Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
Chinese firm Stecol Corporation has been awarded the contract for the dualling of the Sh38.7 billion Kiambu Road. This Kiambu Road Dualling project is aimed at reducing frequent traffic congestions. Also, other road projects ongoing in…
Terra Energy Center is investing $1 billion into a deal for a planned coal project in Alaska. The Alaska Coal Power Plant Project marks the first investment in new US coal power in more than a decade. US has been recently relying on clean…
rPlus Energies has locked in more than $650 million in fresh financing for a 400-megawatt solar project in Idaho, marking a major step forward in the state’s push to meet surging electricity demand from tech giants like Meta. The Salt Lake…
Microsoft is making plans to construct two data SAT center campuses in Medina County, located near San Antoni in Texas. Each project will see the tech giant investing $26 million as the company plans to commence construction on the data…
Wheatland Solar project, a 210 MW utility-scale solar facility in Knox County, Indiana officially achieved commercial operations on February 27, 2026, according to developer Origis Energy. Wheatland Solar project is also supplying…
Al Ghat Wind Power project reached a significant operational milestone as the first turbine was connected to Saudi Arabia’s national grid. This marks rapid progress in clean energy deployment at the 600 MW wind farm. This achievement…
Sunraycer Renewables LLC, a leading developer, owner, and operator of clean energy facilities, today celebrated the groundbreaking for its Lupinus I & II Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) projects in Hagansport, Texas. The…
The Trump administration is weighing a $1 billion payout to shutdown East Coast offshore windfarm projects. The administration is devising this new strategy in an aim to throttle the country’s offshore wind industry after its earlier plan…
AlphaGen has tabled its proposal for 819MW Gowanus and Narrows Repowering Projects to strengthen grid reliability in New York City. The proposal highlights a portfolio of complimentary solutions that are designed to ensure grid reliability…
Oman real estate deals worth $2 billion dominated headlines at International Market of Real Estate Professionals 2026 (MIPIM), signaling a strong push toward economic diversification and urban expansion. The agreements, announced in…
The Incheon Port Authority (IPA) has announced the commencement of superstructure construction at the Incheon New Port Phase 1-2 container terminal — marking the transition from five years of complex substructure works into the…
The largest conglomerate in Africa, Dangote Industries Limited, has inked a $4.2 billion, 25-year natural gas supply deal with China’s GCL Group. This deal will foresee the Chinese firm power the Dangote Ethiopia Fertilizer Plant.…
State regulators in New Jersey have selected a large battery storage project in Bergen County to participate in a program aimed at strengthening grid reliability as electricity demand rises across the region. The New Jersey Board of Public…
GameChange Solar Benban project in Egypt is gaining momentum after GameChange Solar secured a 258 MWp solar tracker order for the massive Benban Solar Park. The agreement will supply advanced tracker systems that improve photovoltaic…
NEOM has officially cancelled the $1 billion The Line tunnels contract in northwest Saudi Arabia following retraction claims. In a stock exchange announcement filed on 13 March, South Korean contractor Hyundai E&C said that Neom cancelled…
Flow Power has signed offtake agreement with Octopus Australia for the Blind Creek solar farm and battery storage project in New South Wales (NSW). The Blind Creek power offtake deal follows the project’s recent financial close and ongoing…
VinFast said it plans to resume construction of its long-delayed electric vehicle manufacturing factory in North Carolina this year, reviving one of the largest EV factory projects announced in the United States. The Vietnamese automaker…
Nevada’s Governor Joe Lombardo provided critical updates on the progress of the $3bn Thacker Pass lithium project. The facility is deemed one of the most significant energy and critical minerals developments underway in the United States.…
Samsung SDI has secured a $1 billion (1.5 trillion won) battery supply deal for energy storage systems (ESS) to a U.S.-based energy firm whose name has not yet been made public. The prismatic batteries will be manufactured at the StarPlus…
Australia’s Gold Coast Arena project is set to transform Queensland’s entertainment infrastructure ahead of the 2032 Summer Olympics. Global entertainment giant Live Nation Entertainment has committed approximately $480 million to develop…
BHP has commenced construction of a sixth car dumper at its Nelson Point iron ore port facility in Port Hedland, Western Australia, marking the formal start of works on the $1.4 billion (approximately US$900 million) Port Debottlenecking…
As Tanzania gears up to co-host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar has announced a major TSh 388.8 billion (about Ksh 19 billion) investment that will foresee the construction of a…
Kenya is considering to extend a colonial-era railway to its north-western oil fields. This will involve the construction of Nakuru-South Lokichar Railway which will create a new route to transport crude to an Indian Ocean port by 2030.…
Ashtrom Renewable Energy, the US-focused independent power producer and renewable energy subsidiary of Israel’s Ashtrom Group, has reached financial close on a $200 million bank financing facility with BHI — the US branch of Bank Hapoalim,…
