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PROJECT DATABASE FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICAN COUNTRIES Prepared by Africa Project Access November 2013 1 Guide to Using the Africa Project Database 1. Africa Project Access provides two essential back-up services to the Projects supplied to subscribers via the Africa Project Database. In order to streamline the usage of these services, subscribers are kindly requested to refer to the Date and “Description” of each Project concerned. (There is therefore no need for an elaborate numbering system.) 2. The first service relates to contact persons for individual Projects carried. Most of the Project inserts include “Contacts”. These are contact persons who either know of the Project directly or who should be able to guide the enquirer in the right direction. In a few cases, where no contact person is provided, this is because the Project has originated from our associates and we therefore do not have direct knowledge of the Project. Nevertheless, the subscriber is most welcome to contact Africa Project Access directly (tel 27 11 4656770, fax 27 11 4659580, email: afric- [email protected]) and we will undertake a search for an appropriate contact. It must be understood that communications systems in much of sub-Saharan Africa leave much to be desired and data may change very quickly. Personnel in government institutions, utilities, companies etc also change frequently. Thus if the subscriber is not getting through, he or she should follow the procedure in 1. 3. The second service pertains to additional detail on the Project itself. Any formal publication (especially in the environment in which we operate) will be limited in that background intelligence relating to a Project may be difficult to publish in a multi- user system and may only be transmitted verbally. If a subscriber is particularly interested in a specific Project and feels that additional detail is required, he or she is welcome to contact Paul Runge at Africa Project Access who may or may not be in a position to provide additional intelligence, (as opposed to formal information.) It should be remembered that time is the most important factor in that subscribers wish to know of a Project as early as possible – even before all the details are known. This is why we are sometimes brief and why we include “Updates” on some Projects. Note: Our service is not intended to fulfil the role of our some 200 subscribers, (mainly Business Development and Export Managers.) We provide only the initial leads, whereafter it is up to the subscriber to delve into the Project and secure the business. We can however suggest specialists who can assist further down the Project cycle with issues such as financial packaging, bid and performance bonds etc. 2 ANGOLA November 2013 Update: DESCRIPTION & LOCATION: Angola: LNG Plant, Soyo, Cabinda, Northern Angola SUBSECTOR: Oil & Gas/Industrial STAGE IN PROJECT CYCLE: Early Implementation CONTRACT DETAILS: Four gas cargo loads have been exported to the USA thus far. There have been gas leaks and a capsized rig. The plant has to reach 75% capacity before a required maintenance shutdown. Production is 5,2 million tons per annum. VALUE/LEVEL OF FUNDING: USD 10 billion FINANCIAL & OTHER PARTIES: Chevron, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, SONANGOL, Total, BP, ENI ANCILLARY INFORMATION: Gas is being fed from Blocks 15, 17 & 18 CONTACTS: Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited, telephone Luanda 244 22 269 2600 November 2013: DESCRIPTION & LOCATION: Angola: Intercontinental Luanda Hotel, Miramar District, Luanda SUBSECTOR: Hotels/Commercial Property/Tourism/Construction STAGE IN PROJECT CYCLE: Early Implementation CONTRACT DETAILS: The new 5-star Intercontinental Luanda Hotel will be 25 floors and will have 450 rooms. It will be situated on an area of 53 128 square metres in the upmarket Miramar District. The Project includes conference facilities. Opening was originally for 2009 but it is now scheduled to open late 2014. VALUE/LEVEL OF FUNDING: Total Unstated FINANCIAL & OTHER PARTIES: The main investor is the Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG). One of the suppliers is the security equipment company, Assa Abloy of South Africa. Miramar Empreemdimentos Limitada of Brazil. ANCILLARY INFORMATION: It will provide views of the Atlantic Ocean. CONTACTS: Nigel Stocks, Senior Vice President, Intercontinental Hotel Group (IHG), telephone Singapore 65 63956166. Miramar Empreemdimentos Limitada. telephone 55 13 32892633. BOTSWANA November 2013 Update: DESCRIPTION & LOCATION: Botswana: Morupule South Coal Project, Southern Botswana SUBSECTOR: Mining STAGE IN PROJECT CYCLE: Planning CONTRACT DETAILS: Hodges Resources of Australia has raised about USD 1 million from Gurney Capital of Melbourne for development of the Morupule South Coal Project in southern Botswana. The resource is estimated at 2 billion tons. The company recently acquired 75% ownership of the Project. VALUE/LEVEL OF FUNDING: Total Unfinalised FINANCIAL & OTHER PARTIES: Hodges Resources of Australia ANCILLARY INFORMATION: The company has completed a successful initial study and is now seeking an offtaker for the production. CONTACTS: Mark Major, Managing Director, Hodges Resources, telephone Perth 61 8 93226412, e-mail: [email protected] 3 BURUNDI November 2013 Update: DESCRIPTION & LOCATION: Burundi/Rwanda/Tanzania/Regional: Rusumo Falls Hydro Power Plant, Rwanda–Tanzania Border SUBSECTOR: Power/Infrastructure STAGE IN PROJECT CYCLE: Planning CONTRACT DETAILS: The World Bank has approved funding of USD 340 million towards the cost of construction of the Rusumo Falls Hydro Power Plant situated on the Rwanda-Tanzania border. The plant should generate 80 MW from 2017 and the power will be distributed to Rwanda, Tanzania and Burundi. A 220 kV transmission line will transport power to Gitega, Burundi, Kigali and Nyakanazi in Tanzania. VALUE/LEVEL OF FUNDING: The total cost is estimated at USD 468 million. USD 340 approved by World Bank FINANCIAL & OTHER PARTIES: Water & Sanitation Authority of Rwanda (EWSA), TANESCO, World Bank. ANCILLARY INFORMATION: The Project is part of the five-year National Hydro Power Programme the objective of which is to increase Rwanda’s power supply capacity to 1 000 MW by 2017. CONTACTS: Yves Muyange, Director General, Energy, Water & Sanitation Authority of Rwanda (EWSA), telephone Kigali 250 788307412, e-mail: [email protected] Rogers Kayihura, Communications Officer, Rwanda Country Office, World Bank, telephone Kigali 250 591300/3, e-mail: [email protected] CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC) November 2013: DESCRIPTION & LOCATION: DR Congo: New PPC Cement Plant, Kampese, Kinshasa- Matadi Corridor SUBSECTOR: Industrial/Ports/Rail/Transport/Infrastructure/Construction STAGE IN PROJECT CYCLE: Planning CONTRACT DETAILS: PPC of South Africa has confirmed that it will be building a new cement plant in Kampese situated on the Kinshasa-Matadi Corridor. The plant will have a capacity of one million tons per annum. An MOU has been signed with the local partner, Barnet Group. SRK Consulting undertook soil studies at the nearby quarry. There will be a dependence on Matadi Port and it is hoped that the rail line from Matadi to Kimpese will be rehabilitated through a loan by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA). There is much planned industrial activity in the Kampese area including another new cement plant. VALUE/LEVEL OF FUNDING: The cost is estimated at USD 230 million. FINANCIAL & OTHER PARTIES: PPC of South Africa, Barnet Group, SRK Consulting, Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) ANCILLARY INFORMATION: The area could be declared a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which would entail tax incentives. CONTACTS: Jacques van Jaarsveld, Executive: Business Development, PPC, telephone Johannesburg 27 11 3869012, e-mail: [email protected] Evariste Katanga: Representative, DBSA DR Congo, telephone Kinshasa 243 813568585, e- mail: [email protected] Nzanzu Muhindo, Chief Financial Officer, Barnet Group, telephone Kinshasa 243 817432046 or 844770807, e-mail: [email protected] November 2013: 4 DESCRIPTION & LOCATION: DR Congo: Kamoa Copper Project, West of Kolwezi, Katanga Province SUBSECTOR: Mining/Power/Infrastructure STAGE IN PROJECT CYCLE: Early Implementation CONTRACT DETAILS: Ivanhoe Mines/Ivanplats through its subsidiary, African Minerals Barbados Limited (AMBL) is developing the Kamoa Copper Project situated 25 kilometres west of Kolwezi, Katanga Province. The resource is estimated at 739 million tons grading 2,67% copper. The company has signed an agreement with the national power utility, SNEL for the refurbishment of two existing hydro power plants that will supply power to the mine. VALUE/LEVEL OF FUNDING: Total Unstated FINANCIAL & OTHER PARTIES: Ivanhoe Mines/Ivanplats, African Minerals Barbados Limited (AMBL), SNEL ANCILLARY INFORMATION: The concession covers 400 square kilometres. The government holds a 5% share in the Project. The license was granted in December 2012. CONTACTS: Jeremy Michaels, Ivanhoe Mines, telephone Johannesburg 27 11 0884348, e- mail: [email protected] ETHIOPIA November 2013 Update: DESCRIPTION & LOCATION: Ethiopia/Sudan/Regional: Grand Renaissance Dam Project, Benishangui-Gumuz Region, North-Western Ethiopia SUBSECTOR: Water & Sanitation/Power/Infrastructure STAGE IN PROJECT CYCLE: Early Implementation CONTRACT DETAILS: An International Panel of Experts from Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have found that the Grand Renaissance Dam Project will not have detrimental effects for Sudan and Egypt relating to the flow on the Nile River. The