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TOGO HOTEL SET PACE WITH 500KWC SOLAR POWER PLANT INSTALLATION

Posted on 16 August 2023 by Gambeta News

Hotel Sarakawa in Togo is getting into a full energy transition to solar, with the installation of a photovoltaic power plant of 500 kilowatt-peak (KWC). The solar power plant which will cost 496 million CFA francs will be deployed over an area of 4,000 square meters, dressing the roof of the hotel’s main building with 1,224 photovoltaic panels, each acting as a generator of renewable energy. The infrastructure was inaugurated by the flagship of the…

TOGO ENERGY MINISTER ANNOUNCED PLANS TO LAUNCH ELECTRIFICATION WORK ON 18 LOCALITIES

Posted on 2 August 20232 August 2023 by Gambeta News

Togo Minister of Energy and Mines, Mawunyo Aziablé, proceeded on Monday, July 31, 2023, in Gbargou-Gbangbagou in the municipality of Tône 4, to launch electrification work on 18 localities in the Savannahs. In this case, she implanted the first electrical pole. This, as part of the implementation of the Savannah Area Emergency Program (PUR), which aims to strengthen the resilience of this part of the country facing the jihadist threat. The initiative, it is said,…

AFD SET TO FINANCE DIFFERENT PROJECTS IN LOME TOGO

Posted on 26 July 2023 by Gambeta News

The French Development Agency (AFD) will be financing many projects aimed at protecting and preserving the environment in Lomé, Togo. In this framework, the Autonomous District of Greater Lomé (DAGL) just launched the third edition of the call for projects aimed at federations and sports associations operating in the Greater Lomé area. Launched on July 19, the call closes on August 21. Through it, the DAGL will select projects that promote sports activities in Greater…

TOGO GOVT. SEEK FIRM TO BUILD LAND DIGITALIZATION PROJECT

Posted on 17 July 2023 by Gambeta News

Togo is looking for a third party to hand over its land register digitization project. The country’s Ministry of Economy and Finance recently launched an international tender to hire this party. According to the tender notice, consulted by Togo First, the successful bidder must complete the task within 3 months, after securing the deal. The tender should help modernize Togo’s land conservation system through digitalization. It falls under the Support Project for Governance and Private…

TOGO GOVT. SEEKING CONTRACTORS TO BUILD HISTORY MUSEUM

Posted on 29 June 2023 by Gambeta News

A history museum will be built in the town of Kamina (20 km from Atakpame) and a tender was recently launched to hire the project’s developer. This was announced by Togo’s minister of culture, Kossi Lamadoko. Financed by the State, the museum’s construction should take seven months, according to the ministry. A former German military base, Kamina used to house a powerful transcontinental radio station and a wireless telegraph transmission center, connecting Berlin to the…

TOGO SOLAR POWER PLANT BECOMES WEST AFRICA LARGEST AFTER LATEST UPGRADE

Posted on 30 November 2022 by Gambeta News

AMEA Power, a renewable energy company in the Middle East, recently announced the expansion of the Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant in Togo from 50MW to 70MW. This will make it the largest solar PV plant in West Africa. The project, located in the village of Blitta, will power more than 222,000 households and include a 4WMh Battery Energy Storage System. This will extend the availability of clean energy to the electricity network…

BOULEVARD FELIX HOUPHOUET BOIGNY TO GET NEW FACELIFT IN TOGO

Posted on 14 November 2022 by Gambeta News

The 3rd Deputy Mayor of the Commune of Golfe 1, Bè Afédomé, Espoir Koudjodji, spoke about the subject concerning the development, sanitation, and asphalting of 14.34 km of urban street in Lomé: Phase 2. In the dynamics of the execution of this work, the local elected official indicated that work will be carried out in Lot 1 on Boulevard Félix Houphouët Boigny, along 4.418 km. The oldest road is covered with cobblestones in Lomé. According…

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…

WORLD BANK TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY AND DEVELOP DIGITAL ECONOMY IN TOGO

Posted on 17 June 2021 by Gambeta News

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2021– The World Bank has approved additional financing of $11 million from the International Development Association (IDA)* to improve connectivity in Togo and develop the country’s digital economy. The additional financing for the West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (WARCIP) will strengthen the contribution to major projects launched in Togo to expand geographical coverage of broadband networks and reduce the costs of communications services. It will also facilitate the construction of the…

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…

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

TOGO AND VERGNET HYDRO SIGN DEAL TO BOOST ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER IN NORTHERN REGION

Posted on 3 June 20213 June 2021 by Gambeta News

(Togo First) – The government of Togo and Vergnet Hydro, a French company, signed a €1.1 million deal to set up sanitation facilities and boost access to drinking water. The initiative is part of the Projet d’amélioration des conditions sanitaires en milieu scolaire et rural des régions de la Kara et des Savanes (PASSCO), a scheme that aims to improve sanitary conditions in rural areas and schools. Read more More so, the Minister of Water and…

KÉKÉLI POWER PLANT INAUGURATED IN LOMÉ, TOGOLESE REPUBLIC

Posted on 27 April 2021 by Gambeta News

The challenge of universal access to electrical energy is about to be won in Togo. The Head of State Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé proceeded on April 26, 2021 to the commissioning of the “Kékéli Efficient Power” power plant. Built in the port area of Lomé, this electrical infrastructure will initially produce 47 MW of electrical power thanks to a gas turbine. An additional 18MW capacity from a steam turbine is also planned by the end of 2021,…

CIM METAL GROUP PLANS EXPANSION INTO TOGO CEMENT MARKET

Posted on 22 April 202122 April 2021 by Gambeta News

In September 2020 Cim Métal Group’s CEO Inoussa Kanazoé started marketing cement from its Togolese subsidiary. Already active in Burkina Faso with CimFaso and Cimasso, as well as in Côte d’Ivoire with CimIvoire, CimMetal is now turning attention to Togo. The establishment of the Lomé plant with a cement capacity of 2.5Mta, representing an investment of CFA65bn (US$125m), will see the installation of Gebr Pfeiffer milling technology. The Banque Ouest-Africaine de Développement (BOAD) contributed CFA25bn to the investment in Togo….

TOGOLESE PRIME MINISTER, VICTOIRE DOGBE GETS VACCINATED

Posted on 11 March 2021 by Gambeta News

Victoire Dogbe, Prime Minister and Head of Government of the Togolese Republic receives first dose of Astra Zeneca vaccine against Covid-19. She set the tone for the vaccination campaign, and will be followed by members of the Togolese Government. The Togolese Government received the AstraZeneca as part of theCovax initiative.

IFC OPERATIONS ANALYST – TOGO

Posted on 13 January 202113 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Description IFC—a member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2020, we invested $22 billion in private companies and financial institutions in developing countries, leveraging the power of the private sector to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity. For…

700KM LOME-CINKASSE HIGHWAY SECURES PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT

Posted on 9 January 20219 January 2021 by Gambeta News

Through its subsidiary Arise Infrastructure Services, the Singaporean Olam expressed its intention to build the Lomé-Cinkassé highway in partnership with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). This was disclosed last Friday by Togo’s minister of finance, Sani Yaya, in a meeting with the parliament for the adoption of the 2021 budget. An MoU of cooperation to conduct related studies and build the highway has already been signed with the Togolese government, Yaya said. The estimated cost…

TOGOLESE REPUBLIC

Posted on 27 April 201811 May 2018 by Gambeta News

Info on the Togolese Republic as its marks its 58th Independence Anniversary today (27th April, 2018). Togo officially known as Togolese Republic is one of the smallest countries in Africa with an estimated population of 7.6 million. From the 11th -16th century marked the migration of various tribes into the region. Togo and its surrounding region earned the name “The Slave Coast” because from the 16th -18th century the coastal region was a major trading…

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