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LAKE TANGANYIKA – THE WORLD’S SECOND-DEEPEST LAKE TRIGGERS ENGINEERING CHALLENGE IN BURUNDI

Posted on 13 July 2021 by Gambeta News

‘What are we going to do if the water does not stop rising?’ That question has been on everyone’s mind: Homeowners, building contractors and construction workers, farmers, market vendors, schoolchildren, commuters, and of course, development and humanitarian workers. During the past two years persistent heavy rain, followed by floods, landslides, and strong winds, has raised Lake Tanganyika to dangerous levels, engulfing entire roads, markets, school playgrounds and churches. Welcome at first, the downpours soon began…

WEST AFRICA’S LARGEST SOLAR PARK IS OPERATIONAL IN TOGO

Posted on 8 July 2021 by Gambeta News

Called Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant named after the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, one of the largest power stations in West Africa, was inaugurated by the Head of State on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. The plant was built by the builder AMEA Togo Solar, a subsidiary of the company AMEA Power, and the Togolese Rural Electrification and Renewable Energies Agency (AT2ER) was the delegated contracting authority for this large infrastructure. The inauguration…

GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY FOR MULTI-BILLION PHARMACEUTICAL FACILITY IN UGANDA

Posted on 7 July 2021 by Gambeta News

President Kaguta Museveni of Uganda and Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto at the groundbreaking ceremony of Dei BioPharma Ltd, a multibillion pharmaceutical drugs and mRNA vaccine manufacturing facility in Matugga, Wakiso, Uganda. The facility is to focus on applying biotechnology to solve the health challenges of humanity through creation of novel drugs, vaccines, and diagnostics. Source: Government of Uganda

PRESIDENT KENYATTA COMMISSIONS 5 NEW HOSPITALS IN NAIROBI

Posted on 7 July 2021 by Gambeta News

President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday night commissioned five new hospitals in Nairobi County and directed them to offer 24 hour services to residents. The new health facilities are part of 24 such hospitals being constructed by Nairobi Metropolitan Service (NMS) as part of a broad Government plan to decongest Kenyatta National Hospital, Mama Lucy, Pumwani and Mbagathi hospitals. The hospitals launched by the Head of State in the four-hour night operation were two level 2…

NELSON MANDELA BAY SUFFERS SERIOUS DROUGHT DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Posted on 6 July 2021 by Gambeta News

Nelson Mandela Bay is facing serious drought phenomenon, causing the Algoa Water Supply System with six dams supplying water to the area to decline to paltry 10.9% levels in the past week. One of the major dams in the [Algoa Water Supply System], Kouga Dam is almost empty at 4.2%. Hence, a total of 100 water tanks and 10 tankers have been procured and delivered to Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality to ease water supply challenges…

#9 STRATEGIES DEPLOYED IN RESOLVING WATER SHORTAGES IN ALGERIA

Posted on 5 July 2021 by Gambeta News

Algeria today, like the countries of the Mediterranean, is experiencing a water deficit caused by climatic changes that have greatly affected the natural cycles of precipitation. This has caused a shortage of rain, which has led to a significant decline in the water level of dams across the country, especially in the central regions and in the western part of the country, with a deficit rate of 25% of the dam reserves. In order to…

EXPANSION OF THE AMBATOLAMPY POWER PLANT, THE LARGEST SOLAR POWER PRODUCTION IN MADAGASCAR

Posted on 29 June 2021 by Gambeta News

As part of the promotion of renewable energy and following phase 1’s success, JIRAMA and Green Yellow Madagascar have agreed to further expand the Ambatolampy power plant in order to increase its capacity from 20 to 40MWp as well as providing for a 5MWh of battery. The JIRAMA states that this expansion allows a significant reduction of its production costs within the framework of its recovery plan while supporting its renewable energy objectives. As for…

EGYPT TURNS TO TANZANIA’S STIEGLER GORGE DAM AS GERD DISPUTE LINGERS

Posted on 28 June 2021 by Gambeta News

CAIRO — Egypt is working to build the Stiegler’s Gorge dam on the Rufiji River in Tanzania, at a time when the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) crisis between Ethiopia and two downstream countries — Egypt and Sudan — reached a turning point. Secretary-General of the League of the Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit said in a TV interview June 20 that the next step for Egypt and Sudan is to file a complaint against Ethiopia before the UN Security Council…

HYBRID ENERGY: THE ROAD TO CARBON NEUTRALITY

Posted on 24 June 2021 by Gambeta News

By John Lewis, Managing Director, Aggreko Africa The global population has been growing at a staggering rate. Improvements in healthcare have extended the human lifespan and reduced infant mortality which means more people, living longer. This population weight is drawing ever more heavily on power – energy consumption is increasing and is unlikely to slow down any time soon. This relentless consumption of power is putting pressure on resources and systems and demands that…

ESWATINI RECEIVES USD 108.28 MILLION LINE OF CREDIT FOR NEW PARLIAMENT BUILDING

Posted on 22 June 2021 by Gambeta News

Export-Import Bank of India [Exim Bank] has, on behalf of the Government of India, extended Line of Credit [LOC] of USD 108.28 million to the Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland) for construction of a new Parliament building in Eswatini. The LOC Agreement to this effect was signed through exchange between Mr. Nirmit Ved, General Manager, Exim Bank, and H.E. Mr. Neal H Rijkenberg, Hon’ble Finance Minister, Government of the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland). With the signing of…

WORLD BANK APPROVES $150 MILLION TO IMPROVE INCOMES AND BUILD RESILIENCE IN NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE

Posted on 22 June 2021 by Gambeta News

WASHINGTON, June 18, 2021 —In order to improve incomes and build social and economic resilience of local communities in selected rural areas of Northern Mozambique, the World Bank approved today a $150 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA)* in support of the Government of Mozambique’s Northern Mozambique Rural Resilience Project. “This operation complements our efforts aimed at supporting Mozambique to address some of the key drivers of fragility in rural communities in Northern…

NAMIBIA SEEKS INVESTORS FOR $29 MILLION SOLAR POWER PLANT

Posted on 22 June 2021 by Gambeta News

Namibia is seeking developers to build a 25 megawatt solar-power facility that will help solve electricity shortages and achieve its target of renewable energy sources. This project will source energy for its capital, Windhoek through a public-private partnership that will include construction, financing and operation of the facility. Billed at 420 million Namibian dollars ($29 million), Namibia is targeting 70% of its installed electricity capacity to come from renewable sources by 2030. Source: Bloomberg | News24

AUSTRALIA’S RICHEST MAN PLANS TO BUILD THE LARGEST HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT IN AFRICA

Posted on 17 June 202117 June 2021 by Gambeta News

Australian mining giant Fortescue confirmed Tuesday that it was in negotiations to develop what would be the world’s largest hydroelectric project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The business giant Andrew Forrest’s group said it was in the running to build the Grand Inga hydroelectric mega-dam on the Congo River. Under current arrangements, Forrest’s Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) has been granted exclusive rights to develop the massive development of the $ 80 billion Grand Inga US dollar…

TANZANIA RECEIVES € 130 MILLION LOAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF SOLAR POWER PLANTS

Posted on 16 June 2021 by Gambeta News

DAR ES SALAAM, June 11 (Xinhua) — The government of Tanzania on Friday signed a concessional loan agreement worth 130 million euros (about 157 million U.S. dollars) with the French Development Agency (AFD) to finance a 150-megawatt solar project. The agreement was signed in the capital Dodoma between the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Planning, Emmanuel Tutuba and the French ambassador to Tanzania, Frederic Clavier and AFD’s country director Stephanie Mouen Essombe….

ARISE IIP DELIVERS TOGO’S FIRST INDUSTRIAL PLATFORM, PIA

Posted on 10 June 202110 June 2021 by Gambeta News

Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbé, inaugurates the country’s first industrial platform, PIA. The ceremony took place less than a year after construction work started. Developed over nearly 400 hectares, in Adetikopé (15 km north of Lomé), the platform materializes a new development vision: “to produce more locally, and be more competitive in international markets.” The project comes as the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is in the pipeline; it was carried out by Arise IIP (under a…

TALKS INTENSIFY FOR $570 MILLION POWER TRANSMISSION LINE ACROSS WEST AFRICA

Posted on 10 June 2021 by Gambeta News

The federal government of Nigeria, represented by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) along with Togo, Burkina Faso and the Niger Republic, yesterday commenced a high-level meeting in Abuja, to put final touches to the execution of a planned $570 million transmission line which runs across the four countries. Speaking during the opening ceremony last night, acting Managing Director of the TCN and Chairman, Executive Board of the West African Power Pool (WAPP), Mr. Sule…

FRAZER SOLAR TAKES ACTION AGAINST LESOTHO FOR FAILED CONTRACT

Posted on 8 June 2021 by Gambeta News

Frazer Solar, a German Solar energy Company is enforcing a worldwide enforcement action against assets held by the Kingdom of Lesotho for damages after it failed to honour a contract to build a power station. Under a global enforcement order, following the award of 50 million euros ($61 million) in damages in an arbitration case in South Africa, Frazer said in a statement Tuesday that it has taken legal action to seize royalties that would…

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENT OF ROADS, RAILWAYS AND SEAPORTS

Posted on 7 June 20217 June 2021 by Gambeta News

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi recently met with Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Transport Lieutenant General Kamel El-Wazir. The Spokesman for the Egyptian Presidency stated that the meeting discussed the status of the projects carried out by the Ministry of Transport, especially those related to the development of roads, axes, railways, and seaports nationwide. Lt. Gen. Kamel El-Wazir presented the steps taken for implementing the Advanced Transportation System (ATS) on axes and highways….

CWP AND MAURITANIA SIGN MOU FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A US$40 BILLION GREEN HYDROGEN PROJECT

Posted on 3 June 2021 by Gambeta News

The government of Mauritania and renewable energy developer CWP Global have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of a 30GW “Power-to-X” project. This momentous announcement sets the stage for development work to begin on what will be the world’s biggest renewable energy project, exporting green hydrogen and its derivatives to global markets. The project, called “AMAN”, will be located in the North of the country on a desert site of approximately 8,500km2. CWP,…

TOGO ENACTS NEW LAW TO REGULATE THE ABUSIVE EXPLOITATION OF THE WATER TABLE

Posted on 3 June 2021 by Gambeta News

The Minister of Water and Village Hydraulics, Bolidja Thièm, has drawn up a law which henceforth regulates the activity of professional drillers in the country. This 10-article law recently promulgated by the Togolese Ministry of Water and Village Hydraulics completes the provisions of Article 39 of Law No. 2010-004 of June 14th, 2010 on the Water Code. Source: Afrik21

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