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ICA and AfDB to participate in World Water Week, 26-31 August 2012 in Stockholm

27/08/2012

WORLD WATER WEEK 26-31 AUGUST 2012 Stockholm, Sweden

Theme: Water and Food Security

The Water Platform of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) will join other high-profile African water organizations next week in...

Category: Water

AWF and NEPAD to Boost Economic Development in the Songwe River Basin

15/08/2012

African Development Bank

The African Water Facility (AWF), in collaboration with New Partnership for Africa’s Development – Infrastructure Project Preparation Facility (NEPAD-IPPF), hosted a meeting recently to launch the...

Category: Water

Development plan calls for more gas, warns on coal export restrictions

15/08/2012

Creamer Media's Mining Weekly.com

South Africa’s National Development Plan 2030 calls for efforts to be made to substitute coal with gas in the country’s energy mix, including developing shale gas resources “provided the...

Category: Energy

African Energy Resources defines Sese thermal coal Measured Resource, at odds with valuation

15/08/2012

Proactive Investors Australia

African Energy Resources (ASX: AFR) has defined an initial Measured Resource for its Sese Thermal Coal Project in Botswana of 651 million tonnes following resource modelling by the company’s...

Category: Energy

L'UE octroie plus de 39 millions USD aux infrastructures de transport du Kenya

13/08/2012

L'Union européenne  a octroyé un financement de 31,95 millions d'euros (39,8 millions USD) au Kenya afin d'améliorer les infrastructures de transport du pays, a annoncé la Commission...

Categories: ICT, Transport

Nigeria: Oben power plant closed for upgrade

12/08/2012

The Oben gas power plant will be shut down intermittently for two weeks in order to complete a scheduled upgrade operation, owner Seplat Petroleum Development Company Limited said to Nigerian newspaper This Day.

In a statement...

Category: Energy

Signature d'un mémorandum d'entente pour la construction d'un pont entre le Sénégal et la Gambie

09/08/2012

Un mémorandum d'entente pour la construction d’un pont sur le fleuve Gambie a été signé le 4 août 2012 par les ministres des Affaires étrangères du Sénégal...

Category: Transport

Angola: First wind power plant announced

09/08/2012

The Angolan government has announced the construction of the country's first wind power plant, in the Tombua region, according to the Angola Press. The project, which is expected to be completed by 2016, has been commissioned in...

Category: General

Nigerian oil tank facility to be completed in 2013

09/08/2012

Nigerian company Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited (POGL) has announced that the construction of a 400,000 metric tonne tanker farm will be completed in 2013. The project, which is funded in conjunction with China Petroleum...

Category: Energy

Le barrage de Ngove va être inauguré en Angola

08/08/2012

Le directeur du bureau administratif du bassin hydrographique du fleuve Cunene, Armindo Mário Gomes da Silva, a annoncé jeudi 2 août à l'agence de presse Angop que l'inauguration du barrage hydroélectrique de Ngove aurait lieu...

Categories: Energy, Water

Ghana: IFC invests in power generation

08/08/2012

World Bank member the International Finance Confederation (IFC) has provided an $80 million loan to the Takoradi International Company (TICO) with a view to expanding its gas-fired Takoradi Two power plant.

In addition to the...

Category: Energy

Angola: Minister for transport inaugurates railway stations

08/08/2012

 

Angolan minister for transport Augusto da Silva Tomas has inaugurated seven new railway stations belonging to the Luanda Railway Company (CFL), according to Angola Press.

The stations, which were constructed following the...

Request for Expression of Interest: Review of ICA Strategic Business Plan

08/08/2012

ICA will require a suitably qualified individual consultant over a period of 3 months (commencing September 2012) for REVIEW OF THE ICA STRATEGIC BUSINESS PLAN (2010-2012/2013).

Category: General

2012 presents full calendar of activities following ICA’s participation in African Water Week in Cairo, 15-18 May 2012

07/08/2012

The year 2012 has brought a full calendar of activities for the Water Platform (WP) of the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA). Launched in 2011, the first ICA WP Meeting was held in March 2012, attracting international...

Category: Water

Cameroun : Démarrage des travaux de construction du barrage de Lom Pangar

07/08/2012

La pose de la première pierre du barrage de Lom Pangar au Cameroun a eu lieu vendredi 3 août, selon le journal Cameroon Tribune.

Le site de Lom Pangar se trouve sur la rivière Lom, à environ 120 km au nord de la ville de...

Categories: Energy, Water

Nigeria and South Africa to partner on energy

07/08/2012

A news release made available to Cape Town journalists this week states that the government of South Africa will be partnering its Nigerian counterpart on the development of the energy sector. According to the South African...

Category: Energy

Algérie : Lancement imminent des travaux de réhabilitation de l'aéroport de Chlef

06/08/2012

L’aéroport international Aboubakr Belkaïd de Chlef, en Algérie,  bénéficiera de travaux d’extension et de modernisation.

Le journal El Watan rapporte que le ministère des Transports a donné son aval pour cette intervention....

Category: Transport

Eksom Uganda invests $15 million in power stations

06/08/2012

Uganda's aging Nalubaale hydroelectric power station in Jinja will produce efficient energy for another 20 years thanks to a $15 million (convert?) investment from Eksom Uganda, according to New Vision. Hydroelectric power...

Category: Energy

La BIDC finance la construction d'infrastructures routières en Côte d'Ivoire

05/08/2012

Un pont entre Yopougon et l'Ile Boulay va être construit  à Abidjan grâce à l'octroi par la Banque d'investissement et de développement de la Cedeao (BIDC) d’un financement de 8,3 millions de dollars.

La BIDC a approuvé...

Category: Transport

Rwanda to acquire global broadband infrastructure

05/08/2012

Rwanda will be one of six African nations to benefit from new wireless broadband base stations, according to The New Times. The equipment will be provided by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and Nexpedience, one...

Category: ICT

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