Masdar and the Department of Transport – Abu Dhabi have signed an agreement to collaborate in the study, testing, and evaluation of smart, electrical, and autonomous transport technologies
Projects
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Dubai’s RTA unveils MENA’s first BIM centre
Specialist workshops about BIM, aimed at the employees of RTA’s agencies and sectors, are currently being designed by the new centre
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Work to begin on $90m Phase 1 of Oman bus plant
Upon completion, the 22ha plant will support Karwa Motors’ aim to sell its coach and city buses in the MENA market
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Al Tayer Motors introduces mobile service centre
Al Tayer Motors has created a luxury service centre on wheels for its Ford and Lincoln customers in Dubai
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Abu Dhabi’s $1.5bn Mirfa water and power plant begins operations
Located in the Al Dhafra Region, ADWEA’s Mirfa Independent Water and Power Plant has the capacity to generate 1,600 megawatts of energy and 238,665 cubic metres of water
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Siemens wins $235m contract for Pakistan power plant
Siemens is celebrating its largest ever power generation win after securing the contract for a 1.3GW LNG-based combined cycle power plant in Pakistan
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Acciona sets industry record in testing for Dubai solar park tech
Acciona Energía, a consortium partner for the Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park, has obtained a world record in the latest power measurement process for its photovoltaic generators
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Dubai concrete pour breaks Guinness World Record
Dubai has broken the Guinness World Record for the largest ever continuous concrete pour for the second year in a row
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ENEC addresses skills gap to improve safety at Barakah plant
ENEC and Kepco have strengthened safety standards at the plant site, and reinforced the training given to workers to make sure that they don’t “cut corners”
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Value of active transport projects in UAE exceeds $87bn in H1 2017
Active transport projects in the UAE number 481 in the first half of 2017, spread across road, rail, aviation and marine, and rise to a value of more than $87.6bn