Keller, one of the world’s largest geotechnical specialist contractors headquartered in Germany, has secured a major piling contract for ‘The Line’ – a 170-km belt of hyper-connected future communities without cars and roads and built around nature – being developed within Saudi Arabia’s futuristic $500-billion c

Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) has broken ground on a mega, multi-level car-park being developed in a key heritage site located northwest of Riyadh, at an investment of €840-million ($878 million). On completion, the facility can accommodate up to 10,500 vehicles.

Saudi mining company Maaden has signed a deal with GlassPoint, a leader in industrial solar steam, to develop the world’s largest solar process heat plant at its alumina refinery in Ras Al Khair on the kingdom’s east coast.

Australia architecture and design practice Conrad Gargett has been appointed architects of the Mohammed bin Salman Foundation (Misk) Foundation headquarters that is set to be a distinctive landmark of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Nonprofit City coming up in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Abengoa, a Spanish company specialising in green infrastructure, energy and water sectors, said its consortium with top engineering and construction company SepcoIII has started commissioning of the 600,000-cu-m-per-day Jubail 3A desalination plant located in the Eastern Province.

Saudi Water Partnership Company (SWPC) has prequalified major developers for two of its key projects: the small sewage treatment plant (SSTP) and collection network (CN) for Jazan Cluster with a total capacity of 104,500 cu m per day; and the Al Haer Independent Sewage Treatment Plant (ISTP) project A total of 19 developers, including 10 Saudi gro