Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
Updated on 22nd October – Construction on the Brightline West high-speed rail project is advancing rapidly, with significant progress now visible at the future train station site south of the Las Vegas Strip. This comes after the planned…
The Edwards & Sanborn Solar and Battery Storage project, located in Kern County, California, stands as the largest integrated solar-plus-storage facility in the United States, reaching full operational status in early 2024. Developed by…
Google London data center project has progressed from the initial construction phase into full operations, marking a major milestone in the company’s UK digital infrastructure strategy. The facility, located in Waltham Cross,…
Updated October 8, 2025 – NERC decides that the tender is deemed null and void. This is after only one participant, Ignitis, submitted its bid. This situation replicates what happened to the same second wind tender in April 2024. Reported…
Nebraska’s largest airport, Eppley Airfield will undergo $950 million expansion, renovation by 2028. The Omaha Airport Authority has announced that Eppley Airfield will undergo a $950 million expansion, project scheduled to be completed by…
SOM has shared a progress update on the ongoing construction of 400 Lake Shore Drive, a two-tower development rising along the Chicago waterfront. The project, which replaces Santiago Calatrava’s long-abandoned Spire Tower, is being led by…
The Humboldt submarine cable is a 14,800 kilometre fibre optic link connecting Valparaíso, Chile to Sydney, Australia via French Polynesia, and it has now cleared a decisive hurdle. Chile’s Valparaíso coastal commission has approved…
The South Korea semiconductor mega-cluster led by Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix is accelerating into a new phase in 2026, as the global artificial intelligence (AI) boom reshapes chip investment priorities and pushes memory demand to…
West Africa’s Dangote Group has inked a $350 million deal with india’s state-owned Engineers India Ltd to for Dangote Refinery expansion in Lagos. The expansion is expected to involve the addition of a second processing plant. Conversely,…
Update (June 2026): Statkraft has significantly scaled up the investment programme described in this 2024 article. In May 2026 the company raised its Norwegian power-generation investment estimate to around NOK 80 billion (about US$7.9…
The UK is currently undergoing its most significant nuclear expansion in 70 years, a central pillar of the “Civil Nuclear Roadmap” aimed at quadrupling nuclear capacity to 24 GW by 2050. A pivotal milestone in this expansion occurred…
The Stanlow Hydrogen Power Project in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK is advancing as a multi-billion-pound energy transition development led by EET Fuels. The scheme forms part of the wider Stanlow Manufacturing Complex transformation into a…
Updated September 2025: Hill Dickinson Stadium, known as Bramley-Moore Dock Stadium during construction, is Everton Football Club’s new home in Vauxhall, Liverpool. The stadium replaces Goodison Park and is set to be the heart of a new…
The SunZia Transmission Line, a 550-mile high-voltage corridor linking New Mexico wind resources to Arizona and western U.S., is well into its execution phase. Construction began in late 2023, and by late 2025 developers have reported…
Updated August 2025 – Bethel One, now under construction on Imperial Avenue in San Diego, is the city’s first housing project built on church-owned land. Developed by Bethel AME Church, it will provide 26 one-bedroom units, primarily for…
Updated June 2025 – South Africa’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) has named five preferred bidders under the third Battery Energy Storage Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (BESIPPPP BW3), awarding a total…
The 766MW Topolobampo III power plant project in Mexico has transitioned from commissioning into stable commercial operation, marking a key milestone in the country’s energy infrastructure development. Initially launched as a major…
Construction on the North Tarrant Express Capacity Improvement Project has cleared a major milestone, with the project team confirming in early 2026 that work has reached 25% completion. North Tarrant Infrastructure crews have completed…
The Neoen Italy 24.7 MWp trio solar project is a collection of three photovoltaic farms developed by French independent renewable energy producer Neoen across the northern regions of Lombardy and Marche, representing the company’s first…
The Viking Link Interconnector stands as one of Europe’s and the world’s most consequential grid-integration projects. Jointly developed by National Grid and Energinet, the 765 km subsea-and-land HVDC interconnector entered commercial…
The Dongo Kundu Taifa Gas storage facility is a planned liquefied petroleum gas storage project proposed for the Dongo Kundu Special Economic Zone in Kenya. The development is intended to expand gas storage capacity and support fuel supply…
The Waaree Energies Brookshire solar panel factory project is a US$1 billion module manufacturing campus in Brookshire, Texas, developed by Indian solar giant Waaree Energies through its U.S. subsidiary Waaree Solar Americas. Commercial…
Project Willow is an estimated $8 billion large-scale oil drilling venture located in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) on the state’s North Slope. Developed by ConocoPhillips, the project officially received its Final…
Updated February 2, 2026 – Norfolk Vanguard West offshore wind project off the east coast of England is progressing with development as marine ordnance risk assessment is set to take place ahead of seabed preparation for construction. Two…
