Infrastructure News
AfDB Organizes the Second All-Africa Energy Week
12/11/2012
The African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Union Commission (AUC), and the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have co-organized the second “All Africa Energy Week (AAWE)” event to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from...
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Strong support for South Africa’s renewables model as first deals are concluded
06/11/2012
Creamer Media's Engineering News - There was an overwhelmingly positive reaction from developers, investors, financiers and suppliers on Monday, November 5, to the eventual signing of the agreements needed to facilitate the...
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Africa urged to invest in engineering skills to meet energy demands
06/11/2012
Creamer Media's Engineering News - Education should be prioritised in Africa to produce the skills needed to meet the continent’s growing energy demands, French energy and railways solutions group Alstom VP for regulatory...
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South Africa: $10m line of credit to help SMMEs invest in energy efficient projects
02/11/2012
Creamer Media's Engineering News - The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank’s private-sector lending arm, is partnering with Sasfin Bank to develop a portfolio of energy efficiency and renewable-energy...
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Une étude se penche sur le rôle de l’énergie éolienne dans la croissance économique en Afrique
02/11/2012
African Development Bank - La mise en place des centrales éoliennes constitue « une approche originale" pour les pays africains en quête d’assurer une croissance économique durable », souligne une étude rendue publique...
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South Africa: All systems go for first R47bn in renewables investments
29/10/2012
Creamer Media's Engineering News - Following several delays, government confirmed on Monday that the framework is now in place for the first 28 wind and solar projects, identified as preferred bidders under South Africa’s...
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South Africa’s $40 Billion Water Gap Threatens Economy
24/10/2012
Bloomberg - Concrete patches on the canals snaking through Nico Greeff’s vineyards betray constant repairs to an outmoded irrigation system that’s the lifeblood of farming in South Africa’s arid west.
“The water infrastructure...
Rwanda: Kagame Rallies Support for Clean Energy
23/10/2012
AllAfrica.com - President Paul Kagame has said investing in green energy will promote sustainable economic growth globally.
He made the remarks yesterday while addressing the third World Energy Forum 2012 currently underway in...
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DBSA approves R9.6bn for renewable energy projects
23/10/2012
Creamer Media's Engineering News - The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has approved loans amounting to R9.6-billion for 14 renewable-energy projects with a combined capacity of 896.5 MW, the development finance...
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Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Project Delayed Again by Lending Talks
17/10/2012
Bloomberg Business Week - Kenya’s Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd. said financing talks will again delay the start of construction of a 611 million-euro ($795 million) wind farm, billed as sub- Saharan Africa’s largest.
The...
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Tanzania: Dar es Salaam to Spend U.S.$ 247.6 Million On Development Projects
17/10/2012
AllAfrica.com (East African Business Week) - DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania is expected to spend $247.6m grant in development projects for three-year, thanks to the excellent bilateral cooperation with the Germany government.
Both...
Liberia Maintains Strong Advocacy for Supports to Energy Sector At World Confab in Tokyo
12/10/2012
All Africa.com - Liberia's Finance Minister, Amara Konneh knows first-hand what access to electricity can bring to the developing countries, particularly in his post-conflict Liberia where the need for restoring the energy...
South Africa - Broad-based call for grid-access rules certainty
12/10/2012
Creamer Media's Engineering News - State-owned power utility Eskom, regulatory authority the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) and an independent power analyst called for the finalisation of revisions to laws...
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Ethiopian Builder Sees Revenue Doubling on Infrastructure Spend
12/10/2012
Bloomberg Business Week - Sur Construction Plc, a construction company with ties to Ethiopia’s ruling party, expects to almost double revenue this year as the state boosts investment in infrastructure, General Manager Tadesse...
How corporates benefit from Africa's new business deals
12/10/2012
Africa Report - When African telecom companies started to emerge in the late 1990s, many scoffed. How could it be, went the general chatter, that Africans have money to spend on telecoms? Several multi-millionaires later, after...
Video: Ted Talk - 21st Century School-in-a-Box for the Developing World: Jim Teicher
08/10/2012
In this talk, Jim provides examples of how innovative technology can be used to transform education in communities that face significant barriers in access to technological resources and even electricity. Jim is cofounder and...
Kenya: Power Line to Ethiopia Ready
02/10/2012
AllAfrica.com (East African Business Week): Nairobi — The African Development Fund will finance a multibillion electricity highway project between Kenya and Ethiopia to the tune of $348 million.
The line will see Kenya achieve...
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Interview: V. Bassant, Director of Cooperation & Infrastructure, Ministry of Finance & Economic Development, Mauritius
02/10/2012
African Development Bank: In this interview, Mr. Bassant underscores the important role of the AfDB in future infrastructure and energy projects in his country, following a brainstorming session organized by the Bank’s...
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South Africa's first utility-scale solar inverter factory opens
24/09/2012
Creamer Media's Engineering News: International power equipment supplier 3W Power/AEG Power Solutions has officially opened a manufacturing facility, in the Western Cape, which has the capacity to produce 200 MW/year of solar...
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East Africa's Energy Boom
24/09/2012
AllAfrica.com: Gas discoveries in Mozambique and Tanzania, and rising estimates for oil in Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia and Puntland, are attracting global energy companies.
In July, European Commission president José Manuel...
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