Saudi construction sector expanded for a third consecutive month in July, driven by stronger infrastructure and residential activity as new orders rose at the fastest pace in five months, according to the latest Saudi Construction Index compiled by leading financial services provider Alrajhi Capital.
Saudi Arabia has announced the opening of the 246-km Rafha-Hail Road, thus expanding the kingdom's transport network with a new route linking Rafha to Hail through the Hail-Baqaa Road. The road represents a vital artery within the kingdom's interregional road connectivity network.
Saudi utility giant Acwa Power has reported mixed first-half results, with its revenue soaring to SAR4 billion ($1.2 billion) mainly driven by higher energy sales and increased O&M services earnings, while its net profit for the six-month period fell 28% to SAR653.2 million ($174.2 million).
The State Properties General Authority (SPGA) and the National Center for Privatization & PPP (NCP) have announced the qualification of eight companies and consortiums to participate in the tender for the Quality Valley Riyadh Project, a major mixed-use development planned on the headquarters site of the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO) in Riyadh.
Saudi energy services company Tarshid has completed the second phase of an energy efficiency retrofit project at the Islamic University of Madinah, covering 43 buildings and facilities. It involved upgrades to cooling, AC and lighting systems aimed at improving energy efficiency.
Work is moving at a steady pace on the Miraf District, a premium mixed-use project being developed by Refad Real Estate Company on a 42,000 sq m area at Al Khobar in the kingdom's Eastern Province, with the project on track for handover in 2029.
Saudi-based Masah Contracting Company has announced that it has won the construction deal for Ajdan Infiniti Tower T2, a 40-storey residential development located in Al Khobar in the kingdom's Eastern Province. The entire contract work will be completed within two to three years.
SepcoIII, a Chinese construction and engineering company, has announced the full commercial operation of the Saudi Red Sea Utility Infrastructure Project, thus marking the completion of one of the kingdom’s major integrated clean energy and utility infrastructure developments.
Global hospitality group Accor has announced that it has sealed a partnership deal with Al Qimmah Hospitality, a subsidiary of Bin Dawood Investment Company, to develop a portfolio of more than 4,000 keys across Saudi Arabia, including an 850-room Novotel property in Makkah.
New Murabba, a unit of sovereign wealth fund PIF and the master developer of Riyadh’s modern downtown, has signed an agreement with Almana Medical Group to develop a 200-bed general hospital within its mega Saudi destination at a total investment of SAR1 billion ($266 million).
