Major milestone reached on Oman Botanical Garden project
Grimshaw, an architectural firm based out of London, UK, has announced that work is in full swing at the Oman Botanical Garden, with the project recently reaching a major milestone in its construction...
View ArticleOman’s Madayn approves new projects for Sur Industrial City
Oman’s Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn) has announced that its board has approved new projects for Sur Industrial City. These projects include the setting up of a township for an...
View ArticleDevelopment of Port of Khassab ‘moving forwards’
The development of the Port of Khasab is moving forward, Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has announced. The announcement follows tenders launched earlier to...
View ArticleOman to press ahead with development plans for Port of Khasab
Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has said that it is pressing ahead with plans for the development of the Port of Khasab. In a statement, the ministry said that...
View ArticleF&M Middle East win contract for new fruit and vegetable market in Oman
Civil and architectural design firm F&M Middle East has won a contract from Khazaen to provide detailed design and tender documents for Phase One of the new Khazaen Central Fruits Vegetables...
View ArticleMall of Oman to open in September, Majid Al Futtaim says
Majid Al Futtaim has announced its fifth shopping and leisure destination in Oman will open in September. Mall of Oman is said to be the firm’s largest retail destination in the country with 140,000sqm...
View ArticleSalalah Free Zone completes second works package of logistic warehouses
Salalah Free Zone (SFZ), an Asyad Group business hub, has announced the completion of construction works for the second package of logistic warehouses, covering a total area of 25,000sqm, it has been...
View ArticleOman announces plans for light metro network
A light metro network linking the cities of Ruwi and Muttrah to the airport and Seeb is being planned according to Omani authorities. The metro will be one of the main transport arteries of a...
View ArticleOman sets up national hydrogen alliance for clean energy
Oman has established a national hydrogen alliance to develop a domestic and export market for clean hydrogen, with the sultanate’s ministry of energy and minerals signing an agreement to establish the...
View ArticleOman’s Naizwa Charitable Team inaugurates first affordable housing project
Oman’s Naizwa Charitable Team has inaugurated its first project, codenamed ‘Maskani’, which includes building the first housing unit for limited income families, it has been announced. According to a...
View ArticleOman’s Marafiq to build and operate 80MW gas fuel turbine power plant for...
A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) has been signed by the Central Utilities Company (Marafiq), a member of the OQ Group, and the Rural Areas Electricity Company (Tanweer), a member of Nama Group....
View Article20% of Oman’s Rusayl-Bidbid dual carriageway project completed
Oman’s Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology has said that 20% of the first phase of the expansion of Rusayl-Bidbid dual carriageway has been completed. According to a report...
View ArticleOCC reveals plans for new $300m production line as part of expansion plans
Oman Cement Company (OCC) has announced plans to add a new production line with a capacity of 10,000 tonnes per day (tpd) at a cost of $300 million as part of a brownfield expansion of its complex at...
View ArticleMadayn eyes local and foreign investment across multiple projects
Oman’s Madayn has opened several industrial cities – existing and greenfield – for local and international investment. Opportunities for investment range from the development and operation of business...
View ArticleOman’s RCC confirms $30mn Duqm grinding unit will be on stream in Q4 2021
Raysut Cement Company (RCC), Oman’s largest cement manufacturer with a global footprint, has said that its $30 million Duqm grinding unit in Oman will be on stream in Q4 2021. In a statement, RCC said...
View ArticleSSH appointed as lead consultant for new five-star resort in Muscat, Oman
SSH, the master planning, infrastructure, building design and construction supervision company based out of Bahrain and operating throughout the region, has announced that it has been appointed as the...
View ArticleKBR teams up with ACME Group for $3.5bn Oman green ammonia project
KBR a key procurement and construction company, has teamed up with the renewable energy firm ACME Group, for its breakthrough green ammonia project, which is being built in Oman at a total investment...
View ArticleOman’s Madayn inks deal for 100MW solar farm in Suhar Industrial City
A 100MW Solar PV Farm is to be built in Suhar Industrial City, following the signing of an agreement between the Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (Madayn), Mubadrah and Solar Wadi. The...
View ArticleGalfar wins $54m contract for rehabilitation works at Muscat International...
Galfar Engineering and Contracting, the Omani construction firm, has said that it has been awarded a $54 million contract to undertake key rehabilitation works at the Muscat International Airport. In a...
View ArticleSEZAD announces handover of fishing port to OIA
The main contractor for the multi-purpose fishing port in Duqm has handed over the facility to the Special Economic Zone at Duqm (SEZAD). SEZAD then handed over the port to a consortium led by the...
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