Infrastructure News

Energy infrastructure in Ghana will be enhanced by a bio-fuel project.

The scheme is being carried out by Indian-owned company Abellon CleanEnergy and is expected to provide power for over 100,000 homes, IANS reports.

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During an official visit which took place March 4, the European Investment Bank (EIB) announced its financial support for the first submarine fiber optic project in the Seychelles.

This loan, to the...

Kenya's transport infrastructure may be improved as the Thika super highway is set to be completed by the end of 2011.

The 27 billion Kenyan shillings (£197 million) scheme has a finish date of December after overcoming...

Japan has signed a financing agreement to the value of 17 billion FCFA, destined for a project to reinforce electrical infrastructures and for rural electrification...

Kenya is hoping to attract 160 billion Kenyan shillings (£1.17 billion) in foreign and domestic investment.

It hopes to get the sum of money during the fiscal year, which runs from July to June, with Reuters reporting it...

There is a possibility that the Egyptian government may be obliged to extend the period for receipt of tenders concerning four projects in the infrastructures domain, reports Reuters.

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February 2: France and South Africa have signed a series of joint venture agreements in the energy and nuclear power domains.

Four agreements have been signed between the...

Africa is well placed to improve its energy infrastructure due to the vast solar resources it has at its disposal.

Abubakar Sambo, the World Energy Council's vice-president for Africa, said the level of sunshine, wind and...

Projects in key development sectors for four different countries will be carried out thanks to a new agreement.

The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and representatives from Ethiopia, the Gambia, Niger and Sierra...

On February 24, the African Development Bank (ADB) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) signed a protocol agreement concerning the payment of a subsidy of 8,625 million...

Improvements in the energy infrastructure of South Africa will be made clear during African Utility Week.

The Western Cape region of the country has made significant progress in terms of renewable energy in both the solar and...

A loan of 400 million dollars (289 million Euros) is on the point of being granted to Tanzania in order to finance a project to construct a 200 MW coal-fired electricity power station,...

East Africa's transport infrastructure is set to improve as a $300 million (£186 million) investment has been announced.

The Dar es Salaam port in Tanzania and Mombasa port in Kenya will see operations become automated,...

A development policy loan (DPL) relating to the household waste sector was signed Monday 28 February in Rabat.

This DPL will support the waste management program of the country, with the goal of improving...

Discussions between a Chinese delegation and the leaders of the East African Community (EAC) took place in Tanzania, Thursday February 24, with the aim of discussing possible investments,...

France and Kenya announced on February 23 that an international meeting of Energy ministers from all over the world will take place in Paris on April 21.

At a press conference held...

Improving the energy infrastructure of Tanzania remains the biggest single challenge facing the nation.

This is according to energy and mineral resources minister William Ngeleja, who noted residents in the country need to have...

The Senegalese minister for Urbanization and Sanitation, Adama Sall, announced last Wednesday in Dakar that Turkey was prepared to send a ship to Senegal which is capable of generating electricity.

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Last Tuesday, the first stone was laid for the railroad between Conakry and Kankan in Guinea, in the presence of the former Brazilian president Lula da Silva and Guinean president Alpha...

South Africa's energy infrastructure could be set for a huge improvement as plans are underway to build the world's largest solar power station.

The 5GW plant would be stationed in the Northern Cape region after an...