Colas Rail has secured a contract to construct low-voltage systems for T3 and T4 lines of the Casablanca tramway in Morocco.
Sogea-Satom, a subsidiary of Vinci Construction, has been appointed by the Côte d’Ivoire Ministry of Equipment and Road Maintenance to reinstate a stretch of the Coastal Road between Dabou and Grand Lahou.
Kasi Cloud, the Nigerian tech company, has broken ground on a $250m data centre in the Nigerian port city of Lekki.
India's Larsen & Toubro (L&T) announced that its international unit of the Water & Effluent Treatment Business has been awarded contract that is categorised as 'significant'.
The Government of Nigeria has sought bids for the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country.
Turkey-based Yapi Merkezi has secured a $1.9bn contract to build a 368km section of standard gauge railway for Tanzania Railway Corporation.
Retail development company McCormick Property Development (MPD) has broken ground on Mamelodi Square, a rural shopping centre in Mamelodi, Pretoria, Gauteng, in South Africa.
African power company Globeleq and its project partners, Source Energia and Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) have commenced construction of the 19MWp (15MWac) Cuamba Solar PV plant and a 2MW (7MWh) energy storage system in Cuamba of Mozambique. This $32m project is expected will contribute to the government's "Energy for All" strategy, that aims to have universal energy access by 2030. Located in the Tetereane district of Cuamba city of Niassa province, the project is claimed to be the first IPP in the country to integrate a utility scale energy storage system. The project also features an upgrade to the current Cuamba substation. Power will be sold through a 25-year power purchase agreement with EDM. The project is expected to secure $19m of debt funding from the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), which is a member of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG). Furthermore, the project will receive $7m as grant funding from PIDG's Viability Gap Funding (VGF) grant facility and a $1m grant from CDC Plus to allow an affordable tariff and the energy storage system. Globeleq chief development officer Jonathan Hoffman said: "This project is a trailblazer for future utility-scale energy storage in Mozambique and the region. Cuamba Solar, along with all our energy projects we are working on, cements our ongoing commitment to contribute to the long-term energy security and development of the country on a low carbon pathway." Globeleq and Source Energia are also developing one of the first wind projects in Mozambique located near the town of Namaacha, 40km west of Maputo. The project will require around 100 workers during construction, several of which will be hired from the local community. Spanish firm TSK has been appointed as the project EPC contractor. Globeleq will be responsible for overseeing the construction and operations of the power facility, supported by Source Energia.
Colas, a subsidiary of the Bouygues Group, has secured two contracts worth €180m in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa.
China Civil Engineering Construction (CCECC), a subsidiary of China Railway Construction (CRCC), has signed a contract worth $3.02bn for work on Nigerian Eastern Railway from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri in Nigeria.
Private real estate development company and turnkey construction specialist in Africa, Gateway Real Estate Africa (GREA) has announced that it will build its first commercial office building in Appolonia City, in Ghana.
United Real Estate Company has appointed Hill International as the construction manager for the second phase of the Assoufid development in Marrakech, Morocco.
Nigerian Mercury Maritime Concession Company (MMCC) has announced its plans to construct a $2.9bn port and airport complex in the Niger Delta.
L&T Construction’s Transportation Infrastructure business has won a contract order, valued in the range of Rs 10bn-Rs25bn ($185m -$462.9), from Metro Express Limited (MEL) to extend the mainline corridor of the Mauritius Metro by 3.4km.
Portuguese engineering and construction company Mota-Engil has commenced construction work on the $1.96bn Nigeria-Niger railway project.
A consortium led by Vinci Construction has secured a contract worth €388m from the Gambia River Basin Development Organisation to construct the Sambangalou dam in Senegal.
A consortium of Orascom Construction and Mitsubishi has secured an $800m contract to deliver a work package for Cairo Metro Line 4 Phase 1.
A joint venture of VINCI Highways unit Rift Valley Highway, VINCI Concessions, and Meridiam SAS has signed an agreement for the development of about €1.3bn Nairobi-Nakuru-Mau Summit Highway project in Kenya.
Hill International has been awarded a contract to provide project management services for the New Administrative Capital City and 6th of October City Monorail project, the two lines of the $4bn Cairo Monorail Project in Egypt.
Calgro M3, a South African property developer, has broken ground on a student accommodation building for the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.