The government of Egypt has announced the completion of phase one construction of the tallest tower in Africa. Egyptian Ministry of Housing said the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) completed the concrete work at the 400-metre Iconic Tower.
The 78-story tallest tower in Africa located at the New Administrative Capital (NAC), east of Cairo, is being built on an area of ​​268,000 square meters, at a cost of US $3 billion in investments and is 378 meters in height. The metal structure of Africa’s tallest tower at the New Administrative Capital started in November 2019.
The tallest tower in Africa project is being jointly implemented by the Egyptian Ministry of Housing, represented by the New Urban Communities Authority, and CSCEC. According to Egyptian director of the project, Ahmed Al-Banna, said that the first phase of the project consumed more than 800 continuous workdays, noting that that the concrete works were carried out in four stages.
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The Central Business District
CSCEC had won a US $3bn contract to deliver a batch of 20 towers in the Central Business District (CBD) of the New Administrative Capital. The main focus was centered around putting up buildings that would house government ministries and agencies as well as the president’s office.
The Chinese were to build a new parliament complex, 12 ministerial buildings, a convention center and an exhibition area at what is believed would be a whooping US $45bn. This would undoubtedly form the nucleus from which the rest of the city would grow as demand for other amenities such as housing and shopping would stem. The 20 buildings include 12 high-rise office buildings, five high-rise apartment buildings, two luxury hotels, and the tall Iconic Tower. The whole project is scheduled to be delivered by 2022.
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