Expo 2030 Riyadh has entered its detailed design and infrastructure delivery phase with three key appointments: Global architecture firm LAVA has been named Custodian of the Expo 2030 Riyadh Masterplan following its Gold win at the Better Future World Design Awards 2026, Germany’s Dorsch Global is appointed as a construction supervision consultant, and Saudi Energy has secured a landmark agreement to build high-capacity substations and grid connections for the 6-million-sq-m site.
Together, the moves advance the kingdom’s Vision 2030-aligned “Foresight for Tomorrow” expo, set to host 197 countries and an expected 42 million visits from October 2030 to March 2031, while laying the groundwork for the site’s post-event conversion into a permanent global village.
Dorsch Global, a major planning and consulting group, has announced that its Saudi unit has been signed up as one of the construction supervision consultants for Expo 2030 Riyadh. On the contract win, Dorsch Global said this prestigious appointment marks another significant milestone for Dorsch in KSA and reflects the trust placed in its expertise in delivering complex, large-scale developments.
Saudi Energy’s (formerly the Saudi Electricity Company) agreement covers the delivery of electricity supplies to the Expo 2030 Riyadh site in accordance with the highest technical and operational specifications. It also includes developing the required electricity infrastructure, including constructing and connecting the necessary grid facilities to provide highly reliable and efficient electricity supplies.
The works include the construction of a main supply substation and three primary substations, as well as infrastructure for electricity transmission and distribution networks. Alfanar, Haif, TDP Construction and Trading, and Al Babtain companies will carry out the construction of the substations and connect them to the grid.
The agreement was signed by National Grid CEO Eng Waleed Al-Saadi and Expo 2030 Riyadh Chief Development Officer Eng Abdulaziz Al-Aqel in the presence of Saudi Energy CEO Eng Khalid Al-Ghamdi and Expo 2030 Riyadh CEO Eng Talal Al-Marri.
The agreement will help establish advanced and reliable infrastructure to support Expo 2030 Riyadh’s readiness to welcome the world in 2030, the year of Saudi Vision 2030, and support the kingdom’s efforts to deliver an exceptional edition of the World Expo that reflects its ambition and capabilities in executing major global projects, Al-Marri stated.
Al-Ghamdi said the agreement provides for securing electricity supplies to the site ahead of the event, allowing testing and trial operations to be completed.
It will also work to raise the site’s operational readiness in line with Expo 2030 Riyadh requirements and preparing its facilities to host 197 countries and receive an expected 42 million visits, he added.
