French water services group Saur has announced that it has secured a major wastewater operations and maintenance contract in Qatar, thus marking a significant milestone in its continued expansion across the Middle East.
Bahrain Airport Company (BAC), the operator and managing body of Bahrain International Airport (BIA), has renewed its long-term partnership with Thales, a global leader in high technologies for defence, aerospace, cyber and digital, for a further five years, securing specialist maintenance and support for the airport’s security systems.
Investcorp Capital has acquired US-based Kanawha Scales & Systems (KSS), a leading provider of mission-critical calibration, maintenance, and repair services for complex industrial weighing systems, from American Equipment Holdings, an industrial overhead cranes company.
The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) has completed scheduled maintenance on 138 33kV substations during the first half of 2026. It has also reviewed and approved 367 engineering plans for new substation projects and electricity network development in line with approved technical standards and specifications.
Saur Group, a global pure-play water services company, has achieved a major health and safety milestone in Saudi Arabia, recording 30 million safe man-hours under its operations and maintenance (O&M) contract with the National Water Company (NWC) across the Eastern Cluster.
Specialities Construction General Trading & Contracting, a unit of Kuwait-based conglomerate Specialties Group Holding, said it has secured a KD24.2 million ($78 million) contract for the construction and maintenance of public buildings and associate infrastructure at Suburb Center (N1) in Al Mutlaa City.
Veolia, through its consolidated entity Bahwan Veolia Water (BVW), has been awarded a five-year operations and maintenance (O&M) contract for the Al Asilah Desalination Plant in Oman. The fourth major facility being operated by Veolia, it boasts a production capacity of 80,000 cu m/day,
Africa will need at least $125 billion in investment in oil refining through 2050, including funding for new projects, existing facilities and maintenance, an OPEC official said at African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa, as the continent's oil demand is projected to outpace refining capacity, said a report.
Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding Company (Heisco) has announced that it has secured a major contract from Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity & Water & Renewable Energy for supply, commissioning and maintenance services related to the construction of lines feeding Al Khairan Power Plant.
Kuwait has awarded a major contract worth KD999.8 million ($3.3 billion) to China State Construction Engineering Corp for the construction of North Kabd sewage plant. The scope of work includes design and build as well as operation and maintenance services for over a 10-year period.
