10 ongoing mega projects in east africa as the continent creates vital infrastructure to sustain
its rapidly rising population work is presently ongoing on some of the largest building projects
ever completed in east africa this is the beauty of vision and investment this is especially true
in east africa which is home to the world's highest peaks and vast grasslands east africa
has had a significant real estate boom that has transformed the region's skylines environment as
a result it's not surprising that the east african cement market will reach 35.5 million tons in 2020
according to africa construction market growth trends and forecasts a major market research firm
the african construction market would increase at a compound annual rate of 6.4 percent from 2019
2000 with 139 projects in 2018 the east african area have the most projects documented the vast
infrastructure gap and rapid population expansion are two significant factors driving east africa's
emergence as a target destination for most large economies increased consumer spending as a result
of economic expansion is another important aspect it's always a joy for us to share some fascinating
facts about various african countries with you join us on a journey through east africa in
search of 10 ongoing mega projects as we begin the countdown stay connected 10. kenya the standard
gage railway kenya is spending 9.9 billion dollars to build a 969 kilometer standard gauge
railway from ambassador to malama this project has been described as one of africa's largest
and most ambitious transportation infrastructure projects phase one of a project which runs 472
kilometers from ambassador to nairobi and cost 3.27 billion dollars was finished at a cost of
1.5 billion dollars while phase 2a which runs 120 kilometers from nairobi to naivasha cost 1.5
billion dollars the railway line will be extended to consume at a cost of 3.7 billion dollars
9. ethiopia chanel dawa 3 hydroelectric power plant the genodala 3 hydropower project was built
by a chinese company china jajaba group and cost 451 million dollars in total with the ethiopian
government covering roughly 67.8 million dollars the rest was paid for with a loan the project was
first announced in 2010 but it was put on hold for more than a year due to delays in
the resettlement of villagers living near the dam the project's completion is expected to boost the
country's electric power generation capacity to 4654 megawatt up from 4 200 megawatt now as well
as boost the economic benefits of the channel and dabwa villages by boosting irrigation development
8. rwanda the 2 billion amahura stadium facelift following an ongoing initiative
to upgrade the 31 year old national stadium in the gasabo neighborhood of the capital kigali
spectators at amahora national stadium and guest sabo could soon be free
of harsh weather officials from the sports ministry indicated in june 2018 that plan to
rebuild the stadium was in the works and that it would not endure for more than a
year the facility adjacent to the spectacular kigali arena is now undergoing construction
7. tanzania tanzania sgr project after kenya and ethiopia tanzania will be the
third country in east africa to receive modern railway services
kenya was the first country in the region to start building an sgr line completing
nearly 500 kilometers between bombassa and nairobi in june 2017 and launching passenger
services the government is building a new 700 kilometer electric railway line from dar east
salem to morigoro and to domi utilizing domestic resources the entire project spans 2707 kilometers
with three branches dar east salem tabor kagoma 1251 kilometers tableau mwanza 379 kilometers
and kalihua and panda the project is expected to boost cargo and passenger traffic in the
central corridor it is intended to save time and money for cargo going for neighboring
countries such as rwanda burundi uganda and the democratic republic of the congo
6. kenya the lapset corridor program the lapset corridor program which connects kenya ethiopia
and south sudan is eastern africa's largest and most ambitious infrastructure project this
megaproject consists of seven key infrastructure projects starting with a new 32 birth port at lamu
kenya into regional highways from la mu to isialo isialo to juba south sudan isialu to addis ababa
ethiopia and mama to garson kenya crude oil pipeline from mammoth to isialo is hiallo to chuba
product oil pipeline from wamu to isialo is hiallo to addis ababa
interregional standard gage railway lines from mammoot icialo isialo to juba isialo to addis
ababa and nairobi to isialo three international airports one each at lamu isialo and lake turkana
5. ethiopia addis ababa djibouti railway 4 billion the ethiopia railway modernization project often
known as the addis ababa djibouti railway is east africa's first modern electrified railway line
stretching 752.7 kilometers the ethiopian and chabasian governments jointly own the project
which is being built by china railway group and china's civil engineering construction corporation
ccecc the modernization is expected to improve ethiopia's landlocked access to djibouti's port
the 780 kilometer meter gauge line connecting ethiopia and djibouti via daiodavo was completed
in 1917. it is the only railway line connecting ethiopia's landlocked country to djibouti port
a key cargo entrance point but it has deteriorated due to a lack of maintenance and administration
4. ethiopia the grand ethiopian renaissance dam the millennium dam originally known as
the grand ethiopian renaissance dam g-e-r-d is a gravity dam on the blue nile river in ethiopia
but has been under construction since 2011. it is ethiopia's largest and most
recent construction project it is located in ethiopia's pinischengokima's region
some 15 kilometers east of the sudanese border when completed the dam will be africa's and
the world's largest hydroelectric power facility with a capacity of 6.45 gigawatts
3. kenya kansa technology city kansa technology city is one of kenya's most ambitious mega
projects the smart city project is being developed in the country's eastern region
the project which is part of the country's vision 2030 is expected to create 17 000
high-paying direct jobs and 68 000 indirect jobs once completed the project which is
64 kilometers south of nairobi is modeled after silicon valley in the united states
hence the name african silicon savannah business process outsourcing software development data
centers disaster recovery centers call centers light manufacturing businesses and research
institutions are among the industries targeted the project will cost 14.5 billion dollars
2 uganda kampala storage terminal project 150 million dollars the kampala storage terminal is
a project started by the ugandan government and other strategic partners under the energy and
mineral development commission's petroleum sector the 150 million dollars construction project
located in kampala uganda's capital city aims to improve uganda's petroleum energy security
and safety it is expected to take up to five years to complete
since its inception in 2018 the project has been on track to be finished by 2023 the terminal
scope includes the construction of 138 million litters storage tanks a connecting piping system
pumping and loading systems firefighting systems an administrative building electric power supply
and distribution as well as instrumentation and control units required for facility operation
one tanzania standard gauge railway sgr project this railway line will make it easier to transport
commodities between the port of dar east salem and the rwandan cities of kigali and bujumbura
as well as goma in the democratic republic of the congo surface water ferries are expected to
convey products between emwanza and port bell and bukasa inland port in kampala
uganda's capital city from the lake port of emwanza tanzania's sgr system is designed to
use electricity to power its locomotives as is the case in neighboring rwanda and uganda
according to the 2018 deloitte report east africa and other parts of african have a
considerable proportion of building projects in terms of value but east africa has more
projects than north west and south africa we hope you enjoyed watching this video
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