IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR SOLAR ENERGY INVESTMENTS IN ETHIOPIA

IMPROVING CONDITIONS FOR SOLAR ENERGY INVESTMENTS IN ETHIOPIA

By Kieran Whyte, Partner and Head of the Energy, Mining & Infrastructure Practice, Mike Webb, Senior Associate, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg, and Yibeltal Shiferaw, on secondment from Tadesse Kiros Law Offices (TKLO) in Ethiopia Ethiopia are preparing for the future through its Solar Energy Investments. Solar Energy is one of the cleanest sources of energy available to humanity; especially in Africa where sunlight is abundant. African Nations are currently combining a number of energy mixes in order to…

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NAMIBIA MINISTER FOR FINANCE ASK AFDB TO STOP PROJECT TENDER

NAMIBIA MINISTER FOR FINANCE ASK AFDB TO STOP PROJECT TENDER

Namibia Minister ask AFDB to hold tender process for major projects in the nation. Minister for Finance, Calle Schlettwein has ask African Development Bank to stop the tender process for the rail and road project. This is as a result of dispute that the project will only favour foreign firm. The minister has request for the process to be on hold as it will not favour local contractors. He also stress that the bank has procurement regulations, but…

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KAA INVITES TENDERS FOR JKIA RUNWAY PROJECT

KAA INVITES TENDERS FOR JKIA RUNWAY PROJECT

JKIA second runway project gets tender invites by KAA The construction of the second runway at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi is requesting tenders. Kenya airport authority (KAA) is inviting tenders for the project that had started since 2013. The project which is partially fund by Africa development bank has approved a US $160m loan for the project. KAA has inform that the contract will be carried-out by qualified professionals. The contract will be…

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