In an exclusive interview with Gulf Construction, Knowledge Economic City’s CEO Dr Moath Al-Yahya outlines the accelerated delivery of KEC’s major destinations and its vision for an integrated city combining hospitality, residential, cultural and lifestyle offerings.
KPC Precast has officially become the first precast concrete manufacturer in the Middle East to localise and deploy CarbonCure technology. The move aims to cut emissions across the region’s construction and built environment sectors, the Saudi-based manufacturer said.
Saudi Diesel Equipment Company (SDEC) is looking to strengthen its position in Saudi Arabia’s expanding construction equipment market through its partnership with Indian manufacturer Mahindra, targeting demand from infrastructure, industrial and municipal projects as well as the country’s growing equipment rental sector.
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has completed traffic improvements at Al Qiyadah Intersection in a bid to boost traffic towards Abu Hail and Salah Al Din streets. The works include a left-turn lane onto Abu Hail Street alongside upgrades to the intersection layout and traffic signals.
Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (PWP) has invited bids for the provision of legal consultancy services for the development and competitive tendering of three new Solar 2030 Independent Power Projects (IPPs) with a combined planned capacity of 3,000 MW.
As China and Egypt celebrate 70 years of diplomatic ties, green development is taking centre stage, with Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) advancing wind power projects portfolio totaling over 1.8GW in Egypt while expanding into energy storage and local manufacturing.
Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced the launch of ‘Initial Registration,’ a unified platform to streamline the developer journey and integrate project registration as well as real estate transaction registration and escrow account management.
Switzerland-based CTS Group, a specialist in the design and development of data centres, has announced that it has joined hands with Saudi clean energy and smart infrastructure company Desert Technologies to set up a new data centre facility with an annual capacity of 300MW in Saudi Arabia.
Rowad ME General Contracting, the UAE branch of Rowad Modern Engineering, has been awarded the main works contract for the Marina Apartments project on Ramhan Island, Abu Dhabi, for Eagle Hills Properties, under the consultancy supervision of Mirage Leisure & Development.
JK DryChem Industries, a subsidiary of India’s leading cement manufacturing giant JK Cement, has officially launched its manufacturing facility in Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ), marking the next phase of the company’s expansion in the UAE and wider region.
