Abu Dhabi to provide $1.8bn in housing aid

In 2019, more than 6000 housing loans, 250 houses, and 1800 plots of land were distributed to UAE nationals. HH Sheikh Mohamed...

ADFD backed social housing project launched in Seychelles

Project comprises of 106 housing units and integrated roads, electricity, water and sewage networks. A social housing project in the Seychelles, built...

Limak Inşaat Kuwait lowest bidder for Phase Two of new Kuwait Airport project

Subsidiary of Turkey’s Limak Group has submitted a bid of $555mn, report says. Limak Inşaat Kuwait, a subsidiary of the Turkish builder...

Acwa Power achieves financial close on Umm Al Quwain water desalination plant

Exclusive: Plant expected to be commercially operational by July 2022, says Acwa Power’s CIO. Acwa Power has announced that it has reached...

ADNOC awards EPC contract to Archirodon Construction Overseas

ADNOC had already announced an investment of $489mn to upgrade Bab field, one of its largest onshore producing assets. The Abu Dhabi...

TRSDC and Kaust pick winners of Brains for Brine Challenge

Three winners of desalination research projects announced at Aquatech 2019 in The Netherlands. The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) and King Abdullah...

L&T Construction wins multiple EPC contracts from JUIDCO

The project is designed to bring drinking water to 445,000 people in Jharkhand, India. India-based Jharkhand Infrastructure Development Company Limited (JUIDCO) has...

RTA says 28mn riders have used Dubai Tram since launch

Authority says tram has become a key component of Dubai’s rail systems and public transport network as it celebrates its fifth anniversary....

Masdar agrees to design, finance, build and operate Uzbekistan’s first solar power plant

UAE-based renewable energy company submitted the lowest tariff to develop the 100MW utility-scale PV solar plant. Masdar, the UAE-based renewable energy company,...

RTA awards contract to upgrade three metro stations on Red Line

Upgrade is part of a five-year plan to enhance multi-modal transit integration and provide a better mobility experience. The board of executive...

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