MEYDAN City in the Ras Al Khor area of Dubai, UAE, is home to the $2.72-billion Meydan Grandstand and Racecourse, which opened its doors to great fanfare last year.
AL GHURAIR City, one of Dubai’s oldest shopping malls, is on track to roll out its Dh2 billion ($544.5 million) expansion by the end of the year. The new wing will add about 150 retail outlets to the mall’s existing 200 shops and bolster its size by more than 12,000 sq m.
JOHNSON Controls, a leader in products, services and solutions that increase energy efficiency in buildings, has unveiled a new technology that it says will help cut energy consumption in central chilled water plants in buildings by 60 per cent.
Brighton College structure completeBLOOM Properties, the property and lifestyle development arm of Abu Dhabi-based National Holding, said it has completed the structural works for Brighton College Abu Dhabi in record time.
THE International Tower at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company’s (Adnec) Capital Centre master development topped out last month, following completion of the final concrete pour. The 41,000-sq-m tower, developed by SinoGulf, will be completed in July this year, as scheduled.
BELHASA Projects’ mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) division has won a project worth Dh19 million ($5 million) to supply and install potable water pipelines in the Al Ruwais oil field area.
LEADING real estate company Shaikhani Contracting says it aims to expand across the Gulf in order to cash in on an expected economic recovery across the region. “These are exciting times for the Middle East’s construction industry, as witnessed by the presence of more than $1.
UAE President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has ordered an investment of Dh5.7 billion ($1.55 billion) to expand the country’s water and electricity services, according to local newspaper reports. The move follows a tour of the Northern Emirates by Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
ABU DHABI Water and Electricity Authority (Adwea) has awarded Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation a Dh5.5-billion ($1.5-billion) contract to build and operate a gas-fired power station in Abu Dhabi. Under the agreement, Kepco will invest $54 million for a 19.4 per cent stake and Sumitomo $59.
ABU DHABI’S Urban Planning Council (UPC) has completed construction of the 53-km-long Mussafah Channel and handed it over to Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) for operational use.
EMIRATES Glass (EGL) has launched an eco-friendly type of glass called VitroGlaze, which has a chemically treated surface that is said to keep away dirt and grime. VitroGlaze is a permanent treatment that prevents the adhesion and build-up of contaminants on the surface of glass.
TOURISM Development & Investment Company (TDIC) has awarded a public private partnership (PPP) concession for a district cooling plant operation on Saadiyat to a joint venture partnership between Dalkia and Arcapita. The PPP concession is the first contract of its kind to be awarded on Saadiyat.
