Bahrain to launch tender for construction of metro project by Q1 2023

Bahrain will launch the tender for the construction of its metro project in the first quarter of 2023, a senior government official...

Construction

Construction work on Kuwait International Airport achieves significant headway

Construction work on the Kuwait International Airport is progressing well, with the project’s third package nearing the 76% completion mark, it has...

Infrastructure

ACWA Power achieves financial close for $821mn Shuaibah 3 IWP project

Saudi-based ACWA Power has announced the financial close for the Shuaibah 3 independent water project (IWP), with a total investment of US...

Energy

OPWP invites bids for development of Ibri III solar IPP

The Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) has invited bids from leading global companies to provide technical consultancy services for the...

Infrastructure

India’s L&T wins multiple EPC orders worth up to $303mn in KSA

India-based Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has announced that its Power Transmission and Distribution business has secured multiple EPC orders in the current...

Infrastructure

Neom appoints Independent Safety Assessor for railway system in The Line and Neom Industrial City

Egis and its subsidiary AuditSafe, along with Certifer have been appointed by Neom to act as an Independent Safety Assessor (ISA) for...

Interviews

A quantum shift in city design thinking is on the horizon

The concepts of smart cities and sustainability are often intertwined, as it is impossible to consider one without the other. By their...

Infrastructure

Exclusive: MoEI discloses pre-qualification requirements for PPP street-lighting project

The UAE’s Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) has announced the pre-qualification requirements for a public-private partnership (PPP) street-lighting project in the...

Sustainability