• ADVERTISE
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • EVENTS CALENDAR
  • MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
  • CONTACT US
  • MEET THE TEAM

FOLLOW US

Menu
Concrete Trends
The voice of the industry
    Search
    • Home
    • News
    • Videos
    • Projects
    • Products
    • MAGAZINE
    • Marketplace
    • Events
      • Digital Content
    • About Us
    CT-Badge-23-years
    Close Menu

    Kenya tops East Africa with mega infrastructure projects

    8 Feb, 2017
    admin
    57a563bcafe5adb5a476933fe298e364

    Kenya had the highest number of mega infrastructure projects in East Africa in 2016, Deloitte has said, noting it helped the country to maintain its lead as the regional powerhouse. There were 11 ongoing projects valued at $7.01 billion in Kenya last year, Deloitte said in the 2016 Africa Construction Trends Report.

    The top projects comprised both public and private investments such as the standard gauge railway, the Lamu port berths and the Lake Turkana Wind Power Project. “Lake Turkana Wind Power Project is the single largest private sector investment in Kenya’s history. Once completed, it will provide 310 megawatts of power to the grid, approximately 18% of Kenya’s installed capacity,” the firm stated.

    Kenya was followed by Ethiopia and Uganda, each with nine projects, and Tanzania with eight. In total, East Africa had 43 projects valued at $27.4 billion spread across Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda. The report says the transport sector accounted for the largest share of projects in East Africa last year, with 15 road and bridge projects.

    Energy and power projects made up just over a quarter of all projects, estimated at more than $10.7 billion. The report indicates governments own about 86% of the projects, while only 2.3% belong to private domestic companies. The remainder are owned by German and British companies. Funding largely came from African development finance institutions and China, which together financed nearly half of all mega projects. Chinese companies stood out as the most visible contractors in East Africa, building 41.9% of all projects, the report states.

    « Ryan Hammond Takes The Lead In Managing 287mw Renewable Energy Portfolio » Arup appoints new Leader for Building Engineering team
    CLICK TO ENQUIRE

    CLICK TO ENQUIRE

    CLICK HERE
    Kenya tops East Africa with mega infrastructure projects
    Kenya tops East Africa with mega infrastructure projects
    SUCOOT SCAFFOLD AND FORMWORK banner
    Alusani April2019
    Tags

    Tags

    africa africanconstructionexpo afrisam architecture building buildings business cape town cement cement and concrete producers China Concrete ConcreteTrends Concrete Trends concretetv construction construction projects contractors and construction dangote development economy energy engineering ethiopia gauteng Ghana green housing infrastructure investment kenya lafarge Nigeria power plant ppc ppc cement project Projects road construction roads south africa Tanzania totallyconcrete transport zimbabwe
    FIND US ON FACEBOOK

    JOIN THE CONVERSATION

    Tweets by Concrete Trends

    Back To Top
    • Home
    • News
    • Projects
    • Products
    • Events
      • Digital Content
    • Concrete Trends
    • Business Directory
    • Subscribe
    • Advertise here
    • Videos
    abc audit logo
      DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ISSUE OF CONCRETE TRENDS
      © Concrete Trends 2019. All Rights Reserved.
      Kenya tops East Africa with mega infrastructure projects

      ABOUT US | CAREERS | PRIVACY POLICY | CONTACT US

      Member of           

      dmg events is an organiser of face-to-face events and a publisher of trade magazines for the international Construction, Energy, Coatings, Transport, Hospitality & Design industries.