Construction, infrastructure, engineering and property development news from Kenya, Africa and international markets.
OpenAI plans to invest over $30 billion in a new 3.2-gigawatt data center complex, Project Camellia, in Effingham County near Savannah, Georgia, potentially making it one of the company’s largest infrastructure projects to date. The…
Nairobi County has officially approved plans for its first underground railway line running beneath the Central Business District (CBD) to Eastlands, marking a major step forward in revamping the capital’s public transport network.…
Construction is underway on three solar photovoltaic projects in Illinois after developer Heelstone Renewable Energy reached financial close on all three assets July 20, 2026. The projects — the 40-megawatt Two Blues Solar in Perry County,…
The Northern Territory government has handed over 185 hectares (457 acres) of land to Beetaloo Digital, a branch of Beetaloo Energy Australia to develop a massive AI data center project that could reel in A$40 billion ($28 billion) in…
Idaho’s solar buildout advanced on two fronts on July 21, 2026, as the 125-megawatt Pleasant Valley Solar 2 project entered commercial operation and construction began on the 400-megawatt Blacks Creek Energy Center in Ada County. The two…
New Springfield aircraft manufacturing will gain significant momentum after the City of Springfield confirmed that Electra has selected the city for its new original equipment manufacturing (OEM) facility and corporate headquarters. The…
The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors officially voted on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, to approve a resolution supporting a monumental $100 billion data center campus at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill. The resolution…
The Medline Perris California distribution center will bring roughly 1 million square feet of new medical supply capacity to the Inland Empire, as the Northfield, Illinois based healthcare products giant continues to rebuild and expand its…
The $4.7bn Front Range Passenger Rail by the Colorado Rail District advanced with a phased delivery plan for its long-planned rail system. This begins with a $332 million starter line between Denver and Fort Collins. Moreover, it outlines…
Toronto’s Pearson International Airport kicked off the second phase of its multi-billion dollar expansion and modernization program on Tuesday. This $1.5 billion phase will concentrate on making Terminal 1 and Terminal 3 brighter and…
Construction on the initial phase of 700 North Miami Avenue in Miami Worldcenter is officially set to start following a $302.6 million construction loan secured by developer Witkoff in partnership with Monroe Capital. Designed by Kobi Karp…
GAIL (India) Limited has moved ahead with one of its largest renewable energy investments by inviting engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) bids for a 600MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project integrated with a 275MW/550MWh battery…
A proposed $2bn DC BLOX data center campus in Indianapolis has been greenlit in Indianapolis, Indiana by local authorities. The data center campus, which will be built in the Thunderbird Commerce Center at 305 Fintail Drive, was given the…
The Savannah River Site data center project by the D.O.E has been awarded to engineering firm Amentum as lease negotiations commence. The proposal calls for a 1-gigawatt data center supported by about 2 gigawatts of on-site power…
San Diego-based Avantus has started commercial operations at the its Aratina 1 Solar-Battery Storage Project in California. Aratina 1 is a 200MW solar photovoltaic (PV) facility paired with a 500MWh battery energy storage system (BESS) in…
The Kenyan government has officially abandoned plans to build a brand-new, standalone expressway between Nairobi and Mombasa. Instead, the state will expand the current highway to four lanes, turning it into a tolled, access-controlled…
Global Sports Tower construction has reached another major procurement milestone after leading contractors submitted their final commercial offers for the landmark sports development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The project now moves into the…
ADNOC has taken a final investment decision worth 6.2 billion dollars, or 22.6 billion dirhams, to develop the Umm Shaif Gas Cap in Abu Dhabi, marking one of the largest gas investments the company has approved this year. The project moves…
Enbridge has begun construction on the Sunrise Expansion Program, a 4 billion dollar expansion of its Westcoast natural gas pipeline system in British Columbia. Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson joined local leaders…
The construction of a $1bn Long Island data center project is in limbo as local and state moratoria delay its approval. Developer Wildflower, through its WF Industrial subsidiary, was seeking to build the project. Its scope entails a…
Google has filed to develop Project Rise 1A and Rise 2A data centers for development in Vernon, Texas. The two projects are expected to have a combined investment value of $1 billion. Moreover, they have been filed by Planton Investments…
Caledonia offshore wind project has secured Scottish Government approval, marking a major milestone for one of Scotland’s largest planned renewable energy construction developments. The consent allows the 2GW offshore wind scheme in the…
CuspAI materials discovery project has attracted fresh investment after securing a $450 million Series B funding round. The financing values the Cambridge-based artificial intelligence venture at about $2.6 billion. Jeff Bezos, through…
The North Field Compression project has moved into the execution stage after QatarEnergy LNG awarded the COMP5 offshore Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) contract, valued at approximately $5 billion, to a…
