Top private sector developers yesterday at Cityscape Jeddah called on the government to work with them to streamline several processes that cause delays, making it nearly impossible to develop affordable housing projects to solve the housing crisis. “Among the limits and challenges facing Saudi developers, is for example the regulations concerning the Municipality’s issuance of […]
A team of experts from Saudi Arabia and Bahrain recently held talks in Manama to discuss the feasibility of a rail link between the two neighbors separated by the Arabian Sea. At the meeting, the participants decided to conduct a study. The idea is to build a rail link to run parallel to the King […]
Saudi Arabia has published a roadmap for its renewable energy programme, aimed at reducing the amount of oil it burns in power stations, and targets issuing final bids for the first plants within three months. The world’s top oil exporter aims to install 23.9 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power capacity by 2020 and 54.1 GW […]
Saudi Arabia might have a housing crisis by 2018 if the current gap between demand and supply continues, say economists. They blamed the lack of clear strategy and legislation for the problems facing the real estate market. The continuous shortage of houses is due to the fact that 60 percent of Saudi population is under […]
The builder of The Shard skyscraper in London is to project manage the building of the 1,000m high Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – the tallest building in the world. Mace, the UK consultancy and construction company, will manage the development in a joint venture with building consultant EC Harris, part of Dutch group […]
JEDDAH — The GCC countries are allocating $36 billion to further develop their port infrastructure amid increasing foreign non-oil trade volumes. Saudi Arabia is powering ahead with port infrastructure development with more than $750 million allocated to Dammam’s King Abdul Aziz Port, which includes the launch of a second hi-tech container terminal in 2015 with […]
Ventilation and air-conditioning has been identified as the highest energy consumer in Saudi Arabia with the summer months showing extraordinary high usage. “Air-conditioned buildings account for 70 percent of power consumption during this period,” said Minister of Water and Electricity (MOW&E) Abdullah Al Hussein citing a study. The minister spoke at the opening of the […]
The deputy health minster said recently the ministry offers many services in mental health and rehabilitation. There are 21 hospitals and complexes for mental health and 99 psychiatric clinics that are equipped with 2,811 beds, said Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Hemaidhi at the national conference for the treatment of addictions organized by Al-Amal Complex For Mental Health. […]
The Ministry of Housing plans to implement a program that will result in the construction of 200,000 housing units. The ministry said that 17,600 units are currently being implemented. There is adequate land for the program. He said the ministry has brought a foreign expert who will determine the mechanism to help distribute the housing […]
Saudi Arabia has completed its biggest ground-mounted photovoltaic plant as the Kingdom seeks to generate a third of its electricity with energy from the sun by 2032. Germany’s Phoenix Solar AG (PS4) developed the 3.5-MW plant in Riyadh that uses 12,684 panels from China’s Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (STP) and inverters from SMA Solar […]