Kenya Plans to Switch Oil Plants to Lng as Part 0f a Climate-Friendly Grid Initiative

Kenya wants to remove or convert heavy fuel oil-fired power facilities to liquefied natural gas by 2030 as part of its transition to a climate-friendly electricity infrastructure.According to Isaac Kiva, renewable energy secretary at the Energy Ministry, the state-owned Kenya Electricity Generating Co., or KenGen, is conducting a feasibility assessment on reconfiguring the thermal power facilities that now account for roughly 7% of the system load. The move is part of the East African.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 10th November 2021

Why focus is on smart cities in Africa

Africa is projected to maintain its streak as the fastest urbanising region in the world, with new forecasts showing its cities and major towns will be home to an additional 866 million people in just 30 years. To sustain the cities, African universities are engineering tech solutions. Smart city technologies are being touted as a solution for Africa's urban planning challenges as the continent's cities and towns record the world's highest pace of population growth. American.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 10th November 2021

Africa's LED and OLED Displays and Lighting Products Market Prospects, Regional Scenario, and Current Opportunity Analysis 2021-2027

The African LED and OLED displays and lighting products market is anticipated to be worth US$ 1088.9 million. During the projected period, the growing prevalence of smartphones in emerging economies, owing to rapid development of telecommunications infrastructure, is expected to boost growth of the Africa LED & OLED displays and lighting products market.Various countries in Africa such as South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, Kenya, Ghana, and Tanzania are adopting ‘internet.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 3rd November 2021

Kenya's automotive industry is poised to expand throughout the continent

The automotive sector in Kenya has seen a significant increase in local automobile sales as a result of President Uhuru Kenyatta's decree given in 2019 pushing all government departments to buy locally produced cars in an effort to further the objective of the 'Buy Kenya Build Kenya' campaign.Under President Kenyatta's Big 4 Economic Agenda, the government put aside cash last year to purchase automobiles from local assemblers as part of an economic stimulus package. The automobile.... Read more »

Posted on : Friday , 29th October 2021

Tanzania: New Plastic Bottle Regulations are in the Works

The government is planning new restrictions that are likely to lessen the use of non-recyclable and environmentally unfriendly plastic bottles. Soft drink makers will be compelled to package their products in transparent polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles, rather than colourful bottles whose recyclability is deemed to be unimportant for environmental improvement. In the recycled materials market, clear plastics are always preferred and have the highest material.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 27th October 2021

Kenya has pledged to sign a new treaty on the management of plastic waste.

The Kenyan government has just announced the commencement of a new plastics accord. The goal of this programme is to progress toward a more sustainable management of plastic trash, which is a major cause of pollution in the environment. Thanks to a pact, Kenya's campaign against plastic pollution is taking a new direction. The effort, known as the Kenya Plastics Pact (KPP), brings together enterprises, local governments, researchers, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), civil.... Read more »

Posted on : Wednesday , 27th October 2021

Kenya & U.S signed private sector trade agreement

President Uhuru Kenyatta observed the signing of a comprehensive private sector agreement, which aims to promote trade and investment between Kenya and the United States of America. The agreement, signed by the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) and the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), establishes a framework for Kenyan and American businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), to collaborate through information sharing, training, logistics, and.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 26th October 2021

Google to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years

Google announced a $1 billion investment over the next five years to enable faster and more affordable internet access and to boost entrepreneurship in Africa. According to the World Bank, fewer than one-third of the continent's 1.3 billion inhabitants are linked to broadband. However, the continent, where nearly half of the population is under the age of 18, is a potential market. According to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, "great achievements" have been.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 26th October 2021

Mwache Multipurpose Dam construction to begin in November

The construction of the Mwache Multipurpose Dam, whose contract was signed in August 2018 and delayed for several years as the constructor awaited the government to finalize the land compensation exercise is set to begin next month (November 2021).This was announced by Joseph Irungu, the Permanent Secretary (PS) for Water in the Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation adding that the national government is working relentlessly to see into it that all issues that have stalled the.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 26th October 2021

NMB Tanzania launches mining network platform to boost industry

This is NMB Bank's third mining-related platform. Mining clients of NMB Bank Plc in Arusha, Northern Zone now have their own networking platform. The platform is part of a larger aim by the lender to increase lending to the mining sector from Sh63 billion to Sh200 billion by 2025. The platform, known as the 'NMB Northern Zone Mining Club,' was introduced in Arusha over the weekend and aims to empower participants in the industry with their financial and operational.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 26th October 2021

Kenya's first Sh1.5 trillion high-speed highway

The Nairobi-Mombasa Expressway project to be executed by Bechtel Corp has revised it's plan to build the motorway and recoup its costs through tolls. The American contractor contracted to build the 473-kilometer expressway has estimated that the Public Private Partnership (PPP) model will cost Sh1.5 trillion — five times the budget. According to the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO), Bechtel now wants the government to directly fund the building of the high-speed motorway.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 26th October 2021

TNBC announces ambitions to establish wood-product manufacturing plants.

Dr. Ezekiel Mwakalukwa, Chairman of TNBC's Forestry Working Group, stated in Dar es Salaam. Ben Mfungo Sulus, co-chair of the working group, and Dr. Godwill Wanga, executive secretary of the TNBC, are with him. The Tanzania National Business Council (TNBC) is launching a program to encourage the creation of Engineered Wood Products manufacturing units (EWPs). TNBC has developed a particular strategy to encourage the creation of EWPs in Tanzania through its Forestry Working.... Read more »

Posted on : Tuesday , 26th October 2021