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Edamah, the real estate arm of Mumtalakat, Bahrain’s sovereign wealth fund, has appointed Cebarco as the main contractor for the Tivoli and Avani Hotels and Residences project coming up at its key development Bilaj Al Jazayer. Located on Bahrain’s south-west coast, Bilaj Al Jazayer encompasses 1.






Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters, has announced a significant milestone towards the commercial operation of its Power Station 5 (PS 5) Block 4 Project with the first fire of the Mitsubishi Power M701JAC Gas Turbine (GT) achieved last month. Alba’s PS5 Block 4 is a new 680.






The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has – in collaboration with the Ministry of Electricity & Water & Renewable Energy (MEWRE) of Kuwait – issued requests for qualification (RFQs) to the developers/developer consortia for the Al Dibdibah Power and Al Shagaya Renewable Energy (Phase III) Zone 1 Solar PV Independe






Bahrain’s Ministry of Works has floated tenders for a series of road infrastructure development projects such as demolition work at Ghirayfah for the widening of Al Fateh Highway as well as engineering consultancy services for the development of Prince Saud Al Faisal Highway project and the widening and upgrade of National Charter Highway.






Mitsubishi Power, a key brand of Japanese group Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has announced that its consortium with Korea’s Heavy Engineering Industries and Shipbuilding Company (Heisco) has clinched a landmark contract from the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity & Water & Renewable Energy (MEWRE) for the optimisation and rehabilita






The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has announced that it has issued requests for proposals (RFPs) to all the five qualified bidders for the development of its key utility project of Az-Zour North Phase 2 and 3 IWPP in collaboration with the Ministry of Electricity & Water & Renewable Energy (MEWRE) of Kuwait.






Defying regional and global geopolitical challenges, GCC project awards increased by 20.3 per cent in the first quarter to hit $45 billion compared to $37.4 billion last year, with regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Qatar spearheading the growth, according to Kamco Invest, a non-banking financial powerhouse based in Kuwait.






Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning floated three service tenders for the first phase of the Sultan Haitham City project (2024-2030). The tenders relate to the construction of streets, service roads, culverts and pavements.






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