Main One cable project, West Africa

The Main One cable and the Seacom fibre-optic cable have interconnected in Europe.  

Cairo Expo city, Egypt

The Cairo Expo city is planned to be a state-of-the-art exhibition and conference complex, in Nasr city, in the greater Cairo district. 

Van Eck power plant rehabilitation project, Namibia

The Van Eck power plant rehabilitation project proposes to increase the transmission capabilities of the 38-km-long transmission line. 

Central Ashanti gold project, Ghana

Perseus Mining reports its progress on the project. 

Katanga substations upgrade project, Democratic Republic of Congo

The project plans to refurbish and expand three existing substations to enhance power transmission capacity in the Katanga region. 

Trans-Saharan gas pipeline, Nigeria to Algeria

The Trans-Saharan gas pipeline is an almost 4 300-km-long pipeline planned to run from Warri, in Nigeria, through Niger to Hassi R’Mel, in Algeria. 

Integrated bioenergy facility, Sierra Leone

The project entails the development of a greenfield sugar-cane plantation and an integrated bioenergy plant to produce ethanol and electricity. 

Bogoria-Silali geothermal project phase 1, Kenya

The project proposes to build eight geothermal power plants, each with a capacity of 100 MW, at the Bogoria-Silali block, in Kenya’s Rift Valley. 

Gas-powered combined-cycle thermal power plant, Tunisia

The project involves the construction of a 420 MW gas-powered combined-cycle thermal power plant at Sousse, in northern Tunisia. 

Dikgatlhong dam project, Botswana

The Dikgatlhong dam will be one of the largest dams in Botswana, with a capacity of 400-million cubic metres of water. 

Kariba North Bank extension project, Zambia

The project involves the development of a 360 MW hydropower station, which will be an extension to the existing Kariba North Bank power station, located on the Zambezi river. 

Sonaref oil refinery, Angola

Sonangol has decelerated the construction of its Sonaref oil refinery, as it seeks a partner to help fund the $8-billion project. 

Morupule B coal-fired power station, Botswana

The project involves the construction of a new coal-fired power station, near the existing Morupule power station, which lies 280 km north of Gaborone. 

Biomass project, Liberia

The project rehabilitates Liberia’s rubber plantations by processing nonproductive rubber trees into wood chips for use in electricity generation. 

Pazflor oilfield development project, off Angola

The project involves the development of the Pazflor oilfield, located 150 km offshore Angola, to extract heavy crude oil and associated gas resource. 

Ngong 2 wind power project, Kenya

The project entails the construction of a wind power plant at Ngong Hills, about 30 km from Nairobi. 

Medgaz gas pipeline, Algeria to Spain

The project involved the construction of a deep-water pipeline to transport natural gas from the Algerian coast to the south of Spain. 

Radisson Blu Hotel, Ghana

The project involves the construction of the tenth Radisson Blu Hotel in West Africa by the Rezidor Hotel Group. 

Escravos gas-to-liquids plant project, Nigeria

The project entails the construction of a gas-to-liquids (GTL) plant with an output of 34 000 bbl/d of GTL diesel, naphtha and liquefied petroleum gas for export. 

Seacom fibre-optic cable

The project entails the development of an undersea cable system connecting the Eastern and Southern African coastlines to Europe and India. 

Blaise Diagne International Airport, Senegal

The project involves the construction of a new international airport near Ndiass, some 45 km east of Dakar, in Senegal. 

Seychelles East Africa System fibre-optic cable project

The Seychelles East Africa System will be a long fibre-optic cable network scheduled to link up with the existing Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System, in Tanzania. 

In Salah carbon capture and storage project, Algeria

The In Salah gasfields on the south of Algiers contain a combined methane gas resource of 160-billion cubic metres. 

Port of Maputo expansion project, Mozambique

The Port of Maputo expansion programme is part of a 20-year port master plan to expand the port’s facilities. 

Ohorongo cement plant, Namibia

The Ohorongo cement plant is Namibia’s first cement production facility and is located 435 km north of Windhoek. 

Transformer manufacturing and assembly plant, Kenya

The project involves the construction of an integrated transformer manufacturing and assembly plant, in Kenya, to serve the East African region. 

Namibia Airports Company airport upgrades project

The Namibia Airports Company plans to upgrade some of the country's airports in the coming five years to boost operations. 

South Nemba auxiliary project, Angola

The project involves the construction of an offshore platform at Angola’s Nemba field for oil and gas production. 

Dangote cement plant, Cameroon

Nigeria’s Dangote Group is planning to build a cement manufacturing plant, the second such facility in Cameroon. 

Southern Bypass road decongestion project, Kenya

The Southern Bypass road project plans to reduce heavy traffic volumes in Nairobi’s city centre. 

Mauritius crude oil refinery project

The project proposes to construct an oil refinery on the island of Mauritius. 

Chisumbanje ethanol project, Zimbabwe

The Chisumbanje ethanol project is expected to cater for 80% of the Zimbabwe’s ethanol needs. 

Yandohun microhydropower rehabilitation project, Liberia

The project involves the rehabilitation of the existing Yandohun hydropower plant, a community-managed facility damaged during civil unrest in the late 1990s. 

Tangiers–Marrakesh railway line, Morocco

The project is planned to increase capacity on two separate corridors of the Tangiers–Marrakesh railway line. 

Stiegler’s Gorge hydropower project, Tanzania

The proposed Stiegler’s Gorge hydropower project is expected to generate about 2 100 MW of energy. 

Blantyre–Zomba road reconstruction project, Malawi

The project involves the reconstruction of the existing 60 km long road that connects the southern commercial hub of Blantyre with the old capital city of Zomba. 

Mphanda Nkuwa hydropower project, Mozambique

The project proposes to build Mozambique's second-largest hydroelectric dam, on the Zambezi river. 

Ghannouch combined-cycle power plant, Tunisia

The project involves the construction of a combined-cycle power plant at Ghannouch, in southern Tunisia.  

Mmamantswe coal-fired power station, Botswana

Australia-based Aviva Corporation is investigating the possibility of constructing a coal-fired power plant, at its Mmamantswe licence area, in Botswana. 

Mombasa refinery upgrade project, Kenya

The Mombasa refinery upgrade is envisaged to increase output from 1,6-million tons a year to 4-million tons a year.