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CHINESE CONTRACTOR SIGNS TENDER AWARD FOR MAJOR HIGHWAY CONTRACT IN KENYA

Posted on 21 April 202121 April 2021 by Gambeta News

The Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) have signed a $166m deal to construct a 453km road in the Lamu Port South Sudan–Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET). KeNHA Director General Eng. Peter Mundinia and the General Manager M/S China Communication Construction Company Limited have signed a tender award agreement for stage construction of the LAPSSET Development Project: Lamu – Ijara – Garissa (A10) Road and associated spur roads The project comprises…

ROHA GROUP LAUNCHES HUGE MEDICAL CENTRE PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on 21 April 202121 April 2021 by Gambeta News

Addis Ababa April 10/2021 (ENA) Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed laid a cornerstone for the construction of a mega Medical Centre with a cost of 300 million USD in Addis Ababa by Roha Group. Roha Group is a private health service provider company based in the United States of America. The construction of the center, which will have five different specialized hospitals, is expected to be completed within five years, it was indicated. The medical center…

FIDIC AFRICA 2021 INFRASTRUCTURE CONFERENCE GOES VIRTUAL THIS MAY 2021

Posted on 19 April 202119 April 2021 by Gambeta News

13 April 2021. The annual FIDIC Africa Infrastructure Conference, aimed at shaping the consulting engineering industry and contributing towards infrastructure development in Africa, will take place virtually over two days on the 18-19 May 2021. This year’s conference is themed: “The Role of the consulting engineer in a changing world – the African perspective. Are African consulting engineers ready to change Africa into the global infrastructure powerhouse of the future?” Kabelo Motswagole, President of FIDIC…

DRIVING THE DIGITAL SALES ORGANISATION – AGGREKO AFRICA

Posted on 14 April 20219 May 2021 by Gambeta News

By: Lauren Somer, Head of Marketing, Aggreko Africa Business has changed. The way people do business, how they engage with business, and the connections they create in business. While the global pandemic has played no small part in this change, digital has been eroding at traditional boundaries and approaches for years. Today, organisations must adopt a digital-first view of engagement across customers, markets, and employees to ensure sustainable growth and consistent service delivery. According to Gartner,…

LAKE ALBERT PROJECT GETS A MAJOR BOOST AS TOTAL, TANZANIA AND UGANDA SIGN KEY AGREEMENTS

Posted on 14 April 2021 by Gambeta News

Paris, April 12, 2021 — During a signing ceremony held yesterday in Entebbe, in the presence of Yoweri Museveni, President of the Republic of Uganda, Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of Total, as well as representatives of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) and Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), the partners of the Lake Albert development project have concluded the final agreements…

UPDATE ON ORASCOM CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES IN THE NEW ALAMEIN CITY IN EGYPT

Posted on 14 April 2021 by Gambeta News

In parallel with the New Administrative Capital, Orascom Construction is working on the construction of a number of commercial projects in New Alamein City. It is worth mentioning that the New Administrative Capital and New Alamein City are part of 20 new so-called Fourth Generation Cities that are being constructed. Orascom Construction was awarded two contracts to execute the New Alamein High-Rise Towers at LD-01, consisting of four towers and a podium with a total…

PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF ECDE CENTRE AT MRERONI PRIMARY SCHOOL-JOMVU

Posted on 12 April 2021 by Gambeta News

The County Government of Mombasa now invites sealed tenders from eligible contractors registered with National Construction Authority (NCA) under Civil Engineering (Building and Construction) Works NCA 7 and above registration for a PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION OF ECDE CENTRE AT MRERONI PRIMARY SCHOOL-JOMVU Tendering will be conducted through the National Competitive (NCB) Bidding procedures specified in the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 and is open to all Tenderers as defined in the Act. The Bidding…

PROJECT ENGINEERING AND SUPERVISION ASSIGNMENT

Posted on 12 April 2021 by Gambeta News

The Government of Rwanda has applied for financing from the African Development Bank (AfDB) toward the cost of the Rwanda Universal Energy Access Project (RUEAP), and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the Contract for Design and Supervision of Construction of Rural Electrification; Network Reinforcement and Transmission Lines with Substations Works under the African Development Bank (AfDB) Funding. Expressions of interest must be delivered before 14 th May 2021 at 10.00…

WHAT IS ANNUITY CONCESSIONS IN PPP PROJECT?

Posted on 11 April 202112 April 2021 by Gambeta News

Annuity Concessions are a variant of the Build Operate Transfer (BOT) PPP model in which the private operator is remunerated via a fixed, periodic payment (“annuity”) from the government rather than through toll proceeds. Under these PPP contracts, the private operator is responsible both for constructing the road, as well as for operating and maintaining it for a fixed period of time. However, this option significantly reduces revenue risk for the private sector and also incentivizes…

KENYATTA COMMISSIONS FIRST ANNUITY PPP ROAD PROJECT

Posted on 11 April 202111 April 2021 by Gambeta News

The two roads, developed by Intex Construction Ltd, are the first in the country to be constructed on a new Annuity Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement. President Kenyatta and Mr Odinga drove to Kajiado County where he opened the 48 kilometre Ngong-Kiserian-Isinya and the 43 kilometre Kajiado-Imaroro roads. The two roads are the first in the country to be constructed under the Annuity Public Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement at a cost of Kshs 7.8 billion….

ITALIAN OIL GIANT PLANS TO GIVE UP MINING LICENSES IN TUNISIA

Posted on 6 April 20216 April 2021 by Gambeta News

TUNIS: Italy’s Eni will stop its hydrocarbon activities in Tunisia to focus on clean energy, the Tunisian energy ministry said, amid recurrent social unrest near oil installations in the country. The giant energy company will give up mining licenses for nine oil concessions it was running jointly with the Tunisian government but will continue to invest in renewable energy in the North African country, a ministry spokesperson said. Eni declined to comment on the report….

CHINESE CONSORTIUM LAUNCHES $2 BILLION PROJECT IN ALGERIA

Posted on 6 April 20216 April 2021 by Gambeta News

ALGIERS, March 30 (Reuters) – A Chinese consortium on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with an Algerian state company to exploit an iron deposit in the North African country, Algerian state media reported. The project will be carried out at Gara Djebilet iron mine, in the southern province of Tindouf, state radio said, citing Energy Minister Mohamed Arkab. “The project cost could exceed $2 billion according to preliminary estimates. It is still an approximative…

MOZAMBIQUE INSURGENCY THREATENS MULTI-BILLION DOLLAR LNG PROJECT

Posted on 5 April 20215 April 2021 by Gambeta News

Mozambique is in the throes of an insurgency by Islamic State-linked militants who attacked the northern Mozambique town of Palma. Pictures of the attack show scenes of absolute carnage and a hectic rescue mission to save survivors who were being hunted down by insurgents [WATCH]. The attack happened close to the multi-billion dollar Mozambique LNG project under development by TOTAL. The Mozambique LNG Project started with the discovery of a vast quantity of natural gas off…

HOW THE PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES

Posted on 31 March 202131 March 2021 by Gambeta News

The third event in the FIDIC Covid-19 Webinar Series 2021 took place on 30 March 2021 with an event looking at how the pandemic has affected construction disputes, how FIDIC contracts can help bring the industry together and how working flexibly can avoid costly disputes, writes FIDIC communications advisor Andy Walker. The webinar “To dispute, or not to dispute?” saw 530 people attend and was moderated by FIDIC chief executive Nelson Ogunshakin. The speakers included barrister…

UGANDA’S KATOSI WATER TREATMENT PLANT NEARS COMPLETION

Posted on 31 March 2021 by Gambeta News

Government of Uganda through National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is putting final touches on a new water treatment plant in Katosi, Mukono district. Works on the 240 million litres per day water production plant are near completion with 95% of project works completed. The new plant will serve over 7.5million people in Kampala, Wakiso and Mukono up to 2040. According to NWSC Director Engineering Services, Eng Alex Gisagara, system tests for the new plant…

GROUND-BREAKING CEREMONY OF AN ULTRA-MODERN SECURITY COMMAND CENTRE IN KENYA

Posted on 31 March 202131 March 2021 by Gambeta News

The construction of an Integrated Security Command Centre for Konza Technopolis has officially begun. The ultra-modern Centre will form the welcome and entrance part of the technology hub, and will feature a police station, a security barrier, a fire station, and an emergency response unit. During the ground-breaking ceremony, Dr. Fred Matiang’l Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior & Coordination of National Government – Kenya described the facility as a major milestone towards setting the policing…

EGYPTIAN CREW RE-FLOAT LARGE VESSEL BLOCKING SUEZ CANAL

Posted on 29 March 202129 March 2021 by Gambeta News

The Ever Given has reportedly been partially freed from the banks of the Suez canal, raising hopes that the vital waterway could reopen and ease global shipping backlogs. Early on Monday morning, reports emerged that the bow of the massive container ship had been dislodged from the bank of the canal. The Wall Street Journal quoted Osama Rabie, chairman of the Suez Canal Authority that operates the waterway, saying the ship had been partially freed and it…

AFRICA’S FIRST SATELLITE OF 2021 LAUNCHES INTO SPACE

Posted on 29 March 2021 by Gambeta News

Tunisia’s first satellite, Challenge ONE has been successfully launched onboard Soyuz-2 rocket in the earlier hours of today from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Challenge ONE was announced in 2019 by Tunisian aerospace and telecommunications company, TELNET after it entered an agreement with the Russian operator of commercial launches of Soyuz-2 rockets, GK Launch Services. According to the agreement, Challenge ONE is going to be a precursor for a constellation of 30 satellites to be launched by 2023. Part…

CHINESE-FUNDED SIERRA LEONE IRON ORE PROJECT COMMENCES FULL-SCALE OPERATION

Posted on 25 March 202125 March 2021 by Gambeta News

FREETOWN, March 20 (Xinhua) — A Chinese-funded iron ore project in Sierra Leone on Saturday announced the commencement of its full-scale operation. The New Tonkolili Iron Ore Project, which is invested and operated by Kingho Investment Company Limited (Kingho), a Chinese-owned private company, started operation in September last year. The Chinese company’s Chief Executive Officer Zhao Ting said the project covers an area of 408 square kilometers (40,800 hectares) with a resource capacity of 13.7…

NIGERIA’S GOVERNMENT REINFORCE COMMITMENT TO LEKKI FREE TRADE ZONE

Posted on 25 March 202125 March 2021 by Gambeta News

Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Executive Governor Of Lagos State completes a 2-day tour of the Lekki Free Trade Zone to reinforce government’s commitment to the development of the area. He visited Tolaram Group and Dangote Group, both are major investors in the free zone area. While visiting the area, he announced the construction of a road and rail project to complement transport infrastructure into the free zone area. Official Statement by Gov. Sanwo-Olu (Day 1) I was…

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