Tag: infrastructure

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Dubai to host World Green Economy Summit in October

Some of the leading decision-makers, business leaders, investors and experts in resilience and infrastructure, along with key representatives from government, the private sector and academia, will be in Dubai this October for the 12th edition of World Green Economy Summit (WGES). ...

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Dar Global awards design-and-build contract for premium Diriyah project

Dar Global, the London-listed developer, has awarded the design-and-build contract for its Rayana community at Wadi Safar located within the mega Saudi development Diriyah. The scope of work includes delivery of primary infrastructure including the earthworks, roads and utility networks. ...

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Dammam Airports inks $317m infrastructure development contracts

Dammam Airports has awarded a series of agreements worth SAR1.2 billion ($317 million) in bid to boost the infrastructure and operational capabilities at King Fahd International Airport. A major portion of the deals covers the construction of a new power station and medium-voltage electrical distribution network. ...

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L&T lands $992m Kuwait energy infrastructure development contracts

Indian construction and engineering conglomerate Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has secured a major contract worth KD303.5 million ($992 million) from Kuwait Oil Company for the construction of export crude storage facilities as well as providing key upgrades to its key energy infrastructure. ...

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Elsewedy Electric steps up efforts to empower Saudi women in the workplace

Elsewedy Electric, a leading provider of energy and infrastructure solutions in EMEA region, said the group continues its efforts to empower Saudi women and actively engage them in the workplace. Its Saudi female employees currently represent 6.5% of the group’s total workforce in the kingdom. ...

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O-Green achieves financial close for Oman’s largest industrial solar project

O-Green, a green infrastructure platform jointly owned by Naqaa Sustainable Energy and OQ Alternative Energy, said it has achieved the financial close for the largest solar energy project in Oman. The landmark 93MW solar project is being developed in partnership with Madayn at Sohar Industrial City....

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RTA completes Dubai Metro tunnels maintenance, rehabilitation works

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that the advanced maintenance and comprehensive rehabilitation works on Dubai Metro’s tunnel infrastructure have been fully completed. This comes as part of RTA’s ongoing efforts to enhance operational safety and ensure operational excellence. ...

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Webuild completes work on key Riyadh Metro station

Webuild, a global leader in the design and construction sector, has announced that it has successfully completed the work on the Western station of Riyadh Metro network. With the bringing into service of this station, the entire line of the Italian builder's 22-station network on the Orange line is officially complete. ...

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Abu Dhabi launches new unified infrastructure governance framework

The Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre (ADPIC) has announced a new infrastructure governance framework designed to accelerate approvals, strengthen coordination and enhance delivery across Abu Dhabi’s capital project ecosystem. ...

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Ladun secures $637m Riyadh infrastructure development contracts

Ladun Investment Company has secured SAR2.39 billion ($637 million) contracts to carry out infrastructure development work at Al Qirawan and Al Narjis districts as well as the Namar real estate development - in the Saudi capital. They will be executed in consortium with Al Ayuni Investment and Contracting. ...

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Ladun, Al Ayuni win $87m project under Real Estate Balance Program

Ladun Investment Company, in consortium with Al Ayuni Investment and Contracting Company, has secured a major infrastructure development contract valued at SAR326.7 million ($87.08 million), according to a Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) filing....

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RTA awards key Dubai infrastructure development works

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded the contract for the development of Umm Suqeim Street, Al Wasl Road and Al Safa Street as part of its road infrastructure development works. The project scope includes construction of bridges and tunnels extending 11,000m long....

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Perma-Pipe wins key UAE, Saudi district cooling contracts

Perma-Pipe International, a global leader in pre-insulated piping and leak detection systems for oil and gas sector, has secured contracts for district heating and cooling projects in UAE and Saudi Arabia, thus strengthening its position in the region as demand rises for energy-efficient infrastructure. ...

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SSH lands design, supervision contract for Expo City Dubai project

SSH, one of the leading masterplanning, infrastructure and project management firms in the Middle East, has announced that it has secured the design and supervision contract for Expo Valley Views, the next chapter in Expo City Dubai’s sustainable living story. ...

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United Gulf wins key utility infrastructure contract in Kuwait

United Gulf Construction Company, a multi-disciplinary contracting firm, has secured a key utility infrastructure project contract in Kuwait. The scope of work includes the construction and maintenance of a new water distribution complex in the Hawalli area, along with other associated works. ...

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Iraq approves $4.6bn Basra–Haditha oil pipeline bid process

Iraq has approved the bidding process for a $4.6 billion oil pipeline linking Basra to Haditha, in a step aimed at strengthening its crude export infrastructure. The planned pipeline will stretch 685 km, transporting crude oil from southern Iraq to northern regions....

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Nakheel awards primary infrastructure contract for Dubai Islands project

Leading masterdeveloper Nakheel has awarded an AED527 million ($143.4 million) contract to Al Nasr Contracting Company for primary infrastructure and utilities works on Island B at Dubai Islands. The scope includes roads and paving work, utility, telecom as well as drainage and sewage systems. ...

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Airport, metro plans move ahead in Makkah

The Saudi city of Makkah is moving closer to a major transformation of its transport network, with plans for a new airport and metro system advancing as part of a major infrastructure upgrade, said a report. Feasibility studies and preliminary designs for the metro have already been completed. ...

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Heisco seals $186.4m Kuwait power infrastructure contract

Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company (Heisco) has announced that it has signed a contract with the Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity and Water and Renewable Energy for a major power infrastructure project worth KD57.2 million ($186.4 million). ...