 Top 15 Most Expensive Ongoing Projects in Africa in 2023 Africa has gradually gained ground in infrastructure development over the last few decades. Change occurs in a variety of ways as a result of growth. It usually comes in the form of new construction projects that involve development ranging from the construction of hospitals and schools to mega projects that transform Africa as a whole. In this video, we'll look at the 15 most costly ongoing projects in Africa in 2023. If you are new to our channel, please subscribe so that we can grow and make more videos for you. Also, remember to like this video and leave a comment telling us what you think of these African projects. 15. Marine Drive Acra Project, Ghana Acra's Ministry of Tourism, Art, and Culture unveiled the Marine Drive Project, a 241-acre reconstruction proposal for Acra's waterfront. The project's goal was to create a distinct skyline for Acra and to transform the capital city core into a premier tourist destination. The Marine Drive Project would also benefit Ghana's burgeoning creative and cultural industries, and the associates' plan is expected to include a brand-new waterfront promenade that would transform the coast into a bustling leisure and recreation hub. The promenade, which will connect the most well-known landmarks and provide access to the beach, will cover a portion of the site. This project is valued at $122 billion. 14. Mandaya Hydropower Project, Ethiopia Mandaya is a 2,000-megawatt hydropower project planned for Ethiopia's Ebe River. The project is currently in the noun stage and will be completed in one phase. The ground and net head of the project will be $117.4 million and $109.8 million, respectively. The project is expected to generate 12,000 gigatons of electricity and will cost approximately $2.7 billion. The information regarding the project's parameters is sourced through secondary information sources such as electric utilities equipment, manufacturers, developers' project proponents deals, and financial reporting regulatory body, associations, government planning reports, and publications wherever needed. 13. Acra SkyTrain Project, Ghana Acra SkyTrain is a fully automated, elevated light railway metro network designed to serve Acra City in greater Acra, Ghana. The network will consist of five routes, four of which will be radio routes that will originate at a new terminal at the Kwamein Krumah Interchange and one that will loop around the city center. The total track length of all routes combined is 194 kilometers. The Ghanayan government signed a memorandum of understanding with the Iceky Train Consortium of South Africa in 2018, and the party signed a buildup for a transfer concession agreement in November 2019 following the completion of a feasibility study. The system will be developed at a cost of $2.6 billion by the Iceky Train Consortium. 12. The Ammonia Plants Project, South Africa Hive Hydrogen and Lint PLC, through its wholly owned subsidiary African Oxygen, announced plans to build a green ammonia factory in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa for $4.6 billion. The proposed complex, which will be built on a 9,000 hectare Sawiga special economic zone next to the port of Incora, has the capacity to produce 708,000 tons of green ammonia per year. This green ammonia will be sold on global markets. This plan calls for the construction of an on-site solar power plant on a nearby farm. The project will be one of the largest in sub-Saharan Africa and one of the largest in the world. Only for the renewable energy and energy storage components, invest SA, a division of the South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition will assist high hydrogen by facilitating investments through the invest as a one-stop shop system. The project is valued at $4.6 billion. 11. Greater Tortue Amium Gas Project, Senegal Greater Tortue Amium is an offshore LNG project based on upstream gas production in two-kilometers deep waters off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal. It is Africa's deepest offshore project to date. The LNG project is being developed collaboratively by BP, Cosmos Energy, Petrozen, and Socie Mauritanian Dehydrocarbors, SMHPM, with BP serving as the operator. The Greater Tortue Online LNG Project, which will be built in stages, will produce up to 10 million tons of LNG per year. This project is expected to cost $5 billion. 10. S-Com Power Station Transition, South Africa The partnership to accelerate South Africa's transition away from coal is expected to serve as a model for other countries in the future. According to Andrew, the writer, the CEO of S-Com, South Africa's state-owned company wants to accelerate its new energy project with its share of the multi-billion-dollar cash. By utilizing the low production costs of solar photovoltaic take part generation at its minds, S-Com hopes to reduce its carbon footprint and achieve net zero emission status by the year 2050. S-Com will first construct solar photovoltaic facilities at its mining sites, followed by energy storage facilities. This project is worth $8.5 billion. South Africa will receive grants and loans totaling $8.5 billion from the United States, Germany, France, and the United Kingdom to finance a transition away from coal. 9. Bagamoyo Port, Tanzania Bagamoyo Port in Tanzania is said to be the largest port in East and Central Africa. Tanzania, China, and Omen are collaborating on the project. The port is being built by the state-owned China Merchant Sport, and an Omen Southern Wolf Fund will establish a 1,700 hectare special economic zone adjacent to it. The port project is estimated to cost $10 billion, and will take approximately 30 years to complete in order to reach its full potential. The port will be able to handle 20 times more cargo than the country's largest port, which is located in the Tanzanian capital of Dar es Salaam. Once completed, this will be a significant transformation in Tanzania, creating more jobs for its citizens. 8. Muhammad Tech City Project, Morocco This is one of Africa's most expensive projects, a joint venture between the Moroccan government and China in the construction of the Muhammad Tech City project. It was first announced during Morocco's King Muhammad 6th visit to Beijing in 2016, when the two countries signed significant agreements, including the relaxation of visa requirements for Chinese nationals in order to boost tourism to the North African country. There was growing interest in the project at this time, as well as disagreement over shipstakes in the new massive smart city, which delayed the project's launch because the project's primary Chinese sponsor, a hate group, withdrew. The Moroccan BMCE Bank negotiated the deal with the other two major Chinese developers, the state-owned China Communications Construction Company, and China Road and Bridge Corporation, but the project was restarted in April 2019 during the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing due to its significance. 7. Lagos Calabar Railway, Manchuria The West-East Coastal Rail Line, also known as the Lagos Calabar Railway Line, is a Royal Infrastructure project that aims to connect Calabar, a port city in the Southeast region near the border with the neighboring Republic of Cameroon, with Lagos the West African Republic's largest city. The project calls for 22 stations with associated facilities, as well as a railway line stretching 1,402 kilometers, a room for administration, as well as level crossings, main tracks, and power lines. Other responsibilities include installing safety lighting and signaling systems. The project will be completed in two phases. The first phase will run from Calabar to Port Hackett, and the second will run from Port Hackett to Lagos-Lia-Aniche. Standard Chartered Bank, based in London, has agreed to contribute $11 billion toward the project's implementation in order to fund the construction of the Lagos Calabar Railway. 6. Kanza Technology City, Kenya Kanza, or Kanza Technopolis, is a key flagship project in Kenya's Vision 2030 portfolio of economic development. Kanza will be a world-class city with a thriving information, communications and technology sector, superior dependable infrastructure, and business-friendly governance systems. Kenya has begun construction on the $14.5 billion, Kanza Technology City in Machacos County, in order to attract technology talent and investors to fuel the country's economic growth. The name African Silicon Savannah refers to Kansas City, which is 64 kilometers south of Nairobi's capital and is modeled after Silicon Valley in the United States. The smart city focuses on business process outsourcing, software development, data centers, business continuity centers, call centers, light manufacturing industries, and academic institutions. So far, the Kanza City project has attracted a number of wealthy investors, including a prestigious Korean university. Dangotay Oil Refinery, Magyria With a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, Dangotay Oil Refinery is without a doubt one of the largest and most expensive construction projects in Africa right now. The project is an integrated refinery and petrochemical project that is currently under construction in the Lecky Free Zone. When completed, it will be the world's largest single train facility and Africa's largest oil refinery. The project was originally budgeted at $11 billion, but due to changes, it was increased to $19 billion. Up to $15 billion has already been spent on the project, with $10 billion going toward the refinery, $2.5 billion going toward the fertilizer plant, and $2.5 billion going toward pipeline infrastructure. The refinery will generate 9,500 direct jobs and 25,000 indirect jobs, while producing polypropylene jet fuel, gasoline, and diesel of high quality. Lapset Corridor Project The Lapset Corridor Project is a flagship project of KenyoVision 2030 and the first large high-impact infrastructure project initiated by the Kenyan government without external assistance. This is the single largest project of its kind in eastern Africa, and once completed, Lapset will become Kenya's second largest transport corridor. Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan are among the countries involved in this project. The following will be included in the project. A port in Manda Bay, Lamun. A standard gauge railway line connecting Juba, South Sudan, and Addis Abiba, Ethiopia, a road network. Oil pipelines connecting Southern Sudan and Ethiopia. An oil refinery in Bargoni, Kenya. Three airports and three resort cities. The investment resources planned are equal to half of Kenya's GDP. The project components are spread across a large portion of Kenya and will open up the country's northern regions while relieving pressure on the Mamba support. El Daba nuclear power plant El Daba nuclear power plant, Egypt's first nuclear power plant, is being built in Matru Governorate on the Mediterranean coast, about 250 kilometers west of Alexandria. The Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation is the developer of the proposed El Daba nuclear power plant, which will be owned and operated by the Arab Republic of Egypt's Nuclear Power Plant Authority. The Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority granted the plant's site approval permit in March 2019. The first unit is scheduled to be commissioned in 2026. The power plant will consist of four pressurized water reactors with a combined capacity of 4.8 gigawatt, accounting for up to 50% of Egypt's power generation capacity. The plant will cost between $25 and $30 billion. 2. The Great Manmade River Project, Libya The 4,000 kilometer long $36 billion Great Manmade River Project in Libya includes well fields, pump stations, water treatment facilities, and storage reservoirs, with the goal of supplying more than 6.5 million tons of water per day to Libya's agricultural, industrial, and municipal areas. It is the world's largest irrigation project, with a network of pipes currently transporting drinking water from desert reservoirs to the nation's coastal cities. The project was conceived by Muammar Gaddafi, the overthrown ruler who referred to it as the Eighth Wonder of the World. Since its inception in 1983, the project has already cost more than 36 billion dollars. This project has been delayed several times due to political unrest in the country. 1. New Alamans City, Egypt The New Alamans City, a one-of-a-kind mega city, with features designed to meet the high standards of a modern smart city, is located on the country's north coast, within the administrative borders of the Metra government. Arabic International Airport, which is still under construction, is located 85 kilometers west of Alamein, which is located on the Mediterranean Sea. The Egyptian government designed the new element to serve as a government, education, and tourism hub. The city has its own presidential palace, and construction on three universities, 30 skyscrapers, and high-rise towers at New Alamin, which will house over 30,000 hotel rooms, is currently underway. The second phase of the new Alamein mega project, which includes 10 additional coastal towers, has begun construction. Alamin stretches 60 kilometers along the southern coastline and covers a massive 50,000 acres to house its population of over 3 million people. The New City, which is expected to cost around 50 billion dollars, will help Egypt establish itself as a regional leader in business investment and tourism. These are major projects that, when completed, will upgrade Africa's infrastructure and development phase and catapult the continent to a new level. Thank you for sticking with me until the end. Tell us what you think about these projects in the comments section. Subscribe to Africa Reloaded and enable the notification bell to receive alerts of new videos.