Edward James

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Contract awards decline in 2025

GCC contract awards slumped by almost a third last year, driven by a sharp slowdown in Saudi Arabia as gigaproject delays and weaker power and hydrocarbons spending weighed on the market
07 January 2026
Local firm bids lowest for Kuwait substation deal

Al-Ahleia Switchgear Company’s bid was marginally lower than the two other offers
22 December 2025
Saudi-Dutch JV awards ‘supercentre’ metals reclamation project

The works are the first of four planned phases at the catalyst and gasification ash recycling facility in Jubail
22 December 2025

WEBINAR: Saudi gigaprojects 2026 and beyond

07 November 2025

NMDC plans to award Mukaab raft works ‘very shortly’

10 September 2025

Royal commission engages with contractors for Mecca metro

09 September 2025

Aramco plans to execute 85 projects in next three years

08 September 2025

Consultants shortlisted for new Egyptian railway

25 July 2025

Contractors submit bids for Dewa works

24 July 2025

Morocco moves on bess plans

22 July 2025

Award nears on ‘world’s largest desalination plant’

21 July 2025

Qatar tenders major T&D works

21 July 2025

Oman to narrow pumped hydro options

15 July 2025

PIF plans more solar IPPs

15 July 2025

Developers prepare Jordan solar EoIs

08 July 2025

Ibri 3 construction deal implies Masdar win

07 July 2025

Kuwait tenders renewables substation job

07 July 2025

Iraq to start procurement for $1bn rail modernisation

02 July 2025

WEBINAR: Soudah Peaks project briefing and market access

25 June 2025

Dubai developer prepares to launch island project

20 June 2025

Dewa requests contractor EoIs

20 June 2025

Nama evaluates water network bids

19 June 2025

Oman tenders three major distribution deals

19 June 2025

Kharafi wins Egypt wastewater deal

19 June 2025

Oman receives dams funding

18 June 2025

Bidders prepare applications for Lebanon WWTP tender

18 June 2025

Egypt proceeds with wastewater work

18 June 2025

Oman kicks off airport procurement

16 June 2025

Oman launches new mountain development

16 June 2025

Scatec updates on two Egyptian renewables projects

16 June 2025

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