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$566M financing advances 1.2 GW solar and battery project in Egypt

A major solar and battery energy storage project in Upper Egypt has lined up a debt financing package of up to $566 million, moving one of Africa's largest renewable energy developments closer to cons...

Preferred bidders selected for up to $5B Zambia-Angola railway

The planned 830 km Zambia-Lobito railway has moved closer to construction after Africa Finance Corporation, the project's lead sponsor and developer, selected preferred bidders on 27 October for the e...

Peru braces for super El Niño as major flood protection works remain unfinished

Peru is entering a potentially severe El Niño season with major flood protection projects still under construction across the country's northern coastal regions, where rivers, cities and archaeologica...

15-tonne double beam box to support higher-power fusion experiments

Engineers at the UK Atomic Energy Authority have installed a 12-tonne double beam box vessel on the MAST Upgrade fusion machine at Culham, a major step towards doubling its neutral beam heating power...

Sprayed concrete mined tunnels complete key HS2 station connection

HS2 has completed the twin mined tunnel connections between the Victoria Road crossover box and Old Oak Common station in west London, creating a continuous underground link between the future station...

29.2 km Hangzhou Bay rail bridge passes major structural milestone

Construction of the 29.2 km Hangzhou Bay Cross-Sea Railway Bridge has passed another major milestone following closure of its northern and southern navigation channel structures, bringing the world's...

$2.07B Copper World mine approved for construction in southern Arizona

Construction has been approved for the $2.07 billion Copper World project in southern Arizona, advancing a major new open-pit copper mine and processing complex towards first production in the second...

Miami supertall rises with nine offset cubes and 25 ft cantilever

Construction of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences in Miami is approaching its final height, with the 1,049 ft tower set to become Florida's first supertall building and one of the city's most...

Twin HS2 M6 South viaducts now structurally complete after final launch

HS2 has completed the installation of the final viaduct section over the M6 near Chelmsley Wood, marking the structural completion of both M6 South viaducts and closing a major phase of railway constr...

New gravity dam protects contaminated sediments at Lake Conestee

A new roller-compacted concrete dam has been completed at Lake Conestee near Greenville, South Carolina, replacing the critical containment role of a structure dating from 1892 and removing a long-sta...

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