The Managing Director of the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has declared that over 700 communities across the Gambia will be electrified by his company by 2025. “Our access level in the country is just a little above 4 per cent, but we are working hard by 2025 to[Read More…]
Economy
Gambia: NAWEC To Increase Tariffs For Water & Electricity In April
Tariffs for water and electricity are going to be increased nationwide in about a week’s time, according an announcement by the National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC), who made the disclosure at a conference held earlier on Monday 27 March at its head office at Westfield. According to NAWEC, the[Read More…]
Senegal Cement Giant Secures €242M From IFC
Senegal’s largest cement producer, Sococim Industries, has secured a €242m finance package from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, to build a new production line at its Rufisque cement plant in the Dakar Region. Sococim Industries, a subsidiary of France-based multinational Vicat,[Read More…]