Karuma power dam technical bids completed

The technical re-evaluation process for the bids interested in the construction of the proposed 600 megawatt (MW) Karuma hydropower project has been completed. The procurement process now enters the financial evaluation stage, after which the best evaluated firm will be invited for negotiations, acceptance and signing of the contract before construction works starts.

“A team of highly competent experts has completed the technical-evaluation process and we are moving on the next procurement stage,” Paul Mubiru, the acting permanent secretary in the energy ministry said on Monday. “Their report is with us. But we don’t want to disclose the details as per the law.”

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Bid to advance Africa’s power infrastructure

An inaugural conference and exhibition aims to provide a platform for discussion and debate on ways power is provided throughout the continent.

An event designed to bring African nations together to explore solutions to improve the continent’s electricity infrastructure is be held for the first time this year.

The inaugural DistribuTECH Africa 2013 conference and exhibition will be held from October 30 to November 1 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

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Middle East remains hotspot for global real estate investments

International Property Show 2013 to gather investors and developers from all over the world to discuss challenges and opportunities

Dubai, UAE; 27 January 2013 – On the whole, the Middle East remains a property hotspot for global investors, with the UAE, Saudi and Qatar providing choice real estate investment opportunities. 

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Three Dodoma districts get improved hygiene

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Assistant Director in the department of Environmental Health, Hygiene and Sanitation, Dr Elias Chinamo, said in Dar es Salaam that the three districts were previously in poor sanitation due to unsafe water supply.

The Usafi wa Mazingira Tanzania – Sanitation and Hygiene in Tanzania (UMATA) programme is implementing the project in that area.

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