The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved loans and grant of US$322.35mn for Burundi and Tanzania to finance the upgrade of the Rumonge-Gitaza (45 km) and Kabingo-Kasulu-Manyovu (260 km) roads
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ShelterTech accelerator programme debuts in Kenya
Habitat for Humanity’s Terwilliger Centre for Innovation in Shelter, an organisation that is solving the technology challenges faced by those experiencing homelessness, has launched its first ShelterTech Accelerator Kenya programme
Use of flammable refrigerants may increase in the air conditioning and refrigeration industry: Danfoss
Luigi Zamana, senior marketing director at Danfoss Commercial Compressors, and Alexander Abrass, sales director at Danfoss Cooling Segment for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), speaks with Technical Review Middle East (TRME) about how the expansion of its ATEX flammable refrigerant lab – the first of its kind in Europe – will keep Danfoss ahead in an ever-changing industry
BKT to build US$100mn tyre production factory in US
Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT), one of the leading India-based off-highway tyre manufacturers, has announced a US$100mn construction project for a new production site that will serve both the US markets as well as the entire American region
Arc faults can cost US$46,000 downtime per day
The cost of production downtime alone could reach US$46,000 within 24 hours of an arc fault, according to a research by Eaton, a power management company