EWEC issues RFP for 400MW BESS in Abu Dhabi

The deadline for submitting bids has been set for Q4 2024. An RFP for an independent greenfield 400MW battery energy storage system...

China announces plans for 8GW solar facility

The country is already home to what’s billed as the world’s largest solar facility, the 3.5GW Xinjiang solar farm. China Three Gorges...

Aramco awards Dar contract for engineering and project management

Dar has been active in Saudi Arabia since 1957, delivering projects for clients, with seven offices across major cities in the Kingdom....

Alandalus Property begins development of $221mn commercial project

The project will be financed mainly through bank loans and partly through the partners’ own resources. Alandalus Property has begun work on...

Mace appointed as PMP for MTR railway extension projects

The scope of the MTR’s railway extension projects is aid to be in excess of US $19bn. UK-based construction firm Mace has...

Agratas awards contract for construction of UK battery cell facility

The development of Building One will require approximately 2,100 construction roles. Agratas has awarded UK-based contractor Sir Robert McAlpine the contract to...

Trident Grand Mall sold for US $20mn

Equitativa set to reinvest proceeds and ease ongoing finance costs after divesting classic JBR property. Emirates REIT has announced the sale of...

Top Estidama rating for Sustainable City – Yas Island

Abu Dhabi’s Urban Planning Council awards the development its highest-possible certification for villa sustainability. The Sustainable City - Yas Island has received...

Embracing the 20-Minute city

Urban planners will need to use innovative design strategies to create tighter neighborhoods, while forecasting future societal habitation trends writes Steven Velegrinis,...