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Engineering & Manufacturing

Name change reflects increased service offering

Bridge Projects, formerly Bridge Clearing and Forwarding, has expanded its service offering to become a turnkey projects management company, in line with its group strategy, says Bridge Shipping Group CEO Colin Emanuel.

By: Chantelle Kotzé

01 Feb 13

ROADS

Malawi keen to pursue roads upgrades in key cities

The Malawi Roads Authority (MRA) is inviting proposals from eligible consulting firms for the supervision of the rehabilitation of selected roads in the cities of Lilongwe, Zomba and Blantyre.

By: Marcel Chimwala

25 May 12

FUEL STORAGE

Malawi moves to build fuel reserves across three cities

The Malawi government plans to invest $25-million in the construction of fuel reserves in the country’s three major cities of Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu.

By: Marcel Chimwala

30 Mar 12

WATER SUPPLY

Indian firm contracted to upgrade water supply to Blantyre

The Malawi government has contracted India's Gammon Technophobe to rehabilitate and upgrade water supply infrastructure in the Southern African country’s commercial capital, Blantyre.

By: Marcel Chimwala

08 Jul 11

Fuel Pipeline

Malawi gauges interest in Nsanje–Beira fuel pipeline

The Malawi government is inviting expressions of interest (EOIs) for an oil pipeline running from Nsanje to Mozambique’s Indian Ocean port of Beira.

By: Marcel Chimwala

22 Oct 10

ROAD PROJECTS

EU assures Malawi that road funding commitment remains intact

The European Union (EU), a major financier of Malawi road-sector projects under its European Development Fund programme, has assured Malawi that it will continue to finance roads projects in the Southern African country.

By: Marcel Chimwala

08 Oct 10

WATER

€32m Malawi water and sanitation infrastructure project launched

Malawi is set to benefit from a €32-million peri-urban water and sanitation project that was launched on Thursday. The project would be funded through a European Union (EU) water facility grant of €14,9-million, a subsidised €15,7-million...

By: Creamer Media Reporter

26 Aug 10

TELECOMS

Malawi shortlists 14 firms in mobile partnership bid

Malawi’s TNM has shortlisted 14 of the 22 firms that have expressed interest in becoming the cellular network services operator’s strategic partner.

By: Marcel Chimwala

14 May 10

Chemicals

Petroleum company  appoints distributor

South Africa-based petroleum products marketer Engen Petroleum has appointed chemical marketer and distributor the Chemicals & Marketing (C&M) Company as the official distributor of Engen’s full range of lubricants and selected chemical...

WATER PROJECT

Private firm awarded water, sanitation project for two Malawian cities

The Malawi government, in conjunction with the European Union, has awarded Netherlands-based firm Vitens-Evides International, a five-year private-sector service contract for the implementation of a peri-urban water and sanitation project in...

By: Marcel Chimwala

28 Aug 09

TELECOMS – 2

Malawi sets aside $55m for fibre-optic network

Landline telephone network operator Malawi Telecommunications Limited (MTL) has set aside $55-million for a fibre-optic network that will be linked to similar networks in Mozambique, Zambia, Tanzania and South Africa.

By: Marcel Chimwala

07 Aug 09

ELECTRICITY

Malawi utility unveils power outage response plan

The Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom) has announced a multimillion-dollar generation expansion plan aimed at putting an end to frequent power outages in the Southern African country.

By: Marcel Chimwala

24 Apr 09

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City	Company	Country	Facility
Beira Blantyre Cape Town Dar Es Salaam DURBAN Harare Johannesburg Lilongwe LUSAKA Ndola Tete Zomba Mzuzu Mumbai Chikwawa Balaka Dedza Kasungu Mzimba Salima Karonga	Bridge Projects Bridge Shipping Group National Oil Company China Geo-Engineering Corporation National Water Vanessia Petroleum Investment Bank TNM Engen Petroleum Development Bank United Nations Children’s Fund Vitens-Evides International Malawi Telecom MTL Electricity Supply Corporation Escom Hydropower	Democratic Republic Of Congo Malawi Mozambique Tanzania Zambia Zimbabwe India South Africa The Netherlands United Kingdom	Bridge Clearing Bridge Projects GM Clinton Eckersall Beira-Nsanje Oil Pipeline Liwonde Dry Port Mozambique's Indian Ocean Port Of Beira Nsanje Port Southern African Power Pool
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Indian Ocean Shire River	Africa	3,5G Technology Cellular Telephone Improved Telecommunication Technology