Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
The planned Oracle Cloud Infrastructure region in Nairobi is a proposed cloud computing facility intended to expand cloud services capacity in East Africa. The development is expected to support regional demand for data storage,…
Foster + Partners has unveiled its first major project in Angola, a massive 13,480-hectare masterplan surrounding a recently completed airport near the capital city of Luanda. Known as the Icolo e Bengo Aerotropolis, the development is…
Corning Incorporated and Meta Platforms have entered a multi-year agreement worth up to $6 billion to support the construction of advanced data centers in the United States. Under the agreement, Corning will provide optical fiber, cable,…
China has commenced operations on the world’s largest compressed-air power storage plant in Jiangsu Province. The move marks a major step in the country’s effort to expand energy storage to support its green transition. The plant can…
Micron Technology has broken ground on a new advanced memory chip wafer fabrication facility in Singapore as part of US $24 billion investment over the next 10 years. The decision comes as a response to an acute global shortage of memory…
BNSF Railway has outlined a nationwide rail infrastructure construction and renewal program for 2026, with $3.6 billion allocated across track rehabilitation, yard expansions, and new intermodal facilities. The Class I railroad’s capital…
The state of Georgia is shaping up to be ground zero in the fight to tame the growth of data centers across the United States. Lawmakers in several states are exploring passing laws that will implement statewide bans against the tremendous…
Sabanci Renewables, the North American subsidiary of Turkish industrial conglomerate Sabanci Holding, has officially selected Signal Energy to serve as the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractor for two major new solar…
New York State has officially commenced construction on the transformative $1.7 billion Wadsworth Center Laboratory, a massive infrastructure project aimed at redefining public health research and response capabilities in Albany. Governor…
The University of Tampa is set to begin construction this spring on a new Science Center aimed at expanding the campus’s teaching and research facilities in the sciences. The five-story, 153,000-square-foot building will be located along…
Nvidia has announced a $2 billion investment in AI infrastructure provider CoreWeave to accelerate the development of massive computing facilities. This strategic move is specifically designed to help CoreWeave build out “5 gigawatts of AI…
Century Aluminum is expected to take a 40% stake in the planned $4 billion Oklahoma Smelters plant by Emirates Global Aluminum. The first primary aluminum plant to be built in the country in almost 50 years, the companies said on Monday.…
Abu Dhabi’s XRG is increasing its equity stake in Rio Grande LNG export terminal project in Brownsville, Texas, by acquiring an additional 7.6 percent interest in Train 4 and Train 5. This is from an acquisition vehicle of Global…
Pacifico Energy recently secured a landmark regulatory approval in Texas for GW Ranch, clearing the way for construction of what is now the largest permitted data center power campus in the United States and cementing West Texas as a…
South Korea has moved forward with plans to expand its nuclear power generation capacity through the development of two additional large-scale reactors, as part of its long-term strategy to address rising electricity demand and energy…
The NEOM development has been scaled back as the project is set to be redesigned as a long-year internal review is completed. The kingdom has ordered a review into the construction of the project, which has already cost billions. Moreover,…
Calpine LLC is moving ahead with the development of a more than $1 billion natural gas–fired power plant in Moundsville, reviving a long-stalled project and marking one of the largest private energy investments in Marshall County’s…
Kenya has received a $16.5 million funding for the implementation of the OrPower Menengai Geothermal project. The loan was approved by the African Development Bank (AfDB) in November to facilitate the country’s geothermal development. The…
Major construction has officially commenced on the long-awaited overhaul of Tampa’s Westshore Interchange, a massive infrastructure overhaul designed to untangle one of Florida’s most notorious traffic bottlenecks. The Florida Department…
Anduril Industries, the defense technology firm co-founded by tech entrepreneur Palmer Luckey, has announced a massive expansion plan that will see the construction of a new manufacturing and research campus in Long Beach, California. The…
Applied Digital has broken ground on Delta Forge 1, a new AI-focused data center campus in a southern U.S. market, marking the company’s latest expansion aimed at serving hyperscale artificial intelligence workloads. The Delta Forge 1…
Taiwanese chipmaker GlobalWafers is preparing for the second phase of expansion at its chip facility in Sherman, Texas. The move on expansion has been sparked by the recent surge of customer demand as noted by chairperson Doris Hsu. The…
The Round Top Rare Earth Project is a heavy rare earth and critical minerals mining development at Sierra Blanca in Hudspeth County, Texas, being advanced by USA Rare Earth, Inc. under an Accelerated Mining Plan targeting commercial…
Following a commitment from its parent company, Kalahari Cement will invest $200 million (Sh26 billion) as part of EAPC Modernization Plan to triple its capacity. This therefore implies that East African Portland Cement (EAPC) will undergo…
