Abu Dhabi City Municipality begins Corniche Road revamp project

Project is expected to be complete in the first week of December 2019. Roadworks and the redevelopment of Abu Dhabi’s Corniche Road...

Adnoc awards contracts worth $3.6 bn for wells and drilling materials

Contracts awarded to CSE, ADOSC, and Habshan representing Tenaris, Vallourec and Marubeni respectively. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has announced...

Sharjah’s Chamber of Commerce signs MoU with Bee’ah to foster best environmental practises

Organisations agree to cooperate and exchange knowledge and experiences for best environmental practises . The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI)...

Sweet deal for Elsewedy as it wins $18.5mn contract from Egypt’s Canal Sugar

Contract signed for the construction of an internal network and a transmission line for a sugar plant in Egypt. Egypt’s Elsewedy Electric...

ENEC achieves milestone at Unit 3 at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant

Combination of the four units are expected to prevent the release of up to 21m tons of carbon emissions each year. The...

Over half of construction leaders expect 6-10% growth over the next year

UAE’s construction sector remains optimistic, states KPMG’s survey. KPMG’s Global Construction Survey has revealed that the UAE construction sector remains optimistic with...

Elsewedy Electric commences operations at two solar power plants

Plants will generate power for over 140,000 households in Egypt. Elsewedy Electric has announced that two solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants have...

Case Study: Reliable private wireless network for smart grid applications

How DTE Energy used a wireless network deployed by ABB to secure its smart grid infrastructure and applications. In 2010, DTE Energy,...

Site Visit: The challenge of building Nakheel’s spectacular Palm Tower

A visit to Nakheel’s Palm Tower, a $326.6m mixed-use development that aims to become the heart of Palm Jumeirah. Visitors and travellers...

Opinion: Middle East companies behind the curve in using technology to drive higher productivity

Andrew Skudder, CEO, CCS, on the power of cost savings and improved project management to weather a tumultuous time for the industry....

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