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AVIC INTERNATIONAL SET TO CONSTRUCT US$ 97M COMPLEX IN KENYA
Avic international to construct a complex that will have the largest commercial consumer of electricity in Kenya.
Chinese State-owned manufacturing and real estate firm AVIC International is set to construct a complex worth US$ 97m in Kenya that will be the nation largest commercial consumer of electricity. The 43-storey complex in Nairobi’s Westlands area is expected to use more power than the combined demand for Two Rivers and Garden City malls in Nairobi when completed.
According to an official statement by AVIC international, the complex will demand 12 megavolt ampere (MVA), a downward revision from the initial 16 MVA it had earlier estimated and it will be twice Two Rivers mall’s and four times that of Garden City mall.
The complex is expected to comprise of an office block, a hotel tower and four apartment blocks, offering a glimpse into its expected power needs plus it will be the hub of AVIC International’s African operations and the tallest tower in the scheme will stand at 178m.
The construction stage will kick-off in the early part of 2018. .