TOGO SOLAR POWER PLANT BECOMES WEST AFRICA LARGEST AFTER LATEST UPGRADE

TOGO SOLAR POWER PLANT BECOMES WEST AFRICA LARGEST AFTER LATEST UPGRADE

AMEA Power, a renewable energy company in the Middle East, recently announced the expansion of the Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Solar Power Plant in Togo from 50MW to 70MW. This will make it the largest solar PV plant in West Africa.

The project, located in the village of Blitta, will

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BOULEVARD FELIX HOUPHOUET BOIGNY TO GET NEW FACELIFT IN TOGO

BOULEVARD FELIX HOUPHOUET BOIGNY TO GET NEW FACELIFT IN TOGO

The 3rd Deputy Mayor of the Commune of Golfe 1, Bè Afédomé, Espoir Koudjodji, spoke about the subject concerning the development, sanitation, and asphalting of 14.34 km of urban street in Lomé: Phase 2. In the dynamics of the execution of this work, the local elected official indicated that work

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WORLD BANK TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY AND DEVELOP DIGITAL ECONOMY IN TOGO

WORLD BANK TO IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY AND DEVELOP DIGITAL ECONOMY IN TOGO

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2021– The World Bank has approved additional financing of $11 million from the International Development Association (IDA)* to improve connectivity in Togo and develop the country’s digital economy.

The additional financing for the West Africa Regional Communications Infrastructure Program (WARCIP) will strengthen the contribution to major

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ARISE IIP DELIVERS TOGO’S FIRST INDUSTRIAL PLATFORM, PIA

ARISE IIP DELIVERS TOGO’S FIRST INDUSTRIAL PLATFORM, PIA

Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbé, inaugurates the country’s first industrial platform, PIA. The ceremony took place less than a year after construction work started. 

Developed over nearly 400 hectares, in Adetikopé (15 km north of Lomé), the platform materializes a new development vision: “to produce more locally, and be more

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TALKS INTENSIFY FOR $570 MILLION POWER TRANSMISSION LINE ACROSS WEST AFRICA

TALKS INTENSIFY FOR $570 MILLION POWER TRANSMISSION LINE ACROSS WEST AFRICA

The federal government of Nigeria, represented by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) along with Togo, Burkina Faso and the Niger Republic, yesterday commenced a high-level meeting in Abuja, to put final touches to the execution of a planned $570 million transmission line which runs across the four countries.

Speaking

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TOGO AND VERGNET HYDRO SIGN DEAL TO BOOST ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER IN NORTHERN REGION

TOGO AND VERGNET HYDRO SIGN DEAL TO BOOST ACCESS TO DRINKING WATER IN NORTHERN REGION

(Togo First) – The government of Togo and Vergnet Hydro, a French company, signed a €1.1 million deal to set up sanitation facilities and boost access to drinking water. 

The initiative is part of the Projet d’amélioration des conditions sanitaires en milieu scolaire et rural des régions de la

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KÉKÉLI POWER PLANT INAUGURATED IN LOMÉ, TOGOLESE REPUBLIC

KÉKÉLI POWER PLANT INAUGURATED IN LOMÉ, TOGOLESE REPUBLIC

The challenge of universal access to electrical energy is about to be won in Togo. The Head of State Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé proceeded on April 26, 2021 to the commissioning of the “Kékéli Efficient Power” power plant.

Built in the port area of ​​Lomé, this electrical infrastructure will initially produce

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IFC OPERATIONS ANALYST – TOGO

IFC OPERATIONS ANALYST – TOGO

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IFC—a member of the World Bank Group—is the largest global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets. We work in more than 100 countries, using our capital, expertise, and influence to create markets and opportunities in developing countries. In fiscal year 2020, we invested $22 billion

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700KM LOME-CINKASSE HIGHWAY SECURES PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT

700KM LOME-CINKASSE HIGHWAY SECURES PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT

Through its subsidiary Arise Infrastructure Services, the Singaporean Olam expressed its intention to build the Lomé-Cinkassé highway in partnership with the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC). This was disclosed last Friday by Togo’s minister of finance, Sani Yaya, in a meeting with the parliament for the adoption of the 2021

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