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He may have given you a wrong link but check this image from Hashtag #مطار_مسقط sur Twitter and tell us the difference with what you posted. Check the other images too
World bank ranks: Kenya second on logistics
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dude you are delusional. check out your last pic and compare with this. Construction at new airport 91% complete: H E Futaisi - Oman
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Ohk some might have been wrong but those from dailynews r true!
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in fact, those signs are not Arabic, they look like one of the Indian languages, maybe Tamil- i stand to be corrected.
how is this dar when the notices are in English and Arabic???
So not only is this guy lying about the so called new terminal, he gives us fake photos and doesn't have the common decency to apologise to us, he goes full povu. Ever heard of google reverse image search geza???
And worst of all, he derailed the thread.
Fruit.
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Told you always [HASHTAG]#psychoALERT[/HASHTAG] kalale psycho geza i heard Daily nation banned you
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Tanzania explores construction of LNG plant, export terminal
Tanzania has opened talks with six oil companies on the construction of a $30 billion natural gas processing plant and an export terminal on the South Coast. TEA GRAPHIC | FILE
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Tanzania has opened talks with six oil companies on the construction of a natural gas processing plant and an export terminal on the South Coast.
Early this month, the Ministry of Energy held consultations with Statoil ASA, ExxonMobil, BG Group, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Ohir Energy Plc and Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd ahead of a stakeholders’ meeting set for the end of November.
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (Pura) and Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) are also taking part in the discussions.
The government and oil firms discussed the modalities of commercial production of natural gas reserves, estimated at 57 trillion cubic feet discovered offshore southern Tanzania, for domestic use and export to Asia.
The talks, held on September 6 at the Ministry of Energy offices, centred on how the firms would implement the project jointly and how the different production sharing agreements would be harmonised in view of a new Petroleum Act that came into effect last year.
The law stipulates that royalties for onshore oil and gas production should be 12.5 per cent, and 7.5 per cent for offshore.
The companies wanted to know whether the new royalties would apply retrospectively, which would require them to pay more to the government. The matter was not resolved at that meeting, and a committee headed by TPDC was formed to discuss further and give a report at the stakeholders meeting on November 30.
On September 9, Energy Minister Sospeter Muhongo said that Tanzania was keen to see gas contribute to the growth of other sectors like power generation and fertiliser production.
“We want natural gas to be one of the key drivers of Tanzania’s economic growth. We can use natural gas to manufacture fertiliser, generate electricity and earn foreign exchange by exporting LNG (liquefied natural gas),” said Mr Muhongo.
The gas liquefier and the export terminal are expected to be built at Likong’o in Lindi at a cost of $30 billion. The plant will have two processing units (trains) each with a capacity of 5 million tonnes per year.
Mr Muhongo said the firms will start building the facilities once statutory concerns have been addressed.
Statutory requirements
The issues include regulations on gas processing, a tariff system and commercial structure of the project, tax and fiscal conditions. Construction is expected to be completed by 2021, when the country plans to start exporting LNG.
Statoil country manager Oystein Michelsen said the exploration companies will start construction of the processing plant with an export terminal when the legal framework is completed.
He said exploration companies need enough time to meet the legal requirements and mobilise funds for the project.
The investment decision has been delayed since 2014. In July 2015, Tanzania’s parliament passed the Petroleum Act.
In negotiating a host government agreement with Tanzania, companies involved in the LNG project are expected to seek clarity on how the new petroleum law will affect the firms already operating in the country.
In deep offshore Block 2, Statoil of Norway has a 65 per cent stake and ExxonMobil of the US has 35 per cent equity.
TPDC has a right to 10 per cent interest if the acreage moves to production.
Shell of Netherlands recently acquired London-based BG Group that owns 60 per cent of deep offshore acreage 1, 3 and 4. Ophir from Britain and Pavilion of Singapore each have a 20 per cent stake in the three blocks.
Exploration companies will invest in deep offshore production facilities and pipelines to deliver gas to the onshore processing plant. Ophir, BG, Statoil and ExxonMobil expect the plant to start operations from 2020.
Tanzania explores construction of LNG plant, export terminal
Tanzania has opened talks with six oil companies on the construction of a $30 billion natural gas processing plant and an export terminal on the South Coast. TEA GRAPHIC | FILE
In Summary
- Early this month, the Ministry of Energy held consultations with Statoil ASA, ExxonMobil, BG Group, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Ohir Energy Plc and Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd ahead of a stakeholders’ meeting set for the end of November.
- The government and oil firms discussed the modalities of commercial production of natural gas reserves, estimated at 57 trillion cubic feet discovered offshore southern Tanzania, for domestic use and export to Asia.
- The gas liquefier and the export terminal are expected to be built at Likong’o in Lindi at a cost of $30 billion. The plant will have two processing units (trains) each with a capacity of 5 million tonnes per year.
Tanzania has opened talks with six oil companies on the construction of a natural gas processing plant and an export terminal on the South Coast.
Early this month, the Ministry of Energy held consultations with Statoil ASA, ExxonMobil, BG Group, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Ohir Energy Plc and Pavilion Energy Pte Ltd ahead of a stakeholders’ meeting set for the end of November.
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), Petroleum Upstream Regulatory Authority (Pura) and Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) are also taking part in the discussions.
The government and oil firms discussed the modalities of commercial production of natural gas reserves, estimated at 57 trillion cubic feet discovered offshore southern Tanzania, for domestic use and export to Asia.
The talks, held on September 6 at the Ministry of Energy offices, centred on how the firms would implement the project jointly and how the different production sharing agreements would be harmonised in view of a new Petroleum Act that came into effect last year.
The law stipulates that royalties for onshore oil and gas production should be 12.5 per cent, and 7.5 per cent for offshore.
The companies wanted to know whether the new royalties would apply retrospectively, which would require them to pay more to the government. The matter was not resolved at that meeting, and a committee headed by TPDC was formed to discuss further and give a report at the stakeholders meeting on November 30.
On September 9, Energy Minister Sospeter Muhongo said that Tanzania was keen to see gas contribute to the growth of other sectors like power generation and fertiliser production.
“We want natural gas to be one of the key drivers of Tanzania’s economic growth. We can use natural gas to manufacture fertiliser, generate electricity and earn foreign exchange by exporting LNG (liquefied natural gas),” said Mr Muhongo.
The gas liquefier and the export terminal are expected to be built at Likong’o in Lindi at a cost of $30 billion. The plant will have two processing units (trains) each with a capacity of 5 million tonnes per year.
Mr Muhongo said the firms will start building the facilities once statutory concerns have been addressed.
Statutory requirements
The issues include regulations on gas processing, a tariff system and commercial structure of the project, tax and fiscal conditions. Construction is expected to be completed by 2021, when the country plans to start exporting LNG.
Statoil country manager Oystein Michelsen said the exploration companies will start construction of the processing plant with an export terminal when the legal framework is completed.
He said exploration companies need enough time to meet the legal requirements and mobilise funds for the project.
The investment decision has been delayed since 2014. In July 2015, Tanzania’s parliament passed the Petroleum Act.
In negotiating a host government agreement with Tanzania, companies involved in the LNG project are expected to seek clarity on how the new petroleum law will affect the firms already operating in the country.
In deep offshore Block 2, Statoil of Norway has a 65 per cent stake and ExxonMobil of the US has 35 per cent equity.
TPDC has a right to 10 per cent interest if the acreage moves to production.
Shell of Netherlands recently acquired London-based BG Group that owns 60 per cent of deep offshore acreage 1, 3 and 4. Ophir from Britain and Pavilion of Singapore each have a 20 per cent stake in the three blocks.
Exploration companies will invest in deep offshore production facilities and pipelines to deliver gas to the onshore processing plant. Ophir, BG, Statoil and ExxonMobil expect the plant to start operations from 2020.
Tanzania explores construction of LNG plant, export terminal
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Aircrafts triple at newly renovated Dodoma airport
SIFA LUBASI in Dodoma
20 September 2016
Dodoma Airport expansion work is complete: Passengers disembark from an aircraft that landed at Dodoma Airport yesterday to refuel. (Photo by Sifa Lubasi)
Dodoma Airport expansion work is complete: Passengers disembark from an aircraft that landed at Dodoma Airport yesterday to refuel. (Photo by Sifa Lubasi)
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AIRCRAFTS landing daily at Dodoma Airport have tripled to nine from the normal three following completion of expansion works on the runway, Airport Manager Mr Julius Mlungwa has said.
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He said the completion of the works early this month has allowed more flights to land at the semi-arid region and the country’s designated capital, lowering airfare to passengers. “The airport expansion works are complete by 100 percent.
We are now finalising putting mark-points,” he said. Mr Mlungwa said, for long, air travelers, including tour agents, businesspeople, government officers, leaders, international organisation representatives and ordinary people, had been complaining about escalating airfares to and from Dodoma.
“We had only two flights, Auric Air and Flight Link. They were both 13-seaters and fare stood at 495,000/- for single ticket from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma.
It was not easy for an ordinary person to use air transport,” he said. Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA) Engineer Mbila Mdemu who was in charge of the expansion project said the last renovation works at Dodoma Airport was done in 1976.
He said there was a feasibility study conducted in 2005 to expand the runway but the expansion were not undertaken due to limited financial resources. “President John Magufuli ordered expansion of the runway with other related services before August.
We have managed to complete all the requirement,” he told reporters here yesterday. Dodoma Assistant Apron, Mr Emmanuel Kisumo admitted that despite additional numbers, now the airport is accommodating up to 90-seaters aircrafts.
The new expansion work involved 2.5 kilometre runway and a 500m lighting area for airplane safety during takeoff and landing.
http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/53766-aircrafts-triple-at-newly-renovated-dodoma-airport
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20 September 2016
Dodoma Airport expansion work is complete: Passengers disembark from an aircraft that landed at Dodoma Airport yesterday to refuel. (Photo by Sifa Lubasi)
Dodoma Airport expansion work is complete: Passengers disembark from an aircraft that landed at Dodoma Airport yesterday to refuel. (Photo by Sifa Lubasi)
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AIRCRAFTS landing daily at Dodoma Airport have tripled to nine from the normal three following completion of expansion works on the runway, Airport Manager Mr Julius Mlungwa has said.
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He said the completion of the works early this month has allowed more flights to land at the semi-arid region and the country’s designated capital, lowering airfare to passengers. “The airport expansion works are complete by 100 percent.
We are now finalising putting mark-points,” he said. Mr Mlungwa said, for long, air travelers, including tour agents, businesspeople, government officers, leaders, international organisation representatives and ordinary people, had been complaining about escalating airfares to and from Dodoma.
“We had only two flights, Auric Air and Flight Link. They were both 13-seaters and fare stood at 495,000/- for single ticket from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma.
It was not easy for an ordinary person to use air transport,” he said. Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA) Engineer Mbila Mdemu who was in charge of the expansion project said the last renovation works at Dodoma Airport was done in 1976.
He said there was a feasibility study conducted in 2005 to expand the runway but the expansion were not undertaken due to limited financial resources. “President John Magufuli ordered expansion of the runway with other related services before August.
We have managed to complete all the requirement,” he told reporters here yesterday. Dodoma Assistant Apron, Mr Emmanuel Kisumo admitted that despite additional numbers, now the airport is accommodating up to 90-seaters aircrafts.
The new expansion work involved 2.5 kilometre runway and a 500m lighting area for airplane safety during takeoff and landing.
http://dailynews.co.tz/index.php/home-news/53766-aircrafts-triple-at-newly-renovated-dodoma-airport
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JICA, AfDB Show Interest in Financing Natural Gas Supply
By Rosemary Mirondo
Dar es Salaam — After three years, Tanzania has finally got two investors who are ready to finance its gas distribution network that is expected to connect 30,000 households and serve about 8,000 vehicles in Dar es Salaam.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and African Development Bank (AfDB) have shown interest to fund the project, according toTanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) senior petroleum engineer, Mr Modestus Lumato.
"After a detailed design for the project in 2014, we have been looking for the financiers and the two have finally shown interest," he told The Citizen.
According to him, the initial estimate for the project was Sh162.6 billion but there might be changes due to time.
Elaborating he said that other factors have to be considered for the updated project including the Rapid Bus Transport which was not reflected in the earlier design.
"The government plan is to change the RBT system from using petrol to natural gas, which automatically means the cost has to change," he said.
However, he noted updating the design for the project will not take long as they do not need to initiate a procurement process for another consultant as the corporation will be using the same one.
Jica, AfDB show interest in financing natural gas supply
By Rosemary Mirondo
Dar es Salaam — After three years, Tanzania has finally got two investors who are ready to finance its gas distribution network that is expected to connect 30,000 households and serve about 8,000 vehicles in Dar es Salaam.
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and African Development Bank (AfDB) have shown interest to fund the project, according toTanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) senior petroleum engineer, Mr Modestus Lumato.
"After a detailed design for the project in 2014, we have been looking for the financiers and the two have finally shown interest," he told The Citizen.
According to him, the initial estimate for the project was Sh162.6 billion but there might be changes due to time.
Elaborating he said that other factors have to be considered for the updated project including the Rapid Bus Transport which was not reflected in the earlier design.
"The government plan is to change the RBT system from using petrol to natural gas, which automatically means the cost has to change," he said.
However, he noted updating the design for the project will not take long as they do not need to initiate a procurement process for another consultant as the corporation will be using the same one.
Jica, AfDB show interest in financing natural gas supply
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DANGOTE PLANS TO CONSTRUCT 7 CEMENT PLANS IN DAR ES SALAAM, BURUNDI AND JINJA
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Dangote has announced plans to construct two cement plants in Rwanda, three in Dar es Salaam...
Dangote has announced plans to construct two cement plants in Rwanda, three in Dar es Salaam, one in Burundi, and another in Jinja, Uganda.
However, the firm declined to provide the construction timelines and cost of building the factories. It is also expected to start producing cement in Kenya in 2019 through its Kitui-based plant, with an annual production capacity of three million tonnes.
The entry of low cost Dangote Cement products into Kenya and Tanzania market which is 20 to 40 per cent cheaper than locally produced cement is expected to finally drive down retail prices, which have been static for close to a decade.
Low cost products have started to unsettle large cement players in the region by increasing competition and reducing profit margins for regional firms.
Onne Van der Weijde, the firm’s chief executive officer, said they were taking a more measured approach to the rollout of new capacity across the region.
“We remain committed to our ambitious plan to be a global force in cement production. In Ethiopia, the government’s investments in infrastructure, improvement of its electricity network and its urban transport systems have been major drivers for our sales and we have achieved a 28 per cent market share since opening the 2.5 million-tonne plant at Mugher in May last year,” said Mr Van der Weijde.
The firm has seen its revenues in East and Southern Africa rise from $54.5 million last year to $82.2 million in the past six months this year.
The increase has been supported by its new operations in Ethiopia and Tanzania, driving its regional profit to $3.43 million. Its production capacity has grown from 922,000 tonnes last year to 1.6 million tonnes in the six months to June this year.
The cement maker is exporting cement from its Ethiopian plant to neighbouring Kenya at about $74 per tonne as at June this year. The price in Tanzania is about $80 per tonne and the firm has already taken a 22 per cent market share in its two months of operations.
The average retail price of a 50kg bag of Dangote cement in Kenya is $4.70, which is a significant drop from an average $7.40 as at the end of last year.
In Tanzania, a 50kg bag of Dangote cement is selling for $4.50, which is a 20 per cent drop from the average $5.85. In Uganda, the average price was $8.8 as at the end of last year.
To attract Dangote to set up a plant in Ethiopia, the government offered to supply the firm with electricity at a discounted rate of $0.03 kWh. This has seen the firm reduce its production costs by over 40 per cent compared with its Nigerian operations.
This has enabled it to offer cement at lower prices in Ethiopia and Kenya. In Ethiopia, a 50kg bag of cement goes for about $8.60, but Dangote is selling one at $6.90.In a trading update, the cement maker said its three million-tonnes plant in Mtwara, Tanzania, began commercial sales in the first quarter of this year, selling 32.5-grade cement while its 42.5-grade was awaiting certification.
“Despite high costs of transport and a shortage of diesel, we have managed to dispatch cement to the country’s major market in Dar es Salaam. We estimate that as of June we achieved a 23 per cent market share in Tanzania and prices were approximately $80 per tonne at the end of June 2,” the firm said in its update.
East Africa’s cement market is dominated by Lafarge Holcim with a 27 per cent market share; Tororo Cement with 21 per cent and ARM with 17 per cent. In Africa, Lafarge Holcim is the largest cement producer with a 50-million-tonne annual capacity, as followed closely by Dangote at 47 million tonnes.
DANGOTE PLANS TO CONSTRUCT 7 CEMENT PLANS IN DAR ES SALAAM, BURUNDI AND JINJA - Corporate Digest
Posted about 12 hours ago by Corporate Digest
Dangote has announced plans to construct two cement plants in Rwanda, three in Dar es Salaam...
Dangote has announced plans to construct two cement plants in Rwanda, three in Dar es Salaam, one in Burundi, and another in Jinja, Uganda.
However, the firm declined to provide the construction timelines and cost of building the factories. It is also expected to start producing cement in Kenya in 2019 through its Kitui-based plant, with an annual production capacity of three million tonnes.
The entry of low cost Dangote Cement products into Kenya and Tanzania market which is 20 to 40 per cent cheaper than locally produced cement is expected to finally drive down retail prices, which have been static for close to a decade.
Low cost products have started to unsettle large cement players in the region by increasing competition and reducing profit margins for regional firms.
Onne Van der Weijde, the firm’s chief executive officer, said they were taking a more measured approach to the rollout of new capacity across the region.
“We remain committed to our ambitious plan to be a global force in cement production. In Ethiopia, the government’s investments in infrastructure, improvement of its electricity network and its urban transport systems have been major drivers for our sales and we have achieved a 28 per cent market share since opening the 2.5 million-tonne plant at Mugher in May last year,” said Mr Van der Weijde.
The firm has seen its revenues in East and Southern Africa rise from $54.5 million last year to $82.2 million in the past six months this year.
The increase has been supported by its new operations in Ethiopia and Tanzania, driving its regional profit to $3.43 million. Its production capacity has grown from 922,000 tonnes last year to 1.6 million tonnes in the six months to June this year.
The cement maker is exporting cement from its Ethiopian plant to neighbouring Kenya at about $74 per tonne as at June this year. The price in Tanzania is about $80 per tonne and the firm has already taken a 22 per cent market share in its two months of operations.
The average retail price of a 50kg bag of Dangote cement in Kenya is $4.70, which is a significant drop from an average $7.40 as at the end of last year.
In Tanzania, a 50kg bag of Dangote cement is selling for $4.50, which is a 20 per cent drop from the average $5.85. In Uganda, the average price was $8.8 as at the end of last year.
To attract Dangote to set up a plant in Ethiopia, the government offered to supply the firm with electricity at a discounted rate of $0.03 kWh. This has seen the firm reduce its production costs by over 40 per cent compared with its Nigerian operations.
This has enabled it to offer cement at lower prices in Ethiopia and Kenya. In Ethiopia, a 50kg bag of cement goes for about $8.60, but Dangote is selling one at $6.90.In a trading update, the cement maker said its three million-tonnes plant in Mtwara, Tanzania, began commercial sales in the first quarter of this year, selling 32.5-grade cement while its 42.5-grade was awaiting certification.
“Despite high costs of transport and a shortage of diesel, we have managed to dispatch cement to the country’s major market in Dar es Salaam. We estimate that as of June we achieved a 23 per cent market share in Tanzania and prices were approximately $80 per tonne at the end of June 2,” the firm said in its update.
East Africa’s cement market is dominated by Lafarge Holcim with a 27 per cent market share; Tororo Cement with 21 per cent and ARM with 17 per cent. In Africa, Lafarge Holcim is the largest cement producer with a 50-million-tonne annual capacity, as followed closely by Dangote at 47 million tonnes.
DANGOTE PLANS TO CONSTRUCT 7 CEMENT PLANS IN DAR ES SALAAM, BURUNDI AND JINJA - Corporate Digest
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Work on Coco Beach-Aga Khan Hospital flyover due June 2017
Selander bridge Dar es Salaam
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Dr Magufuli said at the State House in Dar es Salaam yesterday that construction would be complete in 2020, according to a statement by the Directorate of Presidential Communications. He said currently, the government was in a process of securing funds for the project from the Exim Bank of Korea.
In September, last year, the government signed a 91.032 million US dollars (154.39bn/-) deal with the bank that will involve the construction of the 1.03km flyover crossing the Indian Ocean and seven-kilometre road to connect the central business district and Msasani area.
Dr Magufuli’s assurance on the start of the project came after he held talks with the Korean Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Song Geum-Young, who visited him. “Plans to set up the Selander Bridge Flyover are going on well as the Korean company that has been conducting the feasibility study is in the final stages of its mission.
Tenders for getting contractors for the job would be announced in March, next year and the exercise would be done speedily so that construction could start in June. The good thing is that Exim Bank has already given all required funds,” he said.
In another development, President Magufuli has commended retired president Jakaya Kikwete for the efforts he did in enabling the building of Mloganzila Hospital with funding from Korea, noting that the hospital would be a masterpiece in the East African region.
He said construction of the hospital is expected to be complicated before the end of this year and that about 100 professional doctors, who underwent training in Korea, are already in the country to provide services at the hospital.
Dr Magufuli, who affirmed his government’s commitment to open up an embassy in Korea, promised to strengthen relations between the two countries.
Korean Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Song Geum-Young, conveyed his condolences to President Magufuli over the recent fatal earthquake in Kagera Region, promising that his country would deploy experts into Tanzania to see how they could support the relief effort in the aftermath of the tremor.
In the meantime, President Magufuli met and held talks with Russian Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Yuri Popov. The two have agreed to cement the relations between their countries, focusing on boosting trade and investment.
Work on Coco Beach-Aga Khan Hospital flyover due June 2017
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Dr Magufuli said at the State House in Dar es Salaam yesterday that construction would be complete in 2020, according to a statement by the Directorate of Presidential Communications. He said currently, the government was in a process of securing funds for the project from the Exim Bank of Korea.
In September, last year, the government signed a 91.032 million US dollars (154.39bn/-) deal with the bank that will involve the construction of the 1.03km flyover crossing the Indian Ocean and seven-kilometre road to connect the central business district and Msasani area.
Dr Magufuli’s assurance on the start of the project came after he held talks with the Korean Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Song Geum-Young, who visited him. “Plans to set up the Selander Bridge Flyover are going on well as the Korean company that has been conducting the feasibility study is in the final stages of its mission.
Tenders for getting contractors for the job would be announced in March, next year and the exercise would be done speedily so that construction could start in June. The good thing is that Exim Bank has already given all required funds,” he said.
In another development, President Magufuli has commended retired president Jakaya Kikwete for the efforts he did in enabling the building of Mloganzila Hospital with funding from Korea, noting that the hospital would be a masterpiece in the East African region.
He said construction of the hospital is expected to be complicated before the end of this year and that about 100 professional doctors, who underwent training in Korea, are already in the country to provide services at the hospital.
Dr Magufuli, who affirmed his government’s commitment to open up an embassy in Korea, promised to strengthen relations between the two countries.
Korean Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Song Geum-Young, conveyed his condolences to President Magufuli over the recent fatal earthquake in Kagera Region, promising that his country would deploy experts into Tanzania to see how they could support the relief effort in the aftermath of the tremor.
In the meantime, President Magufuli met and held talks with Russian Ambassador to Tanzania, Mr Yuri Popov. The two have agreed to cement the relations between their countries, focusing on boosting trade and investment.
Work on Coco Beach-Aga Khan Hospital flyover due June 2017
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Local contractors to vie for Standard Gauge Railway project tender
Works, Transport and Communications Minister Professor Makame Mbarawa
Works, Transport and Communications Minister Professor Makame Mbarawa
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Prof Mbarawa made the revelation in Dar es Salaam yesterday while calling on local construction firms to form joint ventures to win the tender, adding that 1 trillion/- have been set aside for the tender.
The railway would link Tanzania and the landlocked East African countries of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi towards facilitating transport in the central corridor.
“We (government) are preparing to advertise a tender for laying out the construction of the standard gauge railway on December 8, this year…1tri/- have been set aside for that work,” he said, stressing that the joint venture would help the locals to grab the opportunity.
The minister was speaking at the opening of the 26th Stakeholder Workshop organised by the Architects and Quantity Surveyors Registration Board (AQRB).
Implementation of the project (Construction of the Standard Gauge Railway) is set to be implemented in four phases and according to Prof Mbarawa, the first phase will start from Morogoro to Tabora - connecting to Isaka.
He warned that it was unhealthy for local contractors to trade individually as the move hampers the development of the construction industry in the country.
Prof Mbarawa said the ministry had lined up many tenders for developing infrastructure such as roads, airfields and thus local contractors should prepare to take over the tenders for the good of the industry and the nation in general.
He said 46 per cent of the national development budget had been directed to the construction of the infrastructure. Meanwhile, Prof Mbarawa has directed the AQRB to ensure immediate deregistration and blacklisting of unscrupulous contractors who flout the country’s laws.
“Those who fail to manage the country’s projects as the law and procedures state should be deregistered immediately and their list be published,” he said, adding that the move would help deter those who might be tempted to engage in such acts.
Local contractors to vie for Standard Gauge Railway project tender
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Prof Mbarawa made the revelation in Dar es Salaam yesterday while calling on local construction firms to form joint ventures to win the tender, adding that 1 trillion/- have been set aside for the tender.
The railway would link Tanzania and the landlocked East African countries of Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi towards facilitating transport in the central corridor.
“We (government) are preparing to advertise a tender for laying out the construction of the standard gauge railway on December 8, this year…1tri/- have been set aside for that work,” he said, stressing that the joint venture would help the locals to grab the opportunity.
The minister was speaking at the opening of the 26th Stakeholder Workshop organised by the Architects and Quantity Surveyors Registration Board (AQRB).
Implementation of the project (Construction of the Standard Gauge Railway) is set to be implemented in four phases and according to Prof Mbarawa, the first phase will start from Morogoro to Tabora - connecting to Isaka.
He warned that it was unhealthy for local contractors to trade individually as the move hampers the development of the construction industry in the country.
Prof Mbarawa said the ministry had lined up many tenders for developing infrastructure such as roads, airfields and thus local contractors should prepare to take over the tenders for the good of the industry and the nation in general.
He said 46 per cent of the national development budget had been directed to the construction of the infrastructure. Meanwhile, Prof Mbarawa has directed the AQRB to ensure immediate deregistration and blacklisting of unscrupulous contractors who flout the country’s laws.
“Those who fail to manage the country’s projects as the law and procedures state should be deregistered immediately and their list be published,” he said, adding that the move would help deter those who might be tempted to engage in such acts.
Local contractors to vie for Standard Gauge Railway project tender
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Geza si unanzishe topic ya tanzanian development project kama ile ya kenya... seriously, it will be more relevant..... no one will remember what you are posting here, someone like me justs reads the heading and the first sentence and skip next because its a nusance, but if it was a topic specifically for Tz projects, I will go there knowing what took me there....
i agree. I never even read the headings. Once i see it's a post by Geza, I open and check if there is a comment next, if none i close page.
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AfDB Seeks Investors for $7.6-Billion Tanzanian Railway Line
Felix Njini FelixNjini
September 27, 2016 — 1:01 AM CEST Updated on September 27, 2016 — 1:29 PM CEST
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The African Development Bank will hold an investors’ roadshow to attract as much as $7.6 billion in financing for a railway line linking Tanzania’s port in Dar es Salaam with neighboring landlocked countries.
The Abidjan, Ivory Coast-based lender is teaming up with the World Economic Forum to help find investors to bankroll the 2,200-kilometer (1,370-mile) line, according to Gabriel Negatu, AfDB’s regional director for East Africa.
“We are convening a meeting of would-be investors to see how best to finance the line,” Negatu said in a Sept. 23 interview in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. “Everyone who can come up with financing, we will recommend them to the Tanzania government.”
The planned standard gauge line is “credit positive” and once operational may cement Tanzania’s position as a logistics hub for Eastern Africa, Moody’s Investors Service said Sept. 15. While President John Magufuli’s government says it will become a major trade artery between Tanzania and its neighbors, research firms such as NKC African Economics say there’s uncertainty about whether regional demand will justify both Kenya and Tanzania operating similar rail networks.
Rwanda, Burundi
The Tanzania line will run from Dar es Salaam port to Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Two other lines will branch off to Musongati in Burundi and to Mwanza port on the shores of Lake Victoria to service Ugandan shippers. The line to Kigali is expected to ultimately connect to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Export-Import Bank China may lend Tanzania $7.6 billion to finance the railway, the government said in July. Chinese investors will be among those invited to the AfDB financing roadshow, Negatu said.
“If they finance it completely, no one will be more happier than us,” he said. “If China comes up with that money, I will kiss their hands.”
AfDB wants to co-finance the project, with a strategy to “catalyze financing” and encourage other investors to come on board, he said.
Tanzania’s economy, East Africa’s largest after Kenya, is expected to grow 7.2 percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. The country is the continent’s fifth-biggest gold producer and has estimated reserves of 58 trillion cubic feet of natural gas being developed for export by companies including Statoil ASA and BG Group Plc.
‘Next Century’
AfDB holds no “short-term financing view” on the railway line, although most investors would prefer debt repayment periods of as long as 15 years, according to Negatu. The line “can be amortized over 100 years,” he said. “It will be profitable -- this is a project for the next century.”
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Kenya is building a similar railway that seeks to connect landlocked countries to Mombasa, its main port. Given that such economies “are not particularly large,” it’s “questionable whether the region requires two standard-gauge railway networks connected to two of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest ports,” Jacques Nel, an analyst at Paarl, South Africa-based NKC African Economics, said in an e-mailed response to questions.
The first phase of the Kenyan link, measuring 609 kilometers and costing $3.2 billion, is scheduled for completion by June 2017. Construction of a second 120-kilometer leg will begin by the end of this year, according to the government.
Tanzania is also planning a liquefied natural gas plant that could cost as much as $30 billion and a $10 billion port at Bagamoyo. It has also agreed to host a $3.6-billion pipeline to transport Ugandan crude to its Indian Ocean port at Tanga.
MAP: Tanzania
AfDB Seeks Investors for $7.6-Billion Tanzanian Railway Line
MY TAKE
As usual a Kenyan journalist deliberately distorting the truth! That AfDB finencing is different from the central railway that Exim Bank Chinha has already committed to finance!
Felix Njini FelixNjini
September 27, 2016 — 1:01 AM CEST Updated on September 27, 2016 — 1:29 PM CEST
- Central corridor rail seen as profitable for ‘next 100 years’
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The African Development Bank will hold an investors’ roadshow to attract as much as $7.6 billion in financing for a railway line linking Tanzania’s port in Dar es Salaam with neighboring landlocked countries.
The Abidjan, Ivory Coast-based lender is teaming up with the World Economic Forum to help find investors to bankroll the 2,200-kilometer (1,370-mile) line, according to Gabriel Negatu, AfDB’s regional director for East Africa.
“We are convening a meeting of would-be investors to see how best to finance the line,” Negatu said in a Sept. 23 interview in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. “Everyone who can come up with financing, we will recommend them to the Tanzania government.”
The planned standard gauge line is “credit positive” and once operational may cement Tanzania’s position as a logistics hub for Eastern Africa, Moody’s Investors Service said Sept. 15. While President John Magufuli’s government says it will become a major trade artery between Tanzania and its neighbors, research firms such as NKC African Economics say there’s uncertainty about whether regional demand will justify both Kenya and Tanzania operating similar rail networks.
Rwanda, Burundi
The Tanzania line will run from Dar es Salaam port to Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. Two other lines will branch off to Musongati in Burundi and to Mwanza port on the shores of Lake Victoria to service Ugandan shippers. The line to Kigali is expected to ultimately connect to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Export-Import Bank China may lend Tanzania $7.6 billion to finance the railway, the government said in July. Chinese investors will be among those invited to the AfDB financing roadshow, Negatu said.
“If they finance it completely, no one will be more happier than us,” he said. “If China comes up with that money, I will kiss their hands.”
AfDB wants to co-finance the project, with a strategy to “catalyze financing” and encourage other investors to come on board, he said.
Tanzania’s economy, East Africa’s largest after Kenya, is expected to grow 7.2 percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. The country is the continent’s fifth-biggest gold producer and has estimated reserves of 58 trillion cubic feet of natural gas being developed for export by companies including Statoil ASA and BG Group Plc.
‘Next Century’
AfDB holds no “short-term financing view” on the railway line, although most investors would prefer debt repayment periods of as long as 15 years, according to Negatu. The line “can be amortized over 100 years,” he said. “It will be profitable -- this is a project for the next century.”
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Kenya is building a similar railway that seeks to connect landlocked countries to Mombasa, its main port. Given that such economies “are not particularly large,” it’s “questionable whether the region requires two standard-gauge railway networks connected to two of sub-Saharan Africa’s largest ports,” Jacques Nel, an analyst at Paarl, South Africa-based NKC African Economics, said in an e-mailed response to questions.
The first phase of the Kenyan link, measuring 609 kilometers and costing $3.2 billion, is scheduled for completion by June 2017. Construction of a second 120-kilometer leg will begin by the end of this year, according to the government.
Tanzania is also planning a liquefied natural gas plant that could cost as much as $30 billion and a $10 billion port at Bagamoyo. It has also agreed to host a $3.6-billion pipeline to transport Ugandan crude to its Indian Ocean port at Tanga.
MAP: Tanzania
AfDB Seeks Investors for $7.6-Billion Tanzanian Railway Line
MY TAKE
As usual a Kenyan journalist deliberately distorting the truth! That AfDB finencing is different from the central railway that Exim Bank Chinha has already committed to finance!
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