Honda begins export of new Jazz from India to South Africa
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the upcoming launch of the new version of premium hatchback Jazz in India, Japanese car maker Honda has started shipping the vehicle to South Africa from its plant in Rajasthan.
Present in India through its wholly-owned arm Honda Cars India, the company is producing the new Jazz at Tapukara plant where it is investing Rs 380 crore to expand production capacity to 1.80 lakh units annually from 1.20 lakh units.
"We have already started the export of the new Jazz to South Africa from here. The vehicle is being produced at our Tapukara facility," Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) Senior Vice-President (Marketing and Sales) Jnaneswar Sen said.
Enel Green Power announces start of construction on an 82.5 MW PV plant in South Africa
Enel Green Power (EGP, Rome, Italy) has begun construction of the Pulida solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, which is located in the Free State Province in South Africa.
The PV project will have a total installed capacity of 82.5 MW and once fully operational will be able to generate more than 150 GWh of solar power annually, equivalent to the annual consumption needs of around 48,000 South African households.
Solar power generated by Pulida will be sold to the South African utility Eskom through the 20-year power supply agreement that EGP was awarded in October 2013 as part of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) promoted by the South African Government.
SOUTH AFRICA: Mercedes East London plant builds car #1,000,000
Daimler's South African Mercedes-Benz plant in East London, Eastern Cape province, has built its one millionth passenger car - a white, right hand drive, C-Class sedan.
The latest generation has been produced since May 2014 in East London - one of four factories world wide making the model line - and this is the fourth generation to be built in South Africa. Bremen, Germany, is the lead plant and the others are Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Beijing Benz.
M-B production and supply chief Markus Schäfer said: "One million cars made at the East London plant illustrate the remarkable development this location has seen over the years."
Ethiopia to build biggest air cargo hub in Africa
Ethiopian Airlines’ drive to become a global carrier is to be supported by the construction of a world-class cargo terminal at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
The $98m terminal, which will be the size of five football grounds, is to be designed by German engineer Unitechnik Group.
According to Unitechnik, the new terminal will be able to handle 600,000 tonnes of freight a year: more than four times the capacity of the existing facility, which was built by the same firm in 2006.
After that, planning will begin on a further expansion to 1.2 million tonnes a year, making the terminal one of the largest in the world.
