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China donates solar energy kits to Rwanda
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| Rwanda's rural areas in the southern, northern and eastern parts of the country are planned to have access to electricity as new solar energy kit systems are set to be installed.
Last week the Chinese government donated 416 pieces of solar equipmentRead More... |
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Tullow Finds More Kenyan Oil to Boost East Africa Exports
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| Tullow Oil Plc (TLW) made two new discoveries in Kenya, boosting prospects for turning East Africa’s largest economy into an oil exporter.The U.K. oil explorer doubled its Kenyan resource estimates to more than 600 million barrels after the AmoRead More... |
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Blumberg Grain Expands African Business Into DRC
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| Blumberg Grain, a leading US-based food security company has been contracted by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to provide grain warehousing services to its farmers after signing a similar contract with the Nigerian Ministry of Agriculture to Read More... |
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe eyes African business ties
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| Speaking in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa at the end of his first tour of the continent, he also pledged to increase aid and investment.Mr Abe said he would increase support for peacekeeping in South Sudan.His visit is seen as an attempt to rivaRead More... |
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Kenya seeks agribusiness innovators
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| The Agribusiness for Innovation Incubator programme, based in Nairobi, has invited applications to participate in the 2014 programme.The Incubation Programme is developed for those entrepreneurs and their start-ups who have already come up with an inRead More... |
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Kenya gets Sh3.6 billion credit from World Bank
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| The World Bank has approved $41 million (Sh3.56b) credit for Kenya to improve the delivery of essential health services to its people, especially the poor. The International Development Agency (IDA) credit for the Health Sector Support Project Read More... |
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Orange launches iPhone 5c and 5s in Kenya
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| Orange has launched the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c in Kenya. These two latest versions of the iPhone will be available starting at KSh 72,599 for the 16 GB model and KSh 81,899 for the 32 GB model of the 5c and at KSh 85,699 for the 16 GB model and KSh9Read More... |
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Energy ministry names Charles Tanui as Kenya Pipeline Company Managing Director
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| Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir has confirmed Charles Kiprotich Tanui as the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) Managing Director. Tanui who has been holding the position on an acting capacity since May 2013, has been given a three yeRead More... |
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UAE wood industry to see 126pc growth
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| The UAE wood industry will register cumulative growth of 126 per cent over the next seven years driven by the boom in the construction sector as part of the Expo 2020 build-up, said the organisers of an upcoming industry event.The Dubai WoodShow 2014Read More... |
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GCC timber imports on the rise
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| As construction projects gather pace across the GCC, demand for timber is reaching new heights. Whether it is softwood lumber and plywood for concrete forming and general building works or hardwood lumber and wood-based panels for interiors and furniRead More... |
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Solar-powered aircraft on a global clean energy mission
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| Solar Impulse — a revolutionary solar-powered airplane that had completed its first cross-country journey in the US in July — will make New Delhi and Varanasi its landing and departing destinations in 2015 as part of its round-the-world mRead More... |
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New solar energy research institute for India
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| India’s ministry of new and renewable energy announced the approval of a new solar research and technology institute.The union cabinet approved plans for the National Institute of Solar Energy (NISE) to work alongside the ministry to advance soRead More... |
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India Hopes Floating Solar Power Plants will Help Bring Energy Independence
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| India’s energy problems have been well documented over the past couple of years, most notably during the huge blackouts in 2012 which left over 700 million without power.Boosting oil or natural gas consumption is not an economically, nor enviroRead More... |
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ESMAP Report Outlines Options to Develop India's Solar Power Industry
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| The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) of the World Bank has published a report, titled 'Development of Local Supply Chain: The Missing Link for Concentrated Solar Power Projects in India,' which explores how India can overcome cost Read More... |
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Solairedirect to raise Rs 300 cr debt for solar projects in India
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| Solairedirect, France’s second largest solar power company, plans to raise around Rs 300 crore in rupee denominated loans over the next six months to fund its project target of roughly 25 mega watt (mw) of solar power projects in India in the fRead More... |
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