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PROJECT ALERTS
PROJECT ALERTS
Project updates courtesy of Leads 2 Business.
Conceptual Procedural
Infrastructure – Power Infrastructure
Kenya Burkina Faso
The government of Kenya is seeking to enhance its
capacity for renewable energy across the country
under the objectives of the Sustainable Energy for All
(SE4All) Action Agenda. Its objective is to support the
national and county energy sector in the planning and
implementation of renewable energy, energy access,
and energy-efficiency technologies and projects. The Kiaka Gold Project on the 183.8km2 Kiaka
exploration permit is located in south-central Burkina
Faso, approximately 120km south-east of the capital
Ouagadougou. The closest town is Gogo, approximately
15km from the provincial capital of Manga. The Kiaka
Gold Project hosts one of the largest undeveloped
gold resources in West Africa, containing measured
mineral resource estimates of 27.3-million tonnes at
1.09g/t gold for 953 000oz; indicated mineral resource
estimates of 96.8-million tonnes at 0.96g/t gold for
2.99-million oz; and inferred mineral resource estimates
of 27.3-million tonnes at 0.93g/t for 815 000 oz.
The support will consist of technical assistance and
capacity building / training programmes, provided primarily
to the Ministry of Energy and the county governments,
although private companies and civil society organisations
working in the energy sector will also benefi t from the
support. Participation in this tender process is open on
equal terms to individual entities or consortia that are
established in a member state of the EU, ACP states,
or in a country or territory authorised by the ACP-
EC Partnership Agreement under which the contract
is fi nanced, as well as to international organisations.
Kiaka is located in south-central Burkina Faso in the regional
province of Boulgou and Zoundwéogo, approximately
140km south-east of Ouagadougou. Prior to the Kiaka
acquisition in December 2017, it was estimated that the
Kiaka deposit would require higher gold prices or nearby
exploration success to become economically viable.
Design Tender
Consultancy Infrastructure
Brazzaville, Congo Tanzania
The Zanaga Iron Ore Project is located in the
Lekoumou District, in the south-west of the Republic
of Congo in West Africa. The deposit is close to
the border with Gabon, approximately 300km north-
east of the port city of Pointe Noire and 250km
north-west of the Congolese capital, Brazzaville. It
is expected that the iron ore mined at the Zanaga
Project will be processed on site and then transported
by train to a proposed port site near Pointe Noire.
Estimates are that it will cost USD7.4-billion to develop
a 30 to 45-million tonne per annum (mtpa) mine. The Stiegler’s Gorge Hydropower Project, Tanzania, plans
to construct a hydropower station at Stiegler’s Gorge on
the Rufi ji River, 200km south-west of Dar es Salaam in
Tanzania. The plant is expected to generate about 2 100MW
of energy using three underground turbines, each with the
capacity to produce 700MW of electricity. The Stiegler’s
Gorge has three main parts: an electrical plant where
electricity is produced; a dam that can be opened and
closed to control water fl ow; and a reservoir where water
can be stored. The estimated project value is USD2-billion,
and the government is considering various funding options.
The staged 30mtpa mine envisaged in the company's
2014 feasibility study had previously been put on the
back-burner. The stage one 12mtpa opencast mine,
which received environment permits in November,
requires a capital outlay of as much as USD2-billion,
but operating costs could be as low as USD23/tonne,
according to company estimates. The early production
project is targeting a low capital cost operation
using existing road and potential rail transportation
solutions as well as existing port infrastructure. Construction will take place between 2018 and 2021,
lasting 36 months. The process to secure the contractor
for the 2 100MW Stiegler’s Gorge Hydropower Project
is currently at an advanced stage and the ministry will
soon announce the contractor awarded the contract for
the project. The mega water project in Kisarawe District,
which is implemented through the Dar es Salaam Water
and Sewerage Authority (DAWASA), is 80% complete with
practical completion. Once complete, Tanzania will be
able to implement the mega Rufi ji Hydroelectricity Project.
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