Saudi Arabia has captured 15 percent of the green building projects in the Middle East, Faisal Al-Fadl, head of the Initiative of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Green Building, told media.The Kingdom currently has more than 300 projects out of 2,000 green projects spread throughout the...
HRH Prince Turki Bin Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Riyadh accompanied by His Excellency Eng. Abdullah Al-Hussayen, Minister of Water & Electricity, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, visited Schneider Electric’s booth on the eve of opening ceremony of Saudi Water and Power Forum held on 12th...
One of the most prosperous countries in the world, Kuwait, will generously invest for the improvement and development of its infrastructure. The Kuwaiti government has released its development plan for 2015-2020 which includes the resumption of a number of stalled mega-projects along with a range...
a consortium led by ACWA Power, a leading water and power developer, owner and operator based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with international operations in 9 countries, and SENER, the Spanish engineering and construction company, as technology provider was announced as preferred bidder to develop,...
Middle East Electricity, the world’s largest power exhibition taking place on 2-4 March at the Dubai World Trade Centre, is preparing for its 40th edition in 2015. The show has not only witnessed a 40 per cent increase in visitor attendance over the past two years, but has also acquired 21 per...
Developers in GCC countries should focus more on providing sustainable, attractive, outdoor environments when they look at new construction projects, industry experts agree. While the building industry is booming in the region, with the total value of construction projects awarded across the GCC...
GE Power & Water (NYSE: GE) is highlighting its commitment to strengthening the operational efficiency of the energy industry in Saudi Arabia through its participation at the 10th edition of the Saudi Water & Power Forum to be held from January 12 to 14, 2015, at Al-Faisaliyah Hotel in Riyadh. At...
The first full trading week of 2015 kicked off with a lot of focus on the continued fall in energy markets (as this is helping to destabilise other asset classes). Stocks were initially pulled lower by the steep fall in crude and its negative impact on the energy sector, while government bond...
ACWA Power has confirmed its participation as a key principal sponsor of the 10th edition of the Saudi Water and Power Forum (SWPF), to be held in Riyadh on Monday, January 12th, 2015 at Al Faisaliah hotel. The forum is set to be a platform that gathers key stakeholders in the water and power...
Riyadh Gov. Prince Turki bin Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz has underlined the importance of preserving the environment and observing hygiene. He unveiled a ‘carrot and stick’ policy as part of the regulatory framework to keep the environment green and clean.A penalty will be imposed on picnickers...