Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
JCB has announced a £100 million investment in its UK manufacturing hub at Rocester, Staffordshire. The expansion centres on a fully automated powder-paint plant costing around £60 million. The move is intended to modernise JCB’s global…
Two leading local energy companies Red Cap Energy and independent power producer (IPP) Anthem have entered a partnership to construct the Nuweveld Wind Farm. This renewable energy project will have a capacity of 720 megawatts. The wind…
The Georgia Department of Community Health has officially approved plans for a new hospital in Acworth, Georgia led by Wellstar Health System. The eight-story facility will cost around $1 billion to $1.1 billion, and aims to meet rapidly…
Sizable Energy, a climate-tech startup headquartered in Milan and Palo Alto, has raised US $8 million for the development of its offshore pumped-hydro storage system. This is an innovative long duration energy storage solution designed to…
Egypt’s state-owned Petrojet has been awarded a $1.1 billion oil contract in Algeria’s Hassi Bir Rekaiz oil field. Petroleum Projects and Technical Consultations Company (Petrojet) has received preliminary award on the second phase of the…
The historic Lake Street Bascule Bridge in downtown Chicago is currently undergoing a massive $138 million rehabilitation project led by the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Granite Construction. Originally built in 1916,…
Georgia Power announced it has begun construction of a 200 megawatt (MW) battery storage facility (BESS) in Twiggs County, located southeast of Macon, Georgia. The project was selected through the company’s competitive process under its…
Eos Energy Enterprises plans to invest nearly $353 million to relocate its corporate headquarters from New Jersey to Pittsburgh and expand its zinc-based battery manufacturing operations in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The project will…
China’s Mingyang Smart Energy has unveiled plans for what could become the world’s largest floating offshore wind turbine, a 50 MW-class unit, marking another advancement in the global offshore wind race. The announcement, made in October…
The East African Community (EAC) officials from the governments of Kenya and Uganda and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have met to discuss financing for the 193-kilometre Kenya-Uganda Multinational Expressway that will connect the two…
In another major boost to Arizona’s clean energy buildout, Recurrent Energy has reached financial close on two large-scale renewable projects in Maricopa County. The company, a subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., secured $825 million in…
Incap Electronics US, a subsidiary of the Finnish electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider Incap Oyj, has announced its investment in an on-site solar power plant at its factory near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is part of…
China’s Jilin Province Logistics Group and Russia’s RZD Logistics have signed an agreement to create a new Eurasian logistics route. This highway will link Changchun, the administrative centre of Jilin province, with the Hunchun…
Cypress Creek Renewables has secured financing for its Sundance Solar and Energy Storage project in Elbert County, Colorado. Construction began in July 2025 and continues on schedule. The hybrid project features 75 MWac of solar panels…
GIGA Storage has launched Amsterdam’s largest battery project, “Giraffe” battery energy storage system (BESS) in Westhaven, marking a major milestone in the city’s transition toward a more flexible and resilient power network. The…
A new privately funded development is taking shape in South Florida, where construction has begun on the $280 million Sports Performance Hub (SPH) in Homestead. The large-scale project will transform more than 100 acres into a destination…
Merck & Co. broke ground on a new $3 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing plant at its long-established Elkton site in Virginia in October 2025. Construction covers a 400,000 square foot Center of Excellence for pharmaceutical…
Finland’s YIT Corporation has been selected as the main contractor for TikTok’s major data center project development in Kouvola, signaling a move from planning into execution for one of the region’s largest digital-infrastructure…
South Africa has revived its nuclear reactor project and expand gas-fired power generation in its latest $128 billion new energy plan. The new national energy blueprint signals a major shift in its electricity strategy. The updated…
In what is set to become one of the most significant economic announcements in Ghana’s recent history, the $1.5 billion Gomoa Central Special Economic Zone development project that is expected to create 60,000 jobs will be officially…
EDF Power Solutions has signed its first corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) in Taiwan for the 440 MW Wei Lan Hai Changhua Offshore Wind Farm, marking a significant step in the company’s expansion across Asia’s offshore wind sector.…
The Hawkins Field Expansion is a significant athletic facility renovation being developed in Nashville, Tennessee, at Vanderbilt University. Part of the broader $300 million Vandy United campaign—a massive collegiate investment trend that…
The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday signed a tripartite Bayelsa solar project deal with the Federal Government’s Rural Electrification Agency (REA) and J Marine Logistics Limited, a division of the Dubai-based Jampur Group,…
The DolWin5 HVDC Link is a major 900 MW offshore grid connection system that recently completed construction in the German North Sea. Spearheaded by TenneT, this high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission system features the “DolWin…
