Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec) has announced that it has received four competitive proposals for the development of Al Nouf 1 Independent Power Producer (IPP) project. The country's largest single-site carbon-capture-ready CCGT plant, it will generate up to 3.3GW power once operational.
Leading global engineering and advisory firm AESG has set up a structural design and engineering unit, further strengthening its multi-disciplinary consultancy platform across the Middle East region. It has appointed industry veterans Matthew Cross and Dr Gavin Lume to spearhead the new division.
Dubai master developer Damac has announced that work is in full swing on its Safa One development which continues rise steadily on the Dubai skyline. The overall construction stands at 56% completion, with core wall levels advancing to Level 46 in Tower A and Level 49 in Tower B.
Dubai South Properties has awarded AED2 billion ($544 million) contract to Mohammed Abdulmohsin Al Kharafi & Sons for the development of multiple phases of Hayat by Dubai South. A luxury master-planned community, it will feature 2,500 residential units including townhouses, villas as well as mansions.
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has formalised Iron Women as a unified global platform to solve a severe shortage of skilled operators, technicians, and service professionals. The initiative is positioned not as a symbolic gesture but as essential business infrastructure.
Foulath Holding, an industrial holding company with major steel investments and the parent company of Bahrain Steel and SULB, has announced a force majeure situation affecting certain group operations as a result of the ongoing regional conflict in the Middle East.
FCC, a leading Spanish civil engineering and infrastructure construction group, said its consortium has won the prestigious Agustín de Betancourt International Public Works Award for the design and construction work on yellow, green and purple lines of the Riyadh Metro network.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a co-operation agreement with leading Dubai developer Union Properties aimed at strengthening collaboration in the management and regulation of road right-of-way within Union Properties’ development areas.
UAE-based Azizi Developments has announced that it has appointed Doka, a world leader in formwork, scaffolding and engineering solutions based in Austria, as the formwork and scaffolding partner for its landmark multi-tower residential complex - Rêve Riviera - located in the MBR City, Dubai.
Patel Family Office, a US investment enterprise, and Abdel Hadi A Al-Qahtani & Sons (AHQ), a Saudi industrial conglomerate, have signed a $1 billion deal to establish AYARA, a vertically integrated hospitality platform that will develop a network of 50 international brand-name business hotels across Saudi Arabia by 2029.
