Infrastructure Insight: Saudi Arabia

Published: Jul, 2017 | Pages: 55 | Publisher: Timetric
Industry: Construction | Report Format: Electronic (PDF)

Synopsis

The report provides a detailed analysis of the infrastructure sector in Saudi Arabia, including the state of current infrastructure, the regulatory and financing landscapes, forecast spending across all key sectors and the major projects in the construction pipeline.

The report covers all key infrastructure sectors: roads, railways, electricity and power, water and sewerage, communication, and airports and ports.

Summary

With a young and growing population, together with rapid growth in urbanization and industrialization, Saudi Arabia is expected to maintain its position as the Middle East’s largest construction market.

Demand is on the rise for industrial properties, including industrial cities and logistic facilities, and transportation and utilities projects are also being planned.

Having declined by 2.5% in 2016 amid the impact of lower oil production, weaker economic growth, and fiscal consolidation measures, the infrastructure sector is expected to rebound in 2017 due to higher infrastructure spending and a resumption of government payments to contractors.

According to Timetric’s Infrastructure Intelligence Center (IIC), the infrastructure construction market’s value is projected to reach SAR124 billion (US$33.1 billion) in 2017 and SAR140.8 billion (US$37.5 billion) by 2021 (in nominal value terms). This is based on the assumption that a number of large-scale projects will proceed as planned, including a number of transport projects such as the Riyadh Metro, the Makkah Metro and the King Abdulaziz International Airport Expansion.

Scope

A concise analysis of the administrative, economic and political context for infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.

An in-depth assessment of the current state of infrastructure in Saudi Arabia, including roads, railways, electricity and power, water and sewerage, communications, airports and ports.

Five-year forecasts of construction output for each sector, and an analysis of the project pipelines, with details on all major projects, their funding mechanisms and leading contractors.

A focus on main political and financial institutions involved in the infrastructure market, as well as the competitive and regulatory environment.

Reasons To Buy

• Assess the current state of Saudi Arabia infrastructure, and the main drivers of investment, including the key institutions and financing methods.

• Investigate forecasts and gain an understanding of key trends in each of the main infrastructure sectors.

• Analyze the main project participants operating in each sector, to better understand the competitive environment.

• Identify top projects by sector, development stage and start date, to inform expansion strategy.

Key Highlights

Timetric is currently tracking 111 strategic infrastructure construction projects in Saudi Arabia, at all stages of development from announcement to execution. These projects have a total investment value of US$446.7 billion.

Electricity and power projects account for the largest share of the infrastructure projects in the pipeline, with a total value of US$274.8 billion. This is followed by railway projects with a pipeline value of US$90.9 billion, airports and other infrastructure with US$72.1 billion, water and sewerage with US$4.5 billion and road projects with a total pipeline value ofU$4.4 billion.

In April 2016, the Saudi government launched Saudi Vision 2030, a strategy that includes various economic and social policies, objectives, and commitments aimed at ensuring the continuous development of the country, while reducing Saudi Arabia’s reliance on oil revenues and government spending. Under the ambitious reform agenda, the government seeks to drive the non-oil economy and stimulate private investment in state activities. A few months after announcing the vision, the government published the National Transformation Program 2020 (NTP 2020), setting out a number of targets under which it expects to achieve its medium-term goals of Saudi Vision 2030.

 Table of Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF FIGURES

2. CONTEXT
2.1. Administrative Divisions
2.2. Political Scene
2.3. Public Finances and Credit Ratings
2.4. Demographics
2.5. Economic Performance
2.6. Construction Output

3. THE STATE OF INFRASTRUCTURE
3.1. Roads
3.2. Railways
3.3. Electricity and Power
3.4. Water and Sewerage
3.5. Communication
3.6. Airports and Other Infrastructure

4. THE COMPETITIVE AND REGULATORY LANDSCAPE
4.1. Roads
4.2. Railways
4.3. Electricity and Power
4.4. Water and Sewerage
4.5. Communications
4.6. Airports and Other Infrastructure

5. INSTITUTIONS AND FINANCING

6. INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION
6.1. All Infrastructure
6.1.1. Construction outlook
6.1.2. Project pipeline analysis
6.2. Roads
6.2.1. Construction outlook
6.2.1. Key participants - contractors
6.2.2. Key participants - consultants
6.2.3. Project pipeline analysis
6.3. Railways
6.3.1. Construction outlook
6.3.2. Key participants - contractors
6.3.3. Key participants - consultants
6.3.4. Project pipeline analysis
6.4. Electricity and Power
6.4.1. Construction outlook
6.4.2. Key participants - contractors
6.4.3. Key participants - consultants
6.4.4. Project pipeline analysis
6.5. Water and Sewerage
6.5.1. Construction outlook
6.5.2. Key participants - contractors
6.5.3. Key participants - consultants
6.5.4. Project pipeline analysis
6.6. Communications Infrastructure
6.6.1. Construction outlook
6.7. Airports and Other Infrastructure
6.7.1. Construction outlook
6.7.2. Key participants - contractors
6.7.3. Key participants - consultants
6.7.4. Project pipeline analysis

7. APPENDIX
7.1. Definitions
7.2. Methodology
7.3. Further Information
7.4. Disclaimer

List of Tables

Table 1: Infrastructure Construction in Saudi Arabia
Table 2: Key Economic Indicators
Table 3: Key Comparative Indicators
Table 4: Top 10 Infrastructure Construction Projects by Value
Table 5: All Infrastructure Projects Pipeline, by Stage and Funding (US$ million)
Table 6: Top 10 Road Construction Projects by Value
Table 7: Railways Construction Projects, by Stage and Funding (US$ million)
Table 8: Top 10 Rail Construction Projects by Value
Table 9: Railways Construction Projects, by Stage and Funding (US$ million)
Table 10: Top 10 Electricity and Power Construction Projects by Value
Table 11: Electricity and Power Construction Projects, by Stage and Funding (US$ million)
Table 12: Top 10 Water and Sewerage Construction Projects by Value
Table 13: Water and Sewerage Construction Projects, by Stage and Funding (US$ million)
Table 14: Top 10 Airports and Other Infrastructure Construction Projects by Value
Table 15: Airports and Other Infrastructure Construction Projects, by Stage and Funding (US$ million)
Table 16: Construction Market Definitions
Table 17: Construction Stage Definitions

List of Figures

Figure 1: All Infrastructure, Output Value (SAR million), 2011, 2016, 2021
Figure 2: Construction Output Value (2010 constant prices)
Figure 3: All Infrastructure, Output Value (SAR million), 2016-2021
Figure 4: All Infrastructure Projects Pipeline, by Stage (US$ million)
Figure 5: All Infrastructure Projects Pipeline, by Funding (US$ million)
Figure 6: All Infrastructure Projects Pipeline, by Sector (US$ million)
Figure 7: All Infrastructure Projects Pipeline, by Sector and Funding
Figure 8: Roads Infrastructure, Output Value (SAR million), 2016-2021
Figure 9: Roads Construction Projects Pipeline, by Stage (US$ million)
Figure 10: Roads Construction Projects Pipeline, by Funding (US$ million)
Figure 11: Railways Infrastructure, Output Value (SAR million), 2016-2021
Figure 12: Railways Construction Projects Pipeline, by Stage (US$ million)
Figure 13: Railways Construction Projects Pipeline, by Funding (US$ million)
Figure 14: Electricity and Power Infrastructure, Output Value (SAR million), 2016-2021
Figure 15: Electricity and Power Construction Projects Pipeline, by Stage (US$ million)
Figure 16: Electricity and Power Construction Projects Pipeline, by Funding (US$ million)
Figure 17: Water and Sewerage Infrastructure, Output Value (SAR million), 2016-2021
Figure 18: Water and Sewerage Construction Projects Pipeline, by Stage (US$ million)
Figure 19: Water and Sewerage Construction Projects Pipeline, by Funding (US$ million)
Figure 20: Communications Infrastructure, Output Value (SAR million), 2016-2021
Figure 21: Airports and Other Infrastructure Construction, Output Value (SAR million), 2016-2021
Figure 22: Airports and Other Infrastructure Construction Projects Pipeline, by Stage (US$ million)
Figure 23: Airports and Other Infrastructure Construction Projects Pipeline, by Funding (US$ million)