Infrastructure

African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.

Eskom plans R343bn capex after 320 load-shedding-free days

Eskom plans R343 billion in capital expenditure over five years, targeting 70% energy availability, 5,500MW of new renewables and profit…

Dodai raises $13m to build Ethiopia EV network

Ethiopian electric mobility startup Dodai has closed a $13 million Series A including BII debt financing to scale its locally…

Zimbabwe ships Africa’s first lithium sulphate

Zimbabwe shipped Africa's first-ever lithium sulphate consignment on April 28 from the Arcadia mine, produced at Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt's $400…

ARM signs Boliden nickel deal to restart Nkomati

African Rainbow Minerals has signed a conditional nickel concentrate offtake deal with Sweden's Boliden to supply its Harjavalta smelter in…