Kenya Engineer

Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has successfully energized the Sultan Hamud and Loitoktok substations, along with the Sultan Hamud-Loitoktok 132kV Transmission Line. This vital infrastructure development promises stable and reliable power to customers in Kajiado and Makueni counties, marking a significant step forward in enhancing electricity distribution in the region. Dr. Eng. John Mativo, KETRACO’s Managing Director, highlighted the potential...

As Kenya continues its rapid industrial growth and urbanization, one critical area that must keep pace is the country's power transmission infrastructure. From its humble beginnings in the 1950s to today, Kenya's power grid has grown substantially, but the current network is straining to meet the increasing demand. To address this challenge, the Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) is...

COBOD International, the global leader in 3D construction printing technology, proudly introduces the BOD3 3D Construction Printer for 3D printing of real concrete. Equipped with an extendable ground-based track system, the BOD3 advances the construction process by eliminating printer downtime between multiple buildings on the same site, setting a new benchmark for productivity and efficiency. The BOD3 is the most...

Real-time payments are forecast to generate $285.8 billion of additional global GDP growth and create more than 167 million new bank account holders by 2028, according to a new report published by ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), an original innovator in global payments technology, in collaboration with The Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). ACI Worldwide’s second Real-Time Payments: Economic Impact and Financial Inclusion report leverages...

Oil Change International has launched an innovative data visualization website that highlights the threat of oil drilling to three iconic African Deltas: the Niger Delta in Nigeria, Saloum in Senegal, and Okavango in Botswana. Go to ProtectTheDeltas.org to visit the new website.  Using maps, graphics, and photos, the website visualizes the threat to the Deltas by oil and gas development. The intention is...

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure, has announced that it is releasing a complete 7MW reference architecture of the NVIDIA GB200 NVL72 platform, co-developed with NVIDIA, that will enable customers to transform traditional data centre architectures into AI factories capable of powering AI applications across the enterprise.  The reference architecture will accelerate the deployment of the NVIDIA GB200...

In today’s fast-evolving industrial landscape, automation plays a pivotal role in transforming operations, optimizing efficiency, and promoting sustainability. We had the privilege of interviewing Jehrene Devagopaul, Product Manager for Process Automation at ABB South Africa, who shared her valuable insights on the current trends, challenges, and future of process automation in the Sub-Saharan region. From digital transformation to the integration...

The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) has signed three development loan agreements with the Republic of Serbia worth $205 million to fund key projects supporting the agriculture, education and energy sectors. This partnership, marking SFD’s first presence in Serbia, is aimed at fostering the country’s long-term socioeconomic growth. The agreements were signed by H.E. Sultan Al-Marshad, CEO of the...

Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, has unveiled a new satellite cellular backhaul service platform, located at the Open Access Datacenter (WIOCC) in Lagos, Nigeria, marking a major milestone in our efforts to enhance Nigeria and Africa’s connectivity infrastructure. Despite notable progress, Sub-Saharan Africa remains a region with the widest usage and coverage gaps...

Cyber claims have continued their upwards trend over the past year, driven in large part by a rise in data and privacy breach incidents, Allianz Commercial warns in its annual cyber risk outlook. The frequency of large cyber claims (>€1mn) in the first six months of 2024 was up 14% while severity increased by 17%, according to the insurer's claims analysis, following...