Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
A 1-gigawatt artificial intelligence data center campus in Nueces County, Texas, has reached full commercialization after securing a second long-term lease for 352 megawatts of IT capacity, bringing the project’s total contracted capacity…
The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) has given a green light on the Yellowhead Pipeline project from Canadian Utilities Limited, ATCO Company. This will clear the way for construction of the $2.9 billion natural gas infrastructure…
West Texas is set to gain another large-scale artificial intelligence campus after developers unveiled plans for a 400-megawatt behind-the-meter data center project in the greater Abilene area, highlighting the region’s emergence as one of…
Two repowered wind farms under construction in Cambria County, Pennsylvania have secured approximately $356 million in construction financing, providing a major funding boost for projects aimed at expanding Pennsylvania’s renewable energy…
Qatari Diar Egypt has unveiled the master plan for its flagship Alam Al Roum development on Egypt’s North Coast. This project is designed by global architecture and urban planning firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). It comes in as the…
International technology group ANDRITZ has secured a contract from French utility EDF to supply a new turbine and associated electromechanical equipment for the Vouglans-Saut-Mortier pumped storage expansion project in eastern France,…
Poland has moved forward with the Port Polska Warsaw airport project, a transport hub located roughly 25 miles west of the capital and now estimated at between US$33 billion and US$36 billion, making it one of the largest infrastructure…
The construction of the SK Hynix chip manufacturing plant in West Lafayette is making headway despite its zoning suit. The project advances from the ground-level development, which until recently was all the client company, SK Hynix was…
The Snowshoe BESS project has secured a major regulatory milestone after receiving site permit approval for construction of a 150 MW/600 MWh battery energy storage facility in Olmsted County, Minnesota. Valued at approximately $300…
Tanzania’s President Dr Samia Suluhu Hassan will launch the construction of the eagerly-awaited 506-kilometre Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line from Tabora to Kigoma. This will mark another milestone in Tanzania’s railway modernisation…
The United States has taken another significant step toward establishing its domestic deep sea mining industry after proposing to lease two vast seabed blocks off the coast of American Samoa for mineral exploration and potential future…
For decades, American shipbuilding was a cautionary tale, defined by shrinking yards, aging workforces, and a widening gap with Asian competitors. Today, that narrative is being tested by a scale of capital and political commitment the…
Saronic has selected Brownsville, Texas as the site for Port Alpha, a planned $3 billion shipyard the company says will become one of the most advanced maritime manufacturing facilities in the world. Construction is set to begin in 2026,…
The Abadi Masela LNG project officially entered its construction phase on July 16, when Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto virtually officiated a groundbreaking ceremony from the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta while a simultaneous event took…
Oil and gas player Orcadian has revealed a concept to develop the Earlham and Orwell gas fields using an offshore power station with integrated carbon capture. This development will generate low-carbon power for a co-located offshore data…
The Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center expansion in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania has completed its structural steel frame, marked by a beam topping ceremony held on July 15. The nearly $900 million project is being delivered by Turner…
Kenya’s Transport Ministry has signed a contract with Lebanon-founded engineering company Dar Al-Handasah Consultants to oversee engineering supervision for the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) expansion. Speaking during the…
New Jersey nuclear project has entered a crucial planning phase after Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation directing the state to pursue at least one advanced nuclear reactor with a minimum generating capacity of 1,100 MW. The law…
Global commodities trader Trafigura has withdrawn from a proposed 2,000 MW cross-border electricity transmission line project that was intended to transport surplus hydropower from Angola to energy-hungry mining operations in the…
Sydney-Newcastle High Speed Rail has advanced into another key milestone after the High Speed Rail Authority (HSRA) appointed global engineering and construction firm Bechtel as the delivery partner for the project’s development phase.…
The world’s largest King Salman airport in Saudi Arabia is advancing as state-owned KSIA awards Terminal 6 contracts. A joint venture of Beijing-headquartered China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and Dammam-based Mofarreh…
Detroit City Football Club broke ground today, July 15, 2026 on AlumniFi Field, a 15,000-seat stadium in southwest Detroit that will become the club’s new home for the 2028 USL Championship season. Mayor Mary Sheffield joined several…
The Orlando Dreamers‘ bid to bring Major League Baseball to Central Florida would generate more than 38,000 construction jobs, over 52,000 permanent jobs, and upward of $72 billion in economic impact for Orange County over 30 years,…
Renewable energy developer Rezolv Energy is set to begin construction later this summer on the 1 GW Dama Solar project, planned to become the EU’s largest solar park, marking a major milestone for Romania’s clean energy transition and the…
