Construction

Power Construction

Torus Secures $200M From Magnetar to Boost Modular Power Plant Deployments

Torus, a U.S.-based provider of full-stack energy platforms, announced that it has secured a $200 million investment from Magnetar to accelerate the deployment …

United States

Jacobs JV to Start Designing New York’s New Light Railway

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has engaged a joint venture (JV) of Jacobs and HDR to provide engineering consultancy for the Interborough Expre…

Power Construction

RWE and Apollo Establish JV to Support Grid Upgrades in Germany

RWE has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Apollo Global Management to finance its 25.1% shareholding in German transmission system operator Amprion. The ag…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Inner Containment Dome in Place at Haiyang 4

The installation of the uppermost section of the steel containment vessel has been completed at unit 4 of the Haiyang nuclear power plant in Shandong province, …

China

Steel Cut for ‘World’s First Ammonia-Powered Containership’

The construction of Yara Eyde, described as the world’s first ammonia-powered containership, has officially started in China. The milestone was marked by …

Gas power plant

Mitsubishi Power Secures $5.2bn Gas Turbine Power Plant Contract in Taiwan

Mitsubishi Power, a division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), has signed a contract for the construction of a gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power facil…

Power Construction

EDF Enters €1BN Loan Deal With Eib to Enhance French Electricity Grid

French utility EDF, which manages about 95% of the country’s electricity distribution through its subsidiary Enedis, has secured a €1 billion ($1.17 …

Singapore

Singapore Central Bank Secures $510 Million to Back Green Infrastructure in Asia

Singapore’s central bank announced on Monday that it has secured $510 million in committed capital for a new fund designed to finance green and sustainable inf…

Australia

Construction Starts on Student Accommodation Campus at University of Newcastle

Construction has officially begun on the new City Campus Student Accommodation at the University of Newcastle, Australia, marked by a ground-breaking ceremony a…

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

Infrastructure Work Begins for Cernavoda 1 Refurb Project

Nuclearelectrica has launched the civil construction phase of the refurbishment of Unit 1 at Romania’s Cernavoda nuclear power plant. The project, valued …

Hydro Generator Unit

Tunnel Boring Machine Delivered for Tina River Hydro Project

A tunnel boring machine (TBM) for the Tina River Hydro Project has arrived at the construction site, marking a key milestone for the Solomon Islands’ firs…

United Kingdom

Tender Floated for Portadown Flood Defence Framework

The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Rivers Directorate in Northern Ireland has announced plans for a £72 million flood alleviation scheme in Portadown…

Nuclear Fusion

First ITER Gyrotron Installed as Central Solenoid Modules Completed

The first of 24 gyrotrons has been installed at the ITER experimental fusion reactor under construction in Cadarache, southern France. At the same time, General…

United States

Skanska Secures $73M Contract for Longwood University’s New Arts Centre

Skanska has signed a contract with Longwood University for the construction of a new performing arts centre in Farmville, Virginia, replacing the existing Wygal…

United States

NRP Group to Begin Construction on Affordable Housing in Las Vegas, US

The NRP Group has confirmed financial closing and is preparing to start construction on North & Valley, a 105-unit affordable housing development in North Las V…