Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
In a significant move to bolster its infrastructure, Morocco’s Airports Authority (ONDA) has officially launched a massive Moroccan airport expansion project, awarding contracts worth a combined $440 million. This ambitious undertaking…
Entergy Louisiana was given the green light to power Meta’s planned $10 billion data center in Richland Parish. Regulators cleared the way for the construction of new natural gas plants and transmission lines to support the facility. The…
Silicon Ranch, in partnership with Central Electric Power Cooperative and Meta Platforms, are developing a 100 MW solar farm in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, to power Meta’s first data center facility in the state. Silicon Ranch’s…
Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has announced that the Beaver Creek Wind Farm in Stillwater County, Montana, is now fully operational. With a generation capacity of 248 megawatts, the facility can supply enough electricity to power about 83,000…
Work has started on AnMed Central / Clemson, a massive $105 million healthcare campus designed to offer round-the-clock emergency services and expanded medical facilities for the Central and Clemson communities. The new campus is being…
Skanska has been awarded a $249 million contract by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to deliver main cable dehumidification project of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York. The contract, which was signed in July 2025,…
The Mombasa Commuter Rail (MCR), officially commissioned in September 2025, serves as the critical coastal counterpart to the Nairobi Railway City project by solving the “last-mile” challenge for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Following…
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) and consortium partners GD Power and Korea Electric Power Corporation reached financial close for Saudi Arabia’s 2-gigawatt Al Sadawi Solar Project. This solar project is a landmark project under…
The construction of the Chinese-built Ethiopian Airlines Group headquarters building in Addis Ababa tops out ahead of 2026 completion. The new headquarters building being constructed in Ethiopia’s capital officially topped out, marking…
Germany has inked a financing deal with Kenya to support the Gogo Hydropower Plant Redevelopment Project. Gogo Hydropower Plant is located in Migori County. Additionally, the hydropower project is expected to spark economic growth in…
The Frontier Campus by Vantage Data Centers is one of the world’s largest hyperscale projects, set to reshape Texas’ position in the global data center market. Designed specifically for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, the $25…
Kenya has reached an official decision to abandon the $3.2 billion greenfield proposal submitted by U.S.-based developer Everstrong Capital in favor of upgrading the existing highway. Following an extensive evaluation, the National…
Updated January 26, 2025: In latest news, the Trojena desert ski project has been ruled out in hosting the 2029 Asian Winter games following a scale back on the NEOM development. Saudi Arabia’s plan to host the 2029 Asian Winter Games has…
The Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 corridor is a landscape of heavy machinery and legal friction, with the project maintaining a massive $7.7 billion price tag. While utility crews are actively relocating lines and demolition teams clear…
The U.S. renewable energy sector faces a significant shift following the release of IRS Notice 2025-42, which clarifies how wind and solar projects will be treated under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). This notice is crucial for…
The Jackson County Solar Project is a photovoltaic power development planned in Michigan with a capacity of approximately 125MW. Geronimo Power, formerly known as National Grid Renewables, has initiated on-site construction activities for…
Applied Digital Corporation is actively developing its Polaris Forge 2 AI data center campus near Harwood, North Dakota. The project commenced site work following a September 2025 groundbreaking, marking a significant infrastructure…
Kenya’s government has rolled out a multi-billion-dollar off-grid solar project to facilitate in providing power in the Asal counties. Over 14 Arid and Semi-arid (Asal) counties are expected to benefit from the project dubbed the Kenya…
Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), through its CI V fund, has acquired the Beehive Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) from EDF Power Solutions North America. The project has a total capacity of 250 MW and a four-hour storage…
Data centers have moved from niche digital infrastructure to assets central to the United States’ economy, security, and technological leadership. As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and defense applications drive unprecedented…
Burundi’s first railway project takes shape as the nation lays its foundation to commence implementation of the multi-million-dollar endeavor. Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye laid the foundation stone last week to mark the…
The Shallow Basket Energy Solar + Storage Project is a utility-scale solar and battery storage development located in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. The project is designed to generate solar electricity and provide grid support through…
Galaxy Digital Inc. has received approval from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) for an additional 830 megawatts of computing demand at its Helios data center campus in Dickens County, West Texas. The approval follows the…
The United States-based infrastructure company, Everstrong Capital, now says that it has submitted an updated feasibility study report which is in response to the feedback from the Public Private Partnership (PPP) Committee for the…
