Invest Nigeria

25^th – 26^th June 2012, Dubai International Exhibition Centre, UAE

Unveiling the Key Investment Prospects In Nigeria:
An In-Depth Sector By Sector Analysis Of FDI And Private Sector Opportunities

‘’Invest Nigeria’’ will be held in Dubai during the June 2012 with the support from the Nigerian Government and the IIR Middle East, KETS will be participating in this grand forum as a silver sponsor and presenting a paper about the Nigerian Agricultural Sector Potentialities focusing on the sugar industry and KETS services through West Africa.

The two day forum will bring together Nigerian Government representatives and business leaders of major Nigerian companies and projects. The forum’s sessions will cover many different topics such as Economical papers, Agricultural papers and Investment opportunities. With an accompanying industrial exhibition that was also held during the period from 25^th to 26^th May in the same venue.

Please check the below link for the Forum

http://www.iirme.com/nigeria

On March 29^th 2012 Kenana Engineering & Technical Services (KETS) won the bid of the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources (MOIWR) for Rehabilitation and Maintenance of Existing Drinking Water Supply Units & Installation of New Drinking Water Supply Units in Sub-divisions of Rahad Irrigation Scheme.

The biding contract was signed on April 26^th 2012, congratulation to all the team who supported and helped in the process of preparing the bidding document and aided in this accomplishment for KETS.

As part of KETS’ international expansion plan and business growth we are glad to announce that on the 1^st of November 2011 KETS have signed a memorandum of understanding with Buganda Kingdom to be their technical consultant in the agro-industrial sector. The delegates from Uganda visited KSC site on a full day with KETS and KSC representatives, the trip was completed with a visit to the White Nile sugar project which is one of KETS great accomplishments and have witnessed great progress over the last period.

KETS services have been growing and prospering with the support of all its professionals that work hand in hand to achieve such great accomplishments which gave them a great competitive edge and credibility in the industry.

On December 6th 2011 Kenana Engineering & Technical Services (KETS) and Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) signed a Design, Supply, Installation and Commissioning Agreement for a Water Treatment Plant at Kenana Site. The Contract includes a new Water Treatment plant with a capacity of 3,000 m³/day and rehabilitation & maintenance works for the main Water Treatment Plant at Kenana Site.

On December 18^th 2011 Kenana Engineering & Technical Services (KETS) and Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) signed an Engineering and Project Management Contract (EPM-Phase 1) to kick-start Redais Sugar Project. Redais Sugar Project is located in White Nile State on the western bank of White Nile River south of Kosti City. KETS scope of Service for this (Phase 1) will cover the Design & Engineering, Project Commencement Management, Re-Settlement and the Procurement Management. The expected timeline for this phase is 15 months.

On December 13^th 2011 Kenana Engineering & Technical Services (KETS) and Kenana Sugar Company (KSC) signed an Engineering and Project Management Contract (EPM-Phase 1) to build Kenana Red Sea Sugar Refinery (KRSSR). KRSSR project is located at Port-Sudan, Red Sea State with a total investment of $127 million and a refining capacity of 500,000 m³ Tons/year expandable to 1 million Tons/year.  KETS scope of Service for this (Phase 1) will cover the Design & Engineering, Project Commencement Management and the Procurement Management. The expected timeline for this phase is 1 year.

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Kenana Sugar Company was the official sponsor and strategic partner for the event carried out in Khartoum November 2011, which included several papers of selected specialists from all fields in the presence of leaders of industry, agriculture, economy and business in the Sudan.

Kenana Sugar Company featured a full session of its own presented by the Managing Director Mr. Mohamed El-Mardi El-Tijani, the paper was on "Food Security Projects – A Renewed Arab Model."

Kenana Engineering and Technical Services also participated and attended the meetings and set up several large investment meetings with various sectors in collaboration with the Kenana Sugar Company to view the investment opportunities in the country.

Under the auspices of the International Sugar Organization (ISO), the company participated in the conference of the International Sugar Organization (Thirty-eighth), which was held in the City of London - England, in December 2011 and was about "the ability of sugar Competitiveness: The Road to 2020", with respect to the future of sugar in the world and the steady increase in prices in light of the increasing costs of production. To highlight the role of KETS in the global sugar sector, one of the company’s employees was assigned to participate in the activities of the Conference.

Under the auspices of His Excellency the President of the Republic of Sudan, Field Marshal General Omar Hassan Ahmed Bashir, the company participated in the activities of the Forty-First Conference hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Arab Countries in collaboration with the Sudanese Businessmen and Employers Federation under the title: "Prospects For Arab Food Security And The Role Of The Private Sector."

On the 5th of June under the presence of his excellence Mr. Abdelrahman Elkhidir Khartoum State Governor Kenana Engineering and Technical Services signed a contract with Bank of Khartoum to execute a water treatment plant with the production capacity of 15m3 per day at Alsalha Region in Omdurman. The plants’ total value is 15 million SDG and will be for drinking purpose for the people of the area and will thus develop the wellbeing of the community enabling them to have healthy purified water.
This grand ceremony also witnessed the signature of the contract between bank of Khartoum and Khartoum National Water Corporation for the projects’ funding. The ceremony had a lot of high profile people from different organizational institutions involved in the project.
 

In line with KETS international strategy to become a leading agro-business consultancy in Africa and the Middle East, we are proud to announce the successful establishment of KETS West Africa. KETS West Africa has registered itself and set up office in Nigeria’s capital Abuja where it shall serve the domestic market by attracting new businesses and enhancing our current business relationships utilizing the region’s desire for Kenana’s expertise and success. The office will also serve the surrounding countries in a comprehensive effort to expand our services to the most populous part of the continent, currently undergoing an extensive program of expansion in their sugar industries’.