New $572m Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway to be ready by end of 2016

Construction work is 70% complete. The Abu Dhabi General Service Company (Musanada) has announced that construction on the new AED2.1 billion ($572m)...

Qatar Rail sets target to reuse 100% of excavated waste

Push to raise recycled share of solid waste. Qatar Rail plans to reuse 100% of the excavated waste generated by its projects,...

Abu Dhabi Ports procures new equipment for RORO, general cargo

Equipment includes forklift trucks, terminal tractors, roll trailers. Abu Dhabi Ports has procured a new range of equipment to handle general and...

TRANSCO wins UAE nuclear plant power line deal

Abu Dhabi firm to transmit electricity from Barakah nuclear plant to grid. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has signed with the...

Infrastructure ME – February 2016

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Rail projects worth $352bn underway in MENA

Saudi Arabia has largest investment, at an estimated $118.9bn. Sixteen major railway projects worth $352bn are underway in the Middle East and...

Energy sector makes up 75% of Q3 Saudi contracts

Real estate accounts for just 10% of $16bn construction contracts . The oil and gas sector accounted for 75% of all contracts awarded...

GE signs deals worth $1bn to upgrade Iraq power grid

Projects to help meet peak summer demand. GE has signed over $1 billion worth of contracts with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity...

UAE’s Etihad Rail suspends stage two tenders

‘Timing and delivery’ of phase is under review. Etihad Rail says it has suspended the tender process for stage two of the...

Gulf Petrochem to expand Fujairah terminal

Current storage capacity set to increase to 655,280 cbm . The UAE-based Gulf Petrochem has announced it will be expanding its Fujairah...

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