Critical Infrastructure Summit to shine a light on regional data centres

Data centres will be put in the spotlight at the forthcoming Critical Infrastructure Summit (CIS), the Big Project Middle East (BPME) editorial...

Construction

Metrolinx appoints AECOM to support delivery of LRT project

Government of Ontario transport agency, Metrolinx, has appointed AECOM to work on the Hamilton Light Rail Transit project. AECOM said its integrated...

Infrastructure

Egis-Setec to lead Cairo Metro Line 6 studies

The Egyptian Ministry of Transport has signed an agreement with Egis and Setec for the second phase of Cairo Metro Line 6...

Financial

$344.5mn in financing for electric express train project in Egypt green-lit by IsDB

Projects worth US $403mn have been approved by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in its member countries including Egypt, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan...

Construction

Alstom to design and build first driverless metro in Africa

French mobility giant Alstom has signed a framework agreement with Egypt’s National Authority of Tunnels (NAT) to design, build, and maintain Line...

Infrastructure

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...

Infrastructure

Evaluation of prequalification bids for $2bn Bahrain Metro project underway

Bahrain’s Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Mohammed Al Kaabi, has said that evaluation of the prequalification bids submitted by top infrastructure majors for...