$500m deal to implement Oman-GCC power link
The GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) and Sohar International Bank have signed a $500 million interim financing agreement to support the implementation of a direct electricity interconnection project linking the authority’s grid with that of Oman.
More...Bahrain real estate transactions jump 16.4pc in H1
Bahrain registered a total of 13,452 real estate transactions in H1 2025, marking a 16.4 per cent increase as compared to H1 2024, said a report. Transaction values increased by 3.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024, amounting to a total of BD775.2 million ($2.
More...Bahrain launches tender for 1,400 MW power plant
Bahrain's Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has announced the launch of an international tender for the development of the Sitra Independent Water and Power Production Plant (IWPP), with a planned capacity of 1,400 -1,500 MW of electricity and 30 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) of potable water.
More...Egis group lands $967m Qatar highways O&M deals
Egis, an international player active in the consulting, construction engineering and mobility service sectors, has announced that its consortium has secured contracts worth QR3.5 billion ($967 million) from Public Works Authority (Ashghal), represented by the Roads Operation and Maintenance Department, for its strategic highways project in Qatar.
More...Bids open for Phase One of 1.8GW Al Khairan project
Kuwait has opened bids for the first phase of the 1.8 GW Al Khairan power and water project, which will be located 100 km south of Kuwait City along the Gulf coast, reported Reuters, citing the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP).
More...Emsteel delivers sheet piles for Suez bridge
Emsteel supplied 5,000 tons of high-quality U-type sheet piles for Egypt’s new landmark, the Floating Movable Bridge across the Suez Canal.
More...Kuwait launches tenders for building three new cities
Kuwait's government has invited local and international companies to take the first step in bidding for contracts as part of its plans to develop three new cities to help tackle a shortage of housing in the country.
More...Package Three of key Qatar road network complete
Qatar's Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has announced that it has completed the work on Package Three of the Roads and Infrastructure Development Project in Al Wajba East. It is aimed at developing the road network and infrastructure to serve 417 land plots in the area.
More...Contract signed for Dukhan solar power plant
QatarEnergy has announced that it has signed an agreement with Samsung C&T’s Engineering & Construction Group (Samsung C&T) for the construction of a world-scale solar power plant in Dukhan, located about 80 km west of Doha.
More...Work starts on 300 new homes in Muharraq city
Bahrain's Housing and Urban Planning Ministry has announced the start of construction and renovation works on 300 housing units as part of the first phase of the Muharraq City Development Project. The scope of work also includes major upgrades to infrastructure and public services on these projects coming up within the city.
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October 2025 (Volume xlvi Issue 10)