Megaprojects: Key drivers in 2024 and what lies ahead for 2025 Tunde Ajia December 19, 2024 2024 marked an incredible year for global infrastructure and megaprojects, in the United States alone, put-in-place construction infrastructure spending reached
Cross-disciplinary Collaboration in Megaprojects: A Balancing Act Tunde Ajia November 6, 2024 AI generated image of site meeting (midjourney) With two decades of delivering projects across Africa and Europe, I have observed
Africa’s Energy Reality – Poor Productivity on Megaprojects Tunde Ajia August 28, 2024 More solar megaprojects are sprouting out of Africa. From Morocco to Botswana, the drive to diversify the continent’s energy source
The great Crossrail rail infrastructure fiasco: What lessons can we learn? Tunde Ajia July 17, 2024 London’s flagship Crossrail plan was touted as a modern marvel of civil engineering, providing a 10% boost to the British
Why some Megaprojects fail in Africa – What We Can Do About That Tunde Ajia July 3, 2024 In 2011, construction work began on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. On completion, the concrete colossus (145 meters high and
4 Common Causes of Cost Overruns in Mega Projects Tunde Ajia June 3, 2024 Cost overruns are an inherent part of megaprojects. They can be dangerous to your project’s success because they require the
Could the HS2 disaster have been predicted? Tunde Ajia May 27, 2024 Earlier in 2021, the next phase of the highly controversial HS2 high-speed railway line in the UK was given the
Why Megaprojects Fail in Africa and What Can We Do Differently? Tunde Ajia May 14, 2024 Africa is a cemetery of illustrious projects that never saw the light of day. From algae-ridden structures to weed-infested monuments,