a fair and reliable market for dairy farmers in the Tanga region. Founded in 1996 in Northern coast of Tanzania, Tanga Fresh’s.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 1st September 2020

Kenya has Great Potential to Become East African Auto Industry Hub

The automotive industry is recognized as an important contributor to Kenya’s manufacturing pillar under the Big Four agenda, which is anchored in Vision 2030, Kenya’s long-term development blueprint in which industrialization and economic transformation are crucial goals. This backdrop highly controlled the development of the National Automotive Policy by the Industrialisation ministry in 2019. Not many are aware of the history of.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 28th August 2020

Ethiopia to begin its first ever PPP program by constructing solar projects soon

Ethiopia has completed preparations to begin the primary phase of public-private partnership (PPP) program by launching the development of 2 solar projects coming two months, Ministry of Finance revealed.In an exclusive interview with ENA, Ministry PPP Director-General Tilahun Tadesse stated the country initiated its first ever public-private partnership (PPP) program by approving 17 projects on the basis of detailed identifications of the.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 24th August 2020

Kenya: Marco Borero wraps up financing for Nyeri solar PV project

The Marco Borero Company has recently closed the financing for its solar photovoltaic project in Nyeri in central Kenya. The solar power plant that will be linked to the grid will have a capacity of 1.5 MWp.The Nyeri solar project is now arriving at the construction phase. Marco Borero Company lately completed its financing with the partaking of numerous financial institutions, together with the Renewable Energy Performance Platform (REPP), a.... Read more »

Posted on : Monday , 24th August 2020

Webinar Organized on Ongoing Project in Kenya by Visionri

VisionRI, a global development consulting firm, recently organized a webinar for an ongoing project named 'Consultancy Services to Review and Update Oil and Gas Standards in Kenya'. The workshop was organized through the Webinar module of VisionRI's web-based project monitoring and evaluation tool Idea M&E. In about two hours of the 'Webinar-Validation Workshop-II', Team Leader Dr. Narendra Vashist addressed the workshop from VisionRI.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 20th August 2020

Africa: Lighting Up Africa - Bringing Renewable, Off-Grid Energy to Communities

With a strong push for solar energy from the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation, life for thousands of Ghanaians is starting to change. The $220 million Ghana Energy and Development Access Project (GEDAP) is among the first Bank-financed programs to focus on comprehensive access to renewable energy through off-grid solar services and products.GEDAP is also exemplary of a larger push for inclusivity--the.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 20th August 2020

Tanzania: Ewura Assures Bumper Oil Supply During Election

Energy and Water Utilities Regulatory Authority (EWURA) Tanzania announced that there will be massive importation of fuel to cater for the high demand for petroleum products during the forthcoming General Election.Tanzania is organised to hold the General election on Wednesday 28 October, with campaigns set to stretch from August 26 up to October 27.The authority noted in Dodoma that there was always a fuel business boom during elections,.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th August 2020

Kenya reveals Sh540bn nuclear power plant in Tana River

Kenya is set to build a $5 billion (Sh540 billion) nuclear power plant on a site in Tana River County over the next seven years with funding from private investors.The Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB) in a regulatory filing with the National Environment Management Authority (Nema) revealed that the plant with an initial capacity of 1,000 megawatt (Mw) plant would be constructed through a concessionaire.The government looks to expand the.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 19th August 2020

Tanzania Government Trains Youth on Oil and Gas Analysis

Oil and Gas exploration fields now have every reason to smile after the government trained more than 350 youth on the fields that have been discussed with International Accreditation Certificates that enable them to work anywhere in the world.The training was taken place by the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) in collaboration with the Vocational Educational and Training Authority (VETA) and International Oil Companies (IOC's).... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 20th August 2020

CPTDC Wins Compressor Work from Orca Tanzania

China Petroleum and Technology Development Co. (CPTDC) has won work to provide natural gas compressors to Orca Energy in southern Tanzania.The Chinese company will design, supply, install and commission natural gas compressors within the Songas facility, on Songo Songo island. Orca said the new equipment would work with previously installed refrigeration to tackle declining reservoir pressure and maximise production.Orca signed the agreement.... Read more »

Posted on : Thursday , 20th August 2020