Ethiopian Airlines to build $5bn airport city

Ethiopian Airlines generated $4bn in 2019 from 12 million passengers and 432,000 tons of freight. Ethiopian Airlines is to start building a...

ADDC to supply recycled water to Abu Dhabi’s Saadiyat Island

ADDC has connected Saadiyat Island to the existing recycled water network from Yas Island. Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC) has said that...

Masdar to build 145MW floating solar PV plant with PLN

Indonesia is said to be the largest user of energy in the Asean region. Masdar has inked a power purchase agreement (PPA)...

Bee’ah partners with Tabreed to develop district cooling plants in Sharjah

Firms will increase the practice of using energy-efficient district cooling techniques at large projects in Sharjah. Bee’ah has signed a partnership agreement...

World Urban Forum is a chance to demonstrate how Abu Dhabi can diversify and be sustainable

H.E. Mohamed Al Khadar Al Ahmed, executive director of Strategic Affairs at Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), Abu Dhabi shares his...

Exclusive: James Baker says graphene can disrupt different industries

Firm is looking at graphene commercialisation through its partnership with Masdar. Graphene is a disruptive technology that could open up new markets...

ADFD allocates $105m for 8 renewable energy projects in partnership with IRENA

Projects range from Antigua and Barbuda to Cuba, Maldives, Nepal and Chad. The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has confirmed the...

Opinion: How we can attract and retain talent within the UAE’s construction market

Anouar Bourakkadi Idrissi, COO, Edenred UAE on the construction industry's challenge of staff retention. Workforce development and retention is important for any...

Virgin Hyperloop One says Middle East system can be powered completely off-grid

Clean energy system in line with UAE’s Federal Energy Strategy 2050. Virgin Hyperloop One (VHO), the American transportation technology company, has said...

Adnoc signs MoU with Indonesian firms for gas and petrochemical deals

MoU signed to explore the potential development of a crude-to-petrochemicals complex in Balongan, Indonesia. Adnoc has announced that it has signed agreements...