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Work starts on Kinangop Wind Farm in Kenya

A new wind farm in Kenya will add to Sub-Saharan Africa’s growing wind energy capacity, which is being driven by solid economic growth and an increasing population. Aurecon has been appointed as owner’s engineer by the project company, Kinangop...
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Angola gets $1 billion for energy sector reform

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a US $1 billion loan for the Angola Power Sector Reform Support Program in support of the Angolan government’s of efforts to reform the power sector. The reform support program aims to promote...
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Addressing the skills shortage

South Africa is severely under-engineered. According to the latest Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) results, South Africa only has a total of 15 000 engineers and has one engineer that services approximately 2666 people whereas...

New appointments at SRK

Mining, geotechnics, water, waste and the environment specialist SRK Consulting (SA) has announced several promotions. Briony Liber has been made a partner at SRK Consulting (SA). She is a principal environmental consultant based in the...