Infrastructure News

DRC: An investment of 42 million USD for Kakobola Hydroelectric power station

13/01/2011

The Indian company Angélique International Limited, which will take charge of the construction of the Hydroelectric Power Station in Kakobola in DRC, announced last Monday that its investment in...

Categories: Water, Energy

ADB 'improved infrastructure' of Africa in 2010

13/01/2011

The African Development Bank Group (ADB) has targeted infrastructural developments over the past 12 months.

It noted over $2 billion (£1.3 billion) has been invested in improving the transport systems currently in place in...

Categories: General, Water, Transport, Energy

Ethiopia 'requires investment' to advance energy infrastructure

12/01/2011

Ethiopia needs investment if it is to improve its energy infrastructure through hydroelectric power generation.

While it currently has the capacity to provide electric at a cost-effective price, without a foreign outlay the...

Categories: Water, Energy

Algeria and Canada cooperate on infrastructures

12/01/2011

Last Monday, the Foreign Ministers of Canada and of Algeria signed a protocol of agreement in order to consolidate their cooperation, in particular on infrastructures.

"Both of...

Categories: Transport, Energy

Alstom signs agreement with Morocco for development of the rail network

11/01/2011

A partnership agreement in the domain of rail transport was signed January sixth in Agadir between the French group Alstom and Morocco.

It relates to a total investment of 1.1...

Category: Transport

Road projects to improve Uganda's transport infrastructure

11/01/2011

Uganda is set to benefit from improved transport infrastructure, which will reduce the cost for businesses of transporting goods.

The Kampala-Entebbe Super Highway, a 53km four-lane road, will be built alongside the construction...

Categories: Transport, Energy

Transport infrastructure in Kenya 'on the up'

11/01/2011

Kenya's transport infrastructure will benefit from investment from China in roads and an airport in 2011.

Allan Odhiambo, writing for Business Daily, noted 78.6 billion Kenyan shillings (£643 million) has been set aside...

Category: Transport

ADB invests over 90 million dollars in Blaise Diagne Airport

10/01/2011

The African Development Bank (ADB) Group has just approved a 90.7 million dollar loan for an airport construction project in Senegal.

At the same time, the ABD, with...

Category: Transport

ICT infrastructure improves in Zambia

10/01/2011

The ICT infrastructure in Zambia is undergoing an improvement as internet is brought to rural communities.

Among the areas that have benefited from this rollout is the village of Macha, with the BBC observing it is almost 50...

Category: ICT

Kenya's energy infrastructure 'to improve' with new wind project

10/01/2011

Kenya will see an enhancement in its energy infrastructure as a deal has been agreed that will see 16 wind turbines installed.

Iberdrola Ingenieria and Gamesa will build 16 G52 wind turbines over the next 18 months, with the cost...

Category: Energy

Dakar and Luanda benefit from new electricity generating and transport infrastructures

07/01/2011

In Angola, the electricity distribution company of Luanda (EDEL) is to construct 25 sub-stations in several municipalities belonging to the conurbation of Luanda.

The works, which are...

Category: Energy

Ethiopia's energy infrastructure to improve due to wind turbines

07/01/2011

Energy infrastructure in Ethiopia is set receive a boost as 34 wind turbines are to be installed in the country.

Located 95km northeast from the capital Addis Ababa, the Adama wind farm will received the equipment from Chinese...

Category: Energy

Airport in The Gambia 'to be improved'

07/01/2011

Transport infrastructure in The Gambia is being improved as the Banjul Airport is benefiting from a number of enhancements.

This is according to the minster of finance Abdou Kolley, who said work on the new passenger terminal...

Category: Transport

Algeria: 60 renewable energy projects by 2020

06/01/2011

Sixty projects in the domain of renewable energies will be established in Algeria by 2020, it was announced at the weekend by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Youcef Yousfi.

They...

Category: Energy

France 'will continue to invest in Kenya's energy infrastructure'

06/01/2011

Kenya's energy infrastructure will continue to improve thanks to investment coming from France.

Etienne de Poncins, a French diplomat writing for Business Daily, observed the financial commitment to the nation will carry...

Category: Energy

60 MW wind farm project launched in Tunisia

05/01/2011

A feasibility study for a 60 MW wind farm in Tunisia has just begun, it was announced Monday 3 January by the Agence nationale tunisienne de maitrise de l'énergie (ANME).

The wind farm, which may...

Category: Energy

Water infrastructure project to help North African countries

05/01/2011

A number of African countries are set to benefit from improved water infrastructure thanks to an agreement.

It is between the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and...

Category: Water

New energy project to enhance Ethiopia's electricity grid

05/01/2011

Ethiopia is set to benefit from improved energy infrastructure thanks to a $232 million (£149 million) investment.

The money will come from the African Development Bank in the form of loans and grants and it will help the...

Category: Energy

Ethiopia: 71,000 km of rural roads to be constructed in the next five years

04/01/2011

The Ethiopian government is allocating a budget of 9 billion USD over five years to the Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) for the implementation of road projects.

ERA plans...

Category: Transport

Water infrastructure 'is being improved in Ghana'

04/01/2011

A number of projects are helping to improve the water infrastructure in the Ghanaian capital of Accra.

Some $1.6 billion (£1 billion) will have to be invested every 12 months for the next ten years in order to address the...

Category: Water

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