Completion of new parliament building in Zimbabwe set for 2021
A new parliament building under construction in Zimbabwe will now be completed in September 2021 following Covid-19 disruptions, president Emmerson Mnangagwa said Monday.
But Mr. Mnangagwa said that he was impressed with the work so...
South Africa’s Waterloo solar park becomes operational
Despite the corona-related lockdown, the South African subsidiary of the German project developer for renewable energies, juwi, has been able to complete three utility-scale solar parks in the past few months.
The last of...
Malagarasi Hydropower construction in Tanzania gets financial support
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank have approved a $120 million loan to fund the construction of a 50 MW hydropower plant in Western Tanzania that will provide reliable renewable energy...
Innovative floating NLG regasification plant in Ghana gets funding
PIDG company, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) is lending US$31 million over 10 years to Access LNG B.V., a provider of specialist floating LNG infrastructure, to support the construction of a new Liquid...
Business confidence in South Africa powers ahead in the fourth quarter
After crashing to an all-time low of five at the height of the COVID-19-induced lockdown in the second quarter, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) increased noticeably further from 24 in the third quarter...
Uganda-Tanzania pipeline construction hits headwind
Construction of a planned Uganda-Tanzania pipeline project is being delayed thanks to a legal challenge that has been mounted by four non-governmental organisations seeking to stop work on the project.
The Centre for Food and...
The Impact Of Coronavirus On Architects
It's no secret that the Coronavirus epidemic of 2020 has taken the whole world by surprise with new laws and prohibitions on daily life, putting a toll on people and companies alike.
Lockdown has...
West Africa’s largest solar PV plant begins operation
West Africa’s largest solar PV plant, 50 MWp Kita solar PV plant, a flagship Akuo Group project, injected in March 2020 its first kilowatt-hours into the Malian power grid.
Located some 180 km west...
Kalulushi Smart City Project headed for construction
The Kalulushi Smart City Project in Zambia is headed for construction after bids were invited from suitably qualified contractors for the project, Chairman of Kalulushi Smart City Limited Mr. Peter Nasilele has said.
The project...
Will the Green party increase taxes in Norway by 32.5 billion kroner?
Nowadays the economy of Norway is literally thriving and the country is regarded as one of the wealthiest countries in the world thanks to exports of natural resources. The main reason for this economic...
