Infrastructure News
Cameroon to benefit from more than 5,000 km optical fiber by end of 2011
28/04/2011
"Cameroon will have more than 5,000 kilometers of optical fiber cable by the end of this year", the Xinhua press agency was told on Tuesday by the minister for Post and Telecommunications,...
Categories: ICT
Launch of wind power development project in Tunisia
28/04/2011
A project aimed at developing wind power in Tunisia has just been initiated by the Agence nationale pour la maîtrise de l'énergie (ANME) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),
Headed "Private...
Categories: Energy
World Bank to loan money for transport improvements in Kenya
28/04/2011
Transport infrastructure in Kenya is set to be improved thanks to a multi-million dollar loan from the World Bank, Reuters reports.
The financial body has revealed that it will be lending $300 million (£180 million) to...
Categories: Transport
Kenya: Construction of electric power line costing 24 million USD at Thika
27/04/2011
The construction of a high-voltage alternating current line at a cost of 24 million dollars started last Thursday at Thika, in Kenya.
This double line, 27 km long, links...
Categories: Energy
Senegal: ABEDA grants over 10 million USD to supply the Saloum delta with drinking water
27/04/2011
A 10.5 million dollar loan has been granted to Senegal by the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA).
It will contribute to the funding of a project for drinking water access in...
Categories: Water
Italy finances biofuel production project in Mozambique
27/04/2011
A biofuel production project in the province of Maputo, Mozambique, received funding last week of 20 million dollars from the Italian government, reports the Xinhua press agency.
Joao Alves,...
Categories: Energy
Ethiopia completes construction of new power lines
27/04/2011
As part of plans to export electrical power to its African neighbours, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation (EEPCo) has revealed that installation of power transmission lines that stretch to Sudan and Djibouti have been...
Categories: Energy
ABEDA provides partial finance for road infrastructure project in Togo
26/04/2011
Last Monday in Lome, the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA) and Togo signed a financing agreement concerning a project to renovate road infrastructure in Togo.
The financing...
Categories: Transport
Consultant hired by Kenya Petroleum Refineries for $899 million upgrade
26/04/2011
Kenya's sole fuel processor Kenya Petroleum Refineries has hired an engineering consultant to assist in an $899 million (£545 million) upgrade.
The work will involve construction of a new pipeline to the western town of...
Categories: Energy
Coal investment in Mozambique is creating an 'economic boom'
21/04/2011
The Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) has claimed that investment in Mozambique's coal industry is leading to an economic boom in the nation.
Maccuhub has reported that funding for the emerging industry in Tete province has...
Agadem oilfield operational by June
21/04/2011
The works carried out in the oilfield at Agadem, in the North-East of Niger, should be finished by June, it was announced last Tuesday at Niamey by the Chinese Ambassador, Xian Huan.
"At Agadem, the...
Categories: Energy
Senegal: Adoption of a project to extend and modernize the SAR
20/04/2011
Last Monday, the African Refiners' Association (ARA) adopted a program to extend and to modernize, the PEMS, which will require an investment of 1.3...
Categories: Energy
Russian firm to invest £700m in Tanzanian hydropower project
20/04/2011
A scheme believed to be the largest independent hydropower project in Tanzania is set to receive $700 million worth of investment from a Russian utilities company.
Zarubezhstroy Corporation (ZARS) will invest the money to put up...
Categories: Energy
Seacom announces $15 million to improve African internet access
19/04/2011
Internet access across Africa is set to be boosted with news that Seacom has launched a $15 million (£9.1 million) Internet Protocol (IP) platform which allows direct routing between African countries through a single...
Categories: ICT
Huge development project launched in Egypt
19/04/2011
Tuesday April 12: Egyptian prime minister, Essam Charaf, has announced the launch of the "development corridor".
The huge development program, extending over 1,200 km from Alexandria to...