Infrastructure News

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

Gabon's energy infrastructure to benefit from electricity plant

04/01/2011

Energy infrastructure in the central African nation of Gabon is set to improve thanks to the development of a new electricity project.

The United Bank for Africa (UBA) will give around $234 million (£150 million) to ensure...

Category: Energy

New wind farm announced in Tanzania

03/01/2011

An agreement has just been signed between the National Development Company (NDC) and the East African Power Pool (EAPP), for the construction of a wind farm in Tanzania.

"I'm pleased that the agreement...

Category: Energy

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