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Infrastructure Key Projects Export Country Project Name Main Sector Sector Public/Private Procurement Type PPP Model Value (USDmn) Size Unit Companies Timeframe Start Timeframe End Status Status Notes February 2016 - Construction halted as reports conducted by Saudi Aramco revealed the proposed airport location site may suggest an oil and gas opportunity; July 2015 - Soclesa Arabia awarded USD121mn equipment contract; June 2014 - Safari Co. won Saudi Arabia New King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Airport, Jazan Transport Airports Public 667 2.4 mn passengers/yr Edge architects[Design/Architect]{United Kingdom}, [Sponsor] Suspended construction contract; Project is part of USD10.66bn investment plan in the aviation infrastructure sector June 2012 - Section 3 opened to traffic; Section 1, Salalah-Thumrait (21-km) opened to traffic in early 2011; Section 2, from Wadi Oman Salalah-Thumrait Dual-Carriageway, Dhofar Transport Roads & Bridges Public 144.64 77 km Oman Ministry of Transport and Communication[Sponsor]{Oman} 2012 Completed Hareit till the Thumrait-Marmul intersection (51-km) was opened last January; Project Value - OMR55.70mn Public Authority for Civil Aviation[Operator]{Oman}, Oman Airports Management Company- OAMC[Operator]{Oman}, Special Economic Zone Authority[Sponsor]{Oman}, Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction[Construction]{South Korea}, Oman Ministry of Transport and Oman Duqm International Airport, Phase II (Runway), Al Wusta Transport Airports Public 104 0.5 mn passengers/yr Communication[Sponsor]{Oman} 2011 2013 Completed December 2013 - Project completed; Project cost - OMR40mn April 2013 - Project will provide drinking water to more than 1.5mn people aimed at serving the potable water demands of five large Iran Persian Gulf Coast Water Supply Pipeline Energy & Utilities Water Public 243 762 km Government of Iran[Sponsor]{Iran} Announced cities and eleven small cities along the Persian Gulf coasts; Preliminary studies were completed in 1995 General Electric[Equipment]{United States}, Lebanese Government[Sponsor]{Lebanon}, J&P- January 2015 - Deir Amar plant is looking for funding ; July 2013 - Tender for supervision and management for the project has been Lebanon The Deir Ammar Combined Cycle Plant, Tripoli Energy & Utilities Power Plants & transmission grids Public 470 590 MW AVAX[Construction]{Greece} Contract Awarded launched; April 2013 - The plant will take around 25 months to build - with the first phase due to open in 18 months April 2013 - The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) has signed contracts worth SAR1.376 (USD365mn) for the construction of 2 Saudi Arabia Al Kharj 2 Substation, Riyadh Energy & Utilities Power Plants & transmission grids Public 380 kV Siemens AG[Equipment]{Germany}, Saudi Electricity Company[Sponsor]{Saudi Arabia} Contract Awarded transmission plant in Al-Kharj and Salboukh and 5 five gas-powered generating units Royal Haskoning[Consultant/Project Management]{Netherlands}, Jan De Nul Group[Construction]{Belgium}, Khatib & Alami[Feasibility]{Lebanon}, Government of Oman[Sponsor]{Oman}, Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG[Construction]{Oman}, Daewoo Engineering & Construction Company[Construction]{South Korea}, CCC June 2016 - Construction underway; November 2015 - Duqm Port to begin early phase container operations in early 2016; Project Oman Duqm Port Expansion Project, Al Duqm Transport Ports Public 687 Engineering[Construction]{Greece} Under construction includes new port and dry-dock complex; Project cost - EUR620mn Oman Supreme Committee for Town Planning[Operator]{Oman}, Consolidated Contractors Company August 2016 - Tendering and bidding process for Phase 2, sections 1 & 2 to be launched Q4 2016; May 2015 - Construction underway; Oman Al Batinah Coastal Road Project, Muscat Transport Roads & Bridges Public 1500 240 km (CCC)[Consultant/Project Management]{Greece} Under construction January 2015 - Packages three and six of the Al Batinah coastal road project, with a combined value of USD1.34 bn awarded last year SNC-Lavalin[Construction]{Canada}, Qatargas[Operator]{Qatar}, Chiyoda Corporation[Construction]{Japan}, CTCI Corp[Construction]{Taiwan}, Total[Sponsor]{France}, Kentz Corporation Limited[Construction]{United Kingdom}, Mitsui[Sponsor](1){Japan}, November 2015 - Construction underway; Qatar Kentz has been awarded engineering, procurement, supply, construction and Marubeni[Sponsor](1){Japan}, Cosmo Oil[Sponsor](2){Japan}, Idemitsu Kosan[Sponsor](2){Japan}, commissioning of contract by Qatargas; April 2014 - Construction commenced; The facility will enhance Laffan Refinery 1 condensate Qatar Qatargas Laffan Refinery- Phase II, Ras Laffan, Doha Construction Industrial Construction Public Engineer Procure Construct (EPC) 1500 146000 b/d Qatar Petroleum[Sponsor](84){Qatar} 2014 2016 Under construction refining capacity to 300,000 b/d GE Power[Equipment]{United States}, Salalah Power and Water Company[Sponsor]{Oman}, SEPCO Electric Power Construction Corporation[Construction]{China}, Sembcorp May 2012 - Project completed; The project also has an associated desalination plant with capacity of 69,000 m3/day; 15 year power Oman Salalah - 1 IWPP, Taqah, Dhofar Energy & Utilities Power Plants & transmission grids Public 1000 490 MW Industries[Operator]{Singapore}, Teejan Group[Construction]{Oman} 2010 2012 Completed and water purchase agreement with OPWP; Net capacity is 445 MW Iraq Golden City Housing, Basra Construction Commercial Construction Public 250 600000 square metres Mister Wang Company[Construction]{Hong Kong}, Basra Governorate[Sponsor]{Iraq} Contract Awarded May 2013 - Contract awarded to Mister Wang; The duration of the project will be three years Abraj Al-Hilal 2 Residential Complex, Jeddah Gate, Emaar (UAE)[Operator]{United Arab Emirates}, Azmeel Contracting & Construction Saudi Arabia Makkah Construction Residential Construction Private 308 units Corporation[Construction]{Saudi Arabia} Under construction November 2015 - Construction underway Aeroports de Paris SA[Consultant/Project Management]{France}, Cowi[Consultant/Project Management]{Denmark}, Europe Arab Bank (EAB)[Financier]{United Kingdom}, Oman Arab bank[Financier]{Oman}, Oman Airports Management Company-OAMC[Operator]{Oman}, Consolidated December 2014 - Project completed successfully with completion of the new civil aviation building, a runway and air traffic control Oman Muscat International Airport Upgrade, Phase I Transport Airports Public 1800 4 km Contractors Company (CCC)[Construction]{Greece}, TAV Construction[Construction]{Turkey} 2014 Completed tower Agricultural Bank of China (ABC)[Financier]{China}, Arab African International Bank[Financier]{Egypt}, Invest Bank[Financier]{United Arab Emirates}, Bank of China[Financier]{China}, China Minsheng Banking Corporation[Financier]{China}, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC)[Financier]{China}, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank[Financier]{United Arab Emirates}, Viceroy Hotel and September 2015 - SKAI Holdings secured USD300mn syndicated finance package for the project; January 2015 - Structural work almost Resorts[Operator]{United States}, Skai Holdings[Operator]{United Arab Emirates}, China State complete, project is six months ahead of schedule; December 2013 - Enabling and piling works nearing completion; Hotel will offer United Arab Emirates Viceroy Dubai Palm Jumeirah Project, Dubai Construction Commercial Construction Private 1100 947000 square metres Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC)[Construction]{China} 2013 2016 Under construction 479 luxurious rooms and suites and 222 signature Viceroy Residences; Project cost - AED4.05bn Aldara Medical Corporation[Operator]{Saudi Arabia}, Drake & Scull International[Construction]{United Arab Emirates}, HOK[Design/Architect]{United States}, Hobbs + Black Associates Inc[Design/Architect]{United States}, Faithful+Gould[Construction]{United Kingdom}, Carillion May 2016 - Opening of facility is now less than 6 months away; September 2014 - Drake & Scull Saudi Arabia won an AED189mn MEP Saudi Arabia Al-Dara Hospital and Medical Centre - Phase II, Riyadh Social Infrastructure Healthcare Public 118 Plc[Construction]{United Kingdom} 2016 Under construction contract; Completion expected by 2016; Total construction area - 103000 square metres Abu Dhabi Industrial City Waste-to-Energy Power Tecam Group[Construction]{Spain}, Intecsa Industrial[Construction]{Spain}, Abu Dhabi National Energy June 2015 - Tecam Group subcontracted by EPC Intecsa Industrial to deliver a waste to energy plant in the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Project, Abu Dhabi Energy & Utilities Power Plants & transmission grids Public 850 100 MW Company (TAQA)[Sponsor]{United Arab Emirates} Contract Awarded (UAE) Aldar Properties PJSC[Operator]{United Arab Emirates}, Athena SA[Construction]{Greece}, J&P- United Arab Emirates Second Marina Project ,Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Transport Ports Public AVAX[Construction]{Greece} Contract Awarded May 2013 - Construction contract worth AED590.1mn awarded to Athena SA, a subsidiary of J&P Avax Diba-Lima-Khasab Carriageway Project, Musandam March 2015 - Oman’s Transport and Communications Ministry has prequalified nine consortiums of contractors for the contruction of Oman Governorate (Section -2) Transport Roads & Bridges Public 1000 65 km Oman Ministry of Transport and Communication[Sponsor]{Oman}, Cowi[Design/Architect]{Denmark} In tender/Tender launched the project; 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