The government of China has announced plans to offer approximately US $1.2bn to the Tanzania Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) for the rehabilitation […]
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The National Institute of Transport (NIT) in Tanzania is set to receive US $ 83.5m from the World Bank and the Chinese government to […]
Tanzania’s Simba Cement has announced plans to construct the Ortum Cement factory in West Pokot County Kenya after several failed attempts to […]
Tanzania is set to begin construction of Dodoma stadium which was proposed about 3 years ago during Moroccan King’s visit […]
The government of Tanzania is set to construct 30,000 affordable houses across the country as part of implementation of the election […]
Tanzania‘s Stiegler’s Gorge Dam, due to be built on a Unesco World Heritage site, will cost more than double the government’s […]
Energy Minister Medard Kalemani has announced that construction work on the 2,115MW Rufiji hydropower plant is expected to commence in June this […]
Tanzania is set to commence construction of a mega residential project in Mikocheni area of Dar es Salaam dubbed the Royal […]
The Dar es Salaam’s Mikocheni area will be transformed once the building of Royal Glory Residence project worth US$43 million […]
Egypt is set to take over construction of Tanzania’s Stiegler’s Gorge hydroelectric power station after its consortium, consisting of the Arab Contractors company and Elsewedy Electric, […]
In a bid to kickstart domestic industry, the government of Tanzania has offered free, “well surveyed” parcels of land to […]
The Government of Tanzania has set aside US $13.4m for the construction of the modern Sumbawanga Airport in Rukwa Region set […]
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) and Dangote Industries Tanzania have sealed a 20-year deal for supply of cost effective natural gas to generate electricity at Dangote's cement plant in Mtwara The new deal raises hopes for increased production and eventually reduced prices for cement in the domestic market.
Work is set to begin on the construction of the 6.2 kilometres Selander bridge in Dar es Salaam following today’s […]
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) in Tanzania has accumulated a total of around US $8m from the Kigamboni toll bridge […]
The World Bank has approved a $455-million loan to Tanzania under its International Development Assistance (IDA) programme to support financing of powerprojects in the […]
Tanzania has licensed a subsidiary of Australia’s Windlab Ltd to build 300MW Miombo Hewani wind farm, the first wind farm […]
President John Magufuli has asked the government of Denmark to help and fund construction of an 11-kilometre road that links […]
Getting a great finish on a building is something every construction engineer wants to achieve, yet sometime it all goes […]
The tender for upgrading Kigoma Port to a port of destination has been issued. Twenty-one companies have already expressed interest […]
The world’s leading cement manufacturer, CRH Plc, which has no presence in Africa, now plans to establish its cement and […]
Dar es Salaam-based Twiga Cement Factory has been given a two-month ultimatum to control dust pollution or face a ban. […]
Construction work on the superhighway linking the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to the Nairobi-Nakuru highway is calculated to cost […]
The government of Tanzania has received US $34.5m from Japan to finance construction of a 4.3-km stretch of the new […]
The Sumbawanga Airport in Tanzania is set to receive US $24.9m boost for the upgrade to international standards. On completion, […]
The Sumbawanga Airport in Tanzania is set to receive US $24.9m boost for the upgrade to international standards. On completion, […]
A US$ 62m transport university is set to be constructed in Tanzania by the Chinese government; the mega institution will […]
A US$ 62m transport university is set to be constructed in Tanzania by the Chinese government; the mega institution will […]
World Bank (WB) has shown interest in financing the rehabilitation and upgrading of Tanga Airport in response to the growing […]
Swissport Tanzania plans to invest US $1.8m on ground equipment at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) to improve export handling facilities.“Aviation […]
Construction of the much awaited Kidunda Dam in Morogoro Region Tanzania will take off in July 2018. The dam, which […]
President John Magufuli and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, have agreed to start the construction of the standard gauge railways […]
The Kisarawe Cement Company plans to increase output by 33.3% in the near future. It aims to produce 162,000 tonnes annually, […]
The World Bank is set to unlock $600 million for an infrastructure project to facilitate trade in East and Central […]
The government of Tanzania has announced a completion date for work on the Bagamoyo megaport, one of a number of […]
ARM Cement will get an additional $15 million (about Sh1.54 billion) cash injection from its key shareholders to help shore up […]
The government of Tanzania has plans to launch the second phase of the standard gauge railway (SGR) line which will […]
Tanzania plans to construct the largest medical equipment manufacturing factory in Africa. The Government has signed a contract with Neusoft Medical Systems Company Ltd from China.
The government of Tanzania says it has begun legal action to recover millions of dollars it says a British contractor […]
The private sector in Tanzania has commended new efforts to enhance power generation that will ensure reliable electricity supply for […]
Dangote Cement plans to start using its own gas-powered plant in Tanzania by September to reduce its reliance on diesel […]
By: Reuters The World Bank said on Sunday it had approved a $345-million loan to expand a port in Tanzania‘s commercial capital Dar es Salaam, which […]
Plans are underway to build the long-delayed 2 100 MW hydroelectric plant in a World Heritage site Tanzania famous for […]
Tanzania‘s government signed a $154-million contract on Saturday with the state-run China Harbour Engineering Company(CHEC) to expand the main port in the commercial […]
Sika is setting up production in Tanzania and is opening a concrete admixtures factory. Sika is the first company to […]
Plans are underway to open a renewable energy technology training centre in Tanzania after a study indicating that renewable energy, chiefly solar, […]
Hydraform International, a leading alternative building technology company, enabled the efficient delivery of 214-unit affordable housing project valued at TZS […]
On Wednesday, ARM Cement posted a net loss of $28 million for the year ended December 2016. The firm, East […]
Tanga Cement is confident that market challenges that trimmed profit last year are coming to an end thanks to an economy […]
Construction of the biggest stadium in Tanzania is set to commence. President John Magufuli says plans for construction of Dodoma stadium are in top […]
The Ministry of Works, Transport and Communication has unveiled a massive 4.5trl/- budget, which among other things will cover flagship […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $29.8-million loan to Tanzania to help the country mobilise domestic resources and unlock the potential of its natural […]
Tanzanian based company Mikono Speakers under her sister company Mikono Expo Group, which operates in Tanzania, South Africa and other […]
The World Bank will lend Tanzania $2.4-billion over the next three years to finance infrastructureprojects, the bank’s president Jim Yong Kim said on Monday. Tanzania is seeking financing for infrastructureprojects as […]
After last year’s deal by Tanzania’s government to supply natural gas to Dangote Cement Company in the south-eastern town of […]
The World Bank Group’s support for Tanzania was reaffirmed after it approved US $130 million (Sh275 billion) to finance the Tanzania […]
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Turkish and Portuguese firms to start building Tanzania’s grand railway[/caption]
Turkish and Portuguese firms to start building Tanzania’s grand railway[/caption]Tanzania has chosen Turkish construction company Yapi Merkezi Insaat VE Sanayi As and Portuguese firm Mota-Engil to build a US$1.1-bn railway to landlocked neighbours Burundi and Rwanda, Bloomberg reports.
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Tanzania to receive US$305m World Bank loan for Dar port expansion[/caption]
Tanzania to receive US$305m World Bank loan for Dar port expansion[/caption]Tanzania will receive a $305-million loan from the World Bank to expand its main port in its main commercial city Dar es Salaam, where congestion and inefficiencies are hampering ambitions to transform the east African nation into a regional transport hub.
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Tanzania: JPM confirms Turkey role in railway project[/caption]
Tanzania: JPM confirms Turkey role in railway project[/caption]President John Magufuli has confirmed that Turkey will be participating in the construction of the central railway project.
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Dangote Magufuli clash worries investors in Tanzania[/caption]
Dangote Magufuli clash worries investors in Tanzania[/caption]For almost a year, Tanzanian officials had been in a bitter $600-million dispute with Dangote Cement over investment incentives related to a new cement plant in Mtwara, southern Tanzania. The Nigerian company claimed the government was reneging on promises made by the previous administration.
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on Friday approved USD 71.8M grant and USD 3.1M loan to the Government of […]
Three companies plan to invest as much as 20 trillion shillings ($9.2 billion) in Tanzanian cement production in projects that […]
The Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, Charles Mwijage, has advised local cement producers to present their complaints to the […]
Prominent businessman and philanthropist Mustafa Sabodo has pledged to inject a staggering 5 billion US dollars (10.9 trillion/-) in massive […]
Plans for the construction of a 2,190-kilometre central railway line to standard gauge form are now up for implementation as […]
Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa says a US$ 100m roofing tile factory in Tanzania is set to be constructed by Chinese investors. […]
The Minister for Works, Transport and Communication, Prof Makame Mbarawa has called on contractors and engineers in the country to […]
According to Gizmag, for most people helium is party balloons, but the gas has important applications in MRI machines, welding, […]
US$1.8 billion is required to upgrade eight airports, Tanzania Airports Authority has said. Some projects are already in progress, but […]
Tanzania plans to start work this year on a $3-billion fertiliser plant, which it said on Friday will be Africa’s […]
Tanzania has embarked on a housing construction programme that will see 10,000 housing units built specifically for the Defence Forces […]
Investors with Tanzania's two listed cement manufacturing firms will benefit as the companies' boards of directors propose increased dividend
US$ 690m has been allocated to the Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA) for the construction of berths 13 and 14 with […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) announced last month that it would support Tanzania’s economic transformation to inclusive and green growth […]
Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation has begun work on a $300m gas-fired power station in Tanzania that will increase the country’s generating […]
The Dar es Salaam Regional Road Board has earmarked 343bn/-for road construction and maintenance projects for the 2016/17 fiscal year, […]
Estanda has announced that it has successfully completed a project that aimed to increase the production of clinker in Lafarge Tanzania’s cement plant.
Exim Bank of China is set to issue 500bn/- loan to the government for the construction houses for the police […]
Tanzania has decided to halt what was to be, upon completion, the largest port in East Africa. The Tanzanian Ministry […]
The state of the Tanzanian economy, east Africa’s second largest, is a study in contradiction, say economists. Wealth per capita […]
Tanzania has begun the construction of what it says will be the largest port in East Africa at a cost […]
Mbeya Cement, a Lafarge Holcim subsidiary, has introduced higher-strength cement saying its production capacity will triple to 1.1million metric tonnes […]
Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (TPCC) has embarked on conducting training for over 1,000 block makers across the Lake Zone […]
Tanzania made great strides throughout the last decade in improving its infrastructure and communications networks with the cement industry being […]
The East Africa Cement Producers Association (EACPA) has revealed that the cement industry is a major contributor to the Tanzanian […]
South African consultants Royal Haskoning DHV (RHDHV) and Tanzanian sub-consultant Howard Humphreys have been contracted to oversee the R450-million upgrade […]
Tanzania is set to construct a US$ 15-bn new rail network that will see the country’s transport infrastructure improve as […]
HeidelbergCement AG will shut about a quarter of plant capacity at its Tanzanian unit due to oversupply and lower prices […]
Brookwoods Capital, a privately held equity firm will be investing US$ 27b on the construction of Tanzania’s Mwambani Port and […]
Tanzania plans to spend $14.2-billion to construct a new rail network in the next five years financed with commercial loans, […]
The construction industry is growing in Tanzania, with both local and foreign contractors involved in new construction projects across the […]
Tanzania is in talks with the Export-Import Bank of China (EximBank) for a $132-million loan to fund the country’s first […]
Tanzania’s economy is booming, with the construction industry and demand for cement being key drivers in boosting the economy. Commissioning […]
There are unlimited investment opportunities for South African businesses in Tanzania, says Louis Accaro, director of membership services at the […]
The acting director of Tanzania’s port authority has been suspended pending an investigation into allegations he violated procurement procedures. The […]
The 542-km natural gas pipeline under construction in Tanzania, from Madinda in Mtwara to Dar es Salaam is now 99% […]
The National Environment Management Council (NEMC) yesterday suspended indefinitely Tanzania Portland Cement Company’s (TPCC) operations, ordering it to pay a […]
While significant growth is forecast for five African countries that form part of the top-ten biggest growing economies in the […]
Over 10,000 people are expected to be employed directly and indirectly at the Dangote Mtwara cement factory, slated to commence production in August.
Tanzania expects to double its cement production in the next few years as new factories come on-stream to satisfy growing […]
East Africa’s largest cement maker, ARM Cement Ltd, says it is increasing investment in plants across the region as the […]
Tanzania is planning to invest in geothermal power at Lake Ngozi in Mbeya, in a bid to shift focus from […]
Tanzania’s economy is booming, with the construction industry and demand for cement said to be one of the key drivers […]
The Totally Concrete East Africa event was held in Tanzania from 28-30 October 2014. The event offered over 300 participants […]
Dangote Cement has applied for a licence to build a 75 MW coal-fired plant in Tanzania that would power a […]
Kenya-based Savannah Cement has announced that it is set to begin operations in Rwanda early 2015, once the firm gets […]
A new soda ash extraction plant will be constructed at Engaruka basin in the North of Tanzania, starting at the […]
Nsesheye Susan Msinjili from BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing in Germany presents insight into her research on […]
Tanzania and China have signed investment deals to build a $1-billion satellite city and $500-million financial centre in Dar es […]
Kenyan cement producer, Savannah has taken its expansion strategy in line with its ongoing growth plans a step further. “Savannah […]
90% of passes for the Totally Concrete East Africa have already been reserved – make sure your organisation is adequately […]
Africa Biogas Partnership Programme will help 1 million people get sustainable cheap energy through biogas Five African countries will benefit […]
Tanzania will complete a $455-million power transmission line next year linking its power grid to Kenya and Zambia, part of […]
The shortlist of innovations in the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation was announced on Wednesday, comprising 12 new innovations from […]
Housing units: Tanzania government is planning to construct 12,000 new housing units for the country’s military, in two phases Tanzania […]
Tanzania will start construction next year of a $3-billion coal and iron-ore mine and a 600-MW coal-fired power plant, a […]
Mtwara port in Tanzania: the port will undergo a major facelift to meet international standards Discovery of oil and gas […]
East Africa has in recent years seen exceptional growth in the construction sector, particularly around the development of new houses, […]
Tanzania has signed a $565-million deal with the World Bank and other development partners to expand its main port of […]
The private sector in Tanzania has a received a US$185m grant from the World Bank. The funds were released by […]
Construction work at Dangote cement plant in Mtwara, Tanzania, which will produce three million metric tons of cement per annum, […]
Sinoma has reported the successful cement mill load test running at the Tanzania Portland Cement Company plant in Tanzania. The […]
Watumishi Housing Company (WHC) is going to construct 50,000 housing units that government workers will be able to buy through […]
The Government of Tanzania has signed two loan agreements. One is a US$100m deal from the Republican Government of Korea […]
Cement production is becoming an important manufacturing activity that would contribute immensely to Tanzania’s economic growth, in terms of exports […]
President Jakaya Kikwete on Monday met Nigerian business magnate, Aliko Dangote for talks on the multi-billion cement factory being constructed […]
Tanzania is proposing that government should step out of its agreement with other East African countries and re-introduce the 35% […]
Tanga Cement has ordered two Loesche vertical roller mills. The order covers the full engineering and supply of the mills. […]
Tanzania’s development blueprint has found a renewed strength as Lake Cement Ltd. is set to commission Tanzania’s first fully-integrated greenfield […]
East Africa Portland cement has disclosed plans to venture into Tanzania by June and add a new production plant in Kenya, […]
