Construction of the Murang'a substation in Kenya nears completion. Kenya Power Company (KPC) Manager, Eng. Harrison Kamau, confirmed the report and said that the project will be completed and equiped for commissioning by end of December.
The 7.5MVA substation aims to strengthen power supply in Murang’a. It is being subsidized at Kenya Power Company (KPC) at a cost of US $3m. At present it is at 65% completion. It is projected to boost power output in the area and ensur.... Read more »
Posted on : Monday , 16th December 2019
A partnership between Turkey and Kenya aimed at promoting oral care. Turkish dentists are offering free dental care and promoting oral hygiene awareness in Kenya.
Turkish Representative to Kenya Ahmet Cemil MiroÄŸlu and Lamu Governor Fahim Yasin Twaha visited the dental health camp, witnessing first and the hundreds who were treated.
Miroglu and Twaha conveyed their satisfaction with the services being provided by t.... Read more »
Posted on : Wednesday , 11th December 2019
Legero Lighting India Pvt Ltd recently has signed up as an exhibitor at the Ethiopia's mega event Lightexpo 2020.
The lighting industry in Africa is on a globalization drive, providing the African consumers with a variety of lighting products sourced domestically as well as internationally. In the context of the reduced import duty, this globalization drive is further gaining momentum.
Legero Lighting India Pvt Ltd was established in 2009 in India; and, since then they.... Read more »
Posted on : Wednesday , 4th December 2019
China Aerospace Construction Group has disclosed construction of a 40-km 400kV Konza-Isinya transmission line, which will power Konza City as well as Kajiado, Makueni, and Machakos counties.
The project, which is being contracted in partnership with Kenya’s ministry of energy, is focused to ensure constant supply of power for the proposed smart city located in Machakos.
The Konza-Isinya transmission line, whose cost is yet to be published, is funded by China Exi.... Read more »
Posted on : Wednesday , 4th December 2019
Power Africa, a five-year American presidential initiative introduced by former President Barack Obama, has actively created 15 million new electrical connections bringing electricity to 70 million people.
The US government-led initiative that aims to double access to electricity in Sub-Saharan Africa was launched in 2013. It has a goal to add 30,000 megawatts of new power generation and 60 million new electrical connections by 2030. From a total number of 886,995 new on-grid.... Read more »
Posted on : Tuesday , 3rd December 2019
Ethiopia has announced plans to upgrade certain equipment at the Gilgel Gibe II hydroelectric power plant after a successful conference held in Berlin, the German capital. Voith Hydro East Africa, the subsidiary of the German company Voith Hydro, has been chosen by the Ethiopian authorities to undertake the major project.
The contract was signed in Berlin by Seleshi Bekele, Ethiopian Minister of Water, Irrigation and Power and Mark Claessen, Managing Director of V.... Read more »
Posted on : Monday , 2nd December 2019
Uganda and Rwanda are running ahead of their East African neighbours in the global switch to electric motoring, whilst infrastructure inadequacies limit investments in the emerging sector. Both Kigali and Kampala have revealed electric vehicle assembly plants in the past two months, blazing the regional trail with Kenya and Tanzania only taking baby steps in the direction of embracing the new technology.
Kiira Motors, Uganda’s state-owned Corporation has so far shown th.... Read more »
Posted on : Monday , 2nd December 2019
Paper bags packaging have become the essential component of modern lifestyle and is projected to create substantial market in the coming years due to its eco-friendly nature.
Paper bags are multipurpose as well as cost efficient packaging method to preserve, protect and transport a wide array of products.
A paper bag is a bag made of paper, usually kraft paper. Paper bags are usually used as shopping bags, packaging, and sacks.
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Posted on : Monday , 2nd December 2019
Increasing investments in packaging in Africa will make small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) on the continent more competitive.
There is a growing participation of women in the packaging industry, both as entrepreneurs and as employees. In Africa, many women focus on the issues of quality.
The packaging industry offers a wide range of possibilities for women. An evaluation is therefore fundamental to encourage their participation at all levels of.... Read more »
Posted on : Friday , 29th November 2019
Kenya has been presented with two designs for the Lokichar-Lamu crude oil pipeline (LLCOP) with a price fluctuation of $122.2 million.
British firm Wood Group Plc has concluded with the front end engineering design (FEED) that shows Kenya can chose for a pipeline with onshore storage facilities that would cost $1.2 billion to construct or one with floating storage facilities at a cost of $1.1 billion.
In both ways, the designs show construction of the onshore pipeline .... Read more »
Posted on : Thursday , 28th November 2019
Volkswagen is introducing a batch of electric-powered varieties of its Golf hatchback car to Rwanda for a local ride-hailing service, launching a bridgehead in the country that it hopes to expand to other nations, as it seeks to upsurge market share globally.
Thomas Schaefer a managing director for VW in Africa, told the Reuters news agency, "We've been investing more than $30 billion into new electric vehicles and platforms and the entire world is advancing in that direction,.... Read more »
Posted on : Wednesday , 27th November 2019
The saddle dam of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD)s construction has fully completed, declared by Engineer Girma Mengistu, the head of civil construction in the project.
Mengistu said that they have finished constructing the upstream face of the saddle dam, which marks the completion of entire saddle dam. The construction took 14 million cubic meters of the concrete embankment.
This upstream face of the saddle dam, mainly, the face slab covers an area of 330,000 sq.... Read more »
Posted on : Monday , 25th November 2019
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