News Neom announces sudden departure of chief executive The chief executive of Neom, Saudi Arabia’s $1.5trn bid to diversify its economy with tourism, city, and business “giga projects”, has left the role. Neom’s board of directors announced Nadhmi…
News China State Construction considers industrial zone at New Alamein China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) is to examine the business case for building an industrial zone in New Alamein City, a mega development on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast that may…
News Construction progresses on 400m high, 400m wide and 400m long cube in Riyadh 10 million cubic meters of earth has been moved, marking 86% of excavation work has been completed at the Mukaab development, a planned 400m high, 400m wide and 400m long…
News Saudi Arabian megaproject Amaala to open to first tourists next year The 4,200 sq km, $6.1bn Amaala tourist destination on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast is due to welcome its first guests in 2025, according to Red Sea Global, the developer…
Perspectives Could you lead a megaproject? Hear from the masters Three leaders of successful megaprojects delve into the nitty gritty of what it takes to lead them in the latest episode of the 21CC podcast. On the panel are: In…
News Could you lead a megaproject? Find out in next week’s 21CC podcast Megaprojects, writes Bent Flyvbjerg, a leading expert on the topic, “are large-scale, complex ventures that typically cost more than 1 billion US Dollars, take many years to build, involve multiple…