Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
Danish independent power producer European Energy has broken ground on the 225.5 MW Vizzini agrivoltaic project near Vizzini in Sicily, Italy, following a final investment decision exceeding EUR 200 million. The project is set to become…
Two major natural gas infrastructure projects in Texas are moving forward as part of a multi-billion-dollar capital program aimed at expanding processing and fractionation capacity tied to rising production from the Permian Basin. The…
54 onshore wind projects in Texas have grinded to a halt as the US Department of Defense (DoD) cites national security concerns. The DoD paused issuance of routine federal permits, a move expands note expands Trump administration’s crusade…
The Mecca Metro Project has entered a new phase after Saudi Arabia invited consultants to compete for the project’s design contract, reviving one of the Kingdom’s largest planned urban transport schemes. The move marks the first major…
Thousands of jobs ranging from mechanics and engineers to administrators and specialists will be created in United Arab Emirates. This comes in as Emirates Airline on Monday broke ground on a $5.1 billion (Dh18.7 billion) engineering…
Riyadh Metro Western Station construction has reached a major milestone after the Royal Commission for Riyadh City opened the final station on the Orange Line. The development completes the 22-station corridor built for Riyadh’s expanding…
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that construction of the Al Khaleej Street Tunnel Project has reached 80% completion, marking a decisive milestone in one of the emirate’s most complex ongoing infrastructure…
Toyota’s planned $2 billion expansion of its manufacturing footprint in Texas reflects more than a capacity increase. It underscores a broader shift in how the automaker is structuring its North American truck production network amid…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has moved to significantly fast track its West-East crude oil pipeline expansion project, a strategic infrastructure push aimed at bypassing the increasingly unstable Strait of Hormuz and securing…
Heathrow third runway construction plans have entered a new phase after the UK aviation regulator pushed for rival developers to compete for the multibillion-dollar expansion scheme. The proposal could reshape one of Europe’s largest…
HŽ Infrastruktura, Croatia’s national rail infrastructure manager, has awarded a EUR 677 million construction contract to Afcons Infrastructure Limited for the full modernisation and double-tracking of the Dugo Selo to Novska railway line,…
AirTrunk’s JHB2 campus in Johor Bahru remains a central part of the company’s Malaysia platform. Announced as a 270+MW hyperscale facility, the project is designed for cloud and AI workloads and features liquid cooling, a design PUE of…
Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have moved forward with plans for one of Africa’s most ambitious and largest electricity transmission networks, a cross-border interconnector supergrid project designed to export…
Abu Dhabi has backed construction of a new $13bn liquefied natural gas plant in Louisiana. This comes in as concern over Middle East supply disruption has spurred a fresh wave of US energy development. US energy group Caturus will on…
Bell Canada has named its lead construction partners for the Bell AI Fabric data centre in the Rural Municipality of Sherwood, Saskatchewan, marking a pivotal step forward for one of the most consequential digital infrastructure projects…
Fisk University, Nashville’s oldest private university and one of America’s most storied historically Black colleges and universities, has announced a sweeping $1 billion campus transformation anchored by the construction of a 100,000…
Construction and engineering company Alec Holdings has won a $1.7 billion contract to lead the development of the highly anticipated Sphere Abu Dhabi. This project will boost its position in the emirate’s key tourism developments. The deal…
Bidders are competing on the consultancy role for the 55-kilometer Dubai Metro Airport Express Line as the project advances. The Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has held a pre-bid meeting for the project. Moreover, it is understood…
Cairo-Alexandria rail projects are advancing Egypt’s largest freight and passenger corridor modernization program as contractors secure three major signaling and infrastructure contracts worth about $666.7 million. The awards form part of…
A $901 million project financing package has been secured to advance the construction of Sunraycer’s three utility-scale solar and battery storage projects in Texas, supporting nearly 480 MW of solar capacity and 236 MW of paired storage…
Canadian Solar has commenced trial production at its flagship heterojunction (HJT) solar cell factory in Jeffersonville, Indiana, with commercial operations targeted to begin in July 2026. The milestone was announced as part of the…
Uber India Data Center project has entered the planning stage after Uber confirmed a partnership with Adani Group to develop its first data facility in India. The planned project will strengthen Uber’s technology infrastructure while…
Engineers working on the UK’s High Speed 2 railway have completed construction of the Curzon 2 bridge, the tallest structure on the new high-speed network, and are preparing to execute one of the most technically demanding launch…
The planned 1bn+ Spurs downtown arena project in San Antonio is making progress as owners select 9 firms to implement it. The San Antonio Spurs’ ownership announced earlier this week that they have selected the developers who will build…
