We like to keep up with news and events in NEOM, Saudi Arabia and the surrounding area. Here are some of the news sites we read regularly.
The supertri League Grand Final will take place this Sunday, November 3 (14:00 local time), kicking off the NEOM Beach Games in Saudi Arabia. After four rounds of racing, this event marks the conclusion of the 2024 supertri League. supertri League has drawn audiences across Boston, Chicago, London, and Toulouse, showcasing many of the world’s best triathletes in a fast, tactical and technical format.
OXAGON - the floating industrial city under development in the southwest corner of the NEOM development in Saudi Arabia - is in talks to construct a 1GW artificial intelligence data center. An initial 400MW phase could be signed this year, claimed OXAGON’s CEO Vishal Wanchoo in an interview with Semafor.
NEOM has asked firms to submit revised offers by 10 November for the contract to build the tunnels that will serve as the railway junction connecting the Spine with the NEOM Connector. The previous deadline was 27 October. Known as the Delta Junction, the project involves 26.5 kilometres (km) of tunnelling work that will be split into two lots, one for the north and the other for the south.
The Saudi giga-project NEOM has secured SAR60 billion ($16 billion) in private sector funding and SAR30 billion ($8 billion) in loans as it tries to move away from reliance on government cash. The revelation was made by deputy CEO Rayan Fayez to the Future Investment Initiative forum in Riyadh on Wednesday.
Sindalah has welcomed its first wave of invited guests, marking the official opening of the island – NEOM’s first destination. With a year-round climate and glistening azure waters, Sindalah offers unique experiences above and below the water. Spread over 840,000 square meters, and featuring a state-of-the-art, 86-berth marina, Sindalah will usher in a new season of sailing.
What would we do without celebrities? Our lives would be much poorer without them.
Days before Saudi Arabia kicks off its flagship investment conference in Riyadh, a handpicked selection of guests, including an exclusive group of financiers, entertainers and influencers from around the world, seems to have gotten the first glimpse of Sindalah Island, the first NEOM project to open doors. This also includes multi-Grammy award winner Alicia Keys, who wowed the crowds at NEOM Sindalah Beach Party with a rousing performance.
On the sidelines of the recent Autodesk University 2024: The Design and Make Conference in San Diego, US, Egis Group civil engineer Joao Guilherme Alves Correa spoke to Arab News about the many challenges involved in working on the ambitious transport network project that will link these various destinations.
Kunak Technologies was honoured with the ‘Best Air Quality Network Monitoring Award’ at the AQE Awards 2024, held in Birmingham, UK, on October 9th and 10th. This recognition highlights the innovative environmental monitoring project that the company has implemented in NEOM, Saudi Arabia.
Edarat Communication and Information Technology Co. received on Oct. 25 a new purchase order worth SAR 8.63 million for an existing cloud services contract with NEOM to provide Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) worth SAR 8.63 million, including VAT.
Some guests at Saudi Arabia's annual investment conference will have the chance to visit part of NEOM. A group of visitors will be taken to Sindalah, an island retreat in the Red Sea, Bloomberg reports. NEOM, the futuristic megacity, forms a key part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 modernization project. As guests descend upon Saudi Arabia for a major annual investment conference, some will have the opportunity to see the country's futuristic megacity, NEOM, firsthand.
Saudi Arabia is channeling billions into transformative mega-projects as part of an ambitious plan to position the nation for future global challenges. These projects are expected to reshape the Saudi economy, create countless job opportunities, and enhance quality of life.
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