GE & Sumitomo ink power deal with SEWA

GE and the Sumitomo Corporation have signed a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA). The...

Construction

Acwa Power, Egypt signs power project worth $2.3bn

Saudi utilities developer Acwa Power signed a $2.3 billion power purchase agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC), for a gas-fired...

Consultant

Squire Patton Boggs appoints Leroy Levy as its new MENA head of project development

Squire Patton Boggs has a new partner in its Public & Infrastructure Finance Practice. Leroy Levy joins as head of project development for the...

Consultant

Roland Berger promotes former KSA government adviser to partner

Consultancy firm Roland Berger says it has appointed Richard Paton, a former UK and Saudi Arabian government adviser, to its Middle East team....

Infrastructure

Kuwait looking to invest $26.6bn into new infrastructure

According to state news agency Kuna, the Kuwaiti government is planning to launch several new projects, which includes the building of new...

Infrastructure

Pinsent Masons: Tech a priority for almost all infrastructure investors

A new report by Pinsent Masons has revealed that globally, 87% of infrastructure investors would be more likely to back a bid...

Consultant

KSA law firm AlSabhan & AlAjaji and Pinsent Mason agree PPP MoU

Saudi law firm AlSabhan & AlAjaji has revealed it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with international law firm Pinsent Masons during...

Construction

GCC governments need proper regulations and frameworks for PPP to succeed

Public-private partnerships (PPP) will need GCC governments to introduce proper regulations and strong legal frameworks if they are to succeed, leading experts...