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  "url": "https://voltformer.com/epc-contractors/orascom-construction",
  "company": {
    "id": "orascom-construction",
    "slug": "orascom-construction",
    "name": "Orascom Construction PLC",
    "countryCode": "AE",
    "foundedYear": 1950,
    "website": "https://orascom.com/",
    "logo": "/logos/orascom-construction.svg",
    "sectors": [
      "power-generation",
      "renewable-energy",
      "substations-transmission",
      "industrial-plants",
      "oil-gas-energy"
    ],
    "certifications": [],
    "turnkeyCapabilities": {
      "engineeringDesign": true,
      "procurementSupply": true,
      "constructionCivil": true,
      "commissioningTesting": true,
      "substationEpc": true,
      "highVoltageTransmission": true,
      "powerPlantEpc": true,
      "gridInterconnection": true
    },
    "contactInfo": {
      "address": "Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Nile City Towers, Cairo, Egypt",
      "website": "https://orascom.com/"
    },
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Orascom · Corporate history",
        "url": "https://orascom.com/about/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Orascom · ADGM incorporation transfer",
        "url": "https://orascom.com/updates/orascom-construction-completes-the-transfer-of-incorporation-to-adgm/"
      },
      {
        "name": "Orascom · Contact",
        "url": "https://orascom.com/contact/"
      }
    ],
    "country": "United Arab Emirates (Egyptian origin)",
    "headquarters": "Abu Dhabi, UAE / Cairo, Egypt",
    "tagline": "International infrastructure, industrial EPC and concessions",
    "overview": "Orascom Construction is an Egyptian-origin engineering and construction group operating across the Middle East, Africa and the United States. Its predecessor business dates to 1950, while the current construction lineage includes Orascom Onsi Sawiris & Co. established in 1976. Legal incorporation transferred to Abu Dhabi Global Market in 2025. Work covers power, water, transport, industry and buildings, alongside selected concessions and the US subsidiary Weitz. Consortium construction, equity ownership and operating roles are stated separately.",
    "specialization": [
      "Power and renewable-energy infrastructure",
      "Water, wastewater and desalination",
      "Transport, industrial and public buildings",
      "Concessions and US data-center construction"
    ],
    "services": [
      {
        "name": "Infrastructure EPC and construction",
        "description": "Engineering, procurement, civil and electromechanical works are delivered directly or through named consortia, with responsibility defined by contract."
      },
      {
        "name": "Power and renewable facilities",
        "description": "Generation and transmission work includes civil infrastructure, electrical systems and grid interfaces; ownership and operating roles remain project-specific."
      },
      {
        "name": "Water, industrial and public facilities",
        "description": "Plant, building and infrastructure packages combine multidisciplinary engineering, site coordination and testing for the relevant owner and asset."
      },
      {
        "name": "Development and project partnerships",
        "description": "Selected investments, development agreements and long-term services are stated separately from construction awards, financing and commercial operation."
      }
    ],
    "keyProjects": [
      {
        "sourceUrl": "https://orascom.com/updates/orascom-construction-consortium-to-develop-900-mw-build-own-operate-wind-farm-in-egypt/",
        "client": "Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company",
        "title": "Ras Shokeir wind development",
        "country": "Egypt",
        "capacityOrScope": "900 MW wind development; consortium PPA and balance-of-plant scope",
        "description": "The consortium signed a power-purchase agreement. Financial close and commercial operation are later milestones, not consequences of signing alone.",
        "technologies": [
          "PPA",
          "BOO"
        ]
      },
      {
        "sourceUrl": "https://orascom.com/updates/orascom-construction-reports-backlog-of-usd-9-6-billion-and-revenue-of-usd-2-0-billion-in-h1-2025/",
        "client": "Red Sea Wind Energy consortium",
        "title": "Red Sea Wind Farm",
        "country": "Egypt",
        "capacityOrScope": "650 MW wind farm; consortium development and construction",
        "description": "The company’s half-year release confirms full commercial operation. The whole-farm rating is distinguished from Orascom’s equity share and construction package.",
        "technologies": [
          "BOO",
          "EPC"
        ]
      },
      {
        "sourceUrl": "https://orascom.com/updates/commemorating-the-historic-opening-of-the-grand-egyptian-museum/",
        "client": "Grand Egyptian Museum",
        "title": "Grand Egyptian Museum",
        "country": "Egypt",
        "capacityOrScope": "Construction by the Orascom Construction–BESIX joint venture",
        "description": "The museum opening is a completed public-building reference. This construction role is separate from museum ownership and cultural operation.",
        "technologies": [
          "Construction"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "highlightStats": [
      {
        "label": "Established",
        "value": "1950"
      },
      {
        "label": "Headquarters",
        "value": "Abu Dhabi, UAE / Cairo, Egypt"
      },
      {
        "label": "Sourced project references",
        "value": "3"
      },
      {
        "label": "Delivery disciplines",
        "value": "Engineering · Procurement · Construction"
      }
    ]
  },
  "leadership": {
    "name": "Osama Bishai",
    "role": {
      "en": "Chief Executive Officer",
      "tr": "İcra Kurulu Başkanı",
      "de": "Vorstandsvorsitzender",
      "ru": "Генеральный директор",
      "es": "Director ejecutivo",
      "ar": "المدير التنفيذي",
      "it": "Amministratore delegato",
      "pt": "Diretor executivo"
    },
    "biography": {
      "en": "Osama Bishai is CEO and an executive director of Orascom Construction. He became CEO in March 2015 after joining the group in 1985. He studied structural engineering at Cairo University and also serves on BESIX’s board. The current integrated annual report confirms his leadership after the company’s ADGM incorporation transfer.",
      "tr": "Osama Bishai, Orascom Construction CEO’su ve icracı yönetim kurulu üyesidir. Gruba 1985’te katıldıktan sonra Mart 2015’te CEO oldu. Kahire Üniversitesi’nde yapı mühendisliği okudu ve BESIX yönetim kurulunda da görev yapıyor. Güncel entegre faaliyet raporu, şirketin ADGM tescil transferi sonrasındaki liderliğini doğrular.",
      "de": "Osama Bishai ist CEO und geschäftsführender Direktor von Orascom Construction. Nach seinem Eintritt 1985 wurde er im März 2015 CEO. Er studierte konstruktiven Ingenieurbau an der Universität Kairo und gehört dem BESIX-Verwaltungsrat an. Der aktuelle integrierte Jahresbericht bestätigt seine Führung nach der Verlegung der Registrierung nach ADGM.",
      "ru": "Osama Bishai — генеральный директор и исполнительный директор Orascom Construction. Он пришёл в группу в 1985 году и стал генеральным директором в марте 2015 года. Изучал строительные конструкции в Каирском университете и входит в совет BESIX. Текущий интегрированный годовой отчёт подтверждает его руководство после переноса регистрации компании в ADGM.",
      "es": "Osama Bishai es CEO y director ejecutivo de Orascom Construction. Ingresó al grupo en 1985 y asumió como CEO en marzo de 2015. Estudió ingeniería estructural en la Universidad de El Cairo y también integra el consejo de BESIX. El informe anual integrado actual confirma su liderazgo tras el traslado de incorporación a ADGM.",
      "ar": "Osama Bishai هو المدير التنفيذي وعضو مجلس الإدارة التنفيذي في Orascom Construction. انضم إلى المجموعة في 1985 وأصبح مديراً تنفيذياً في مارس 2015. درس الهندسة الإنشائية في جامعة القاهرة ويشغل عضوية مجلس BESIX. يؤكد التقرير السنوي المتكامل الحالي قيادته بعد نقل تسجيل الشركة إلى ADGM.",
      "it": "Osama Bishai è CEO e amministratore esecutivo di Orascom Construction. Entrato nel gruppo nel 1985, è diventato CEO nel marzo 2015. Ha studiato ingegneria strutturale all’Università del Cairo ed è nel consiglio di BESIX. L’attuale rapporto annuale integrato conferma la sua guida dopo il trasferimento della registrazione ad ADGM.",
      "pt": "Osama Bishai é CEO e diretor executivo da Orascom Construction. Ingressou no grupo em 1985 e tornou-se CEO em março de 2015. Estudou engenharia estrutural na Universidade do Cairo e integra o conselho da BESIX. O relatório anual integrado atual confirma sua liderança após a transferência de registro para ADGM."
    },
    "sources": [
      {
        "name": "Orascom Construction · Integrated annual report 2025",
        "url": "https://orascom.com/wp-content/uploads/2025-OC-Integrated-Annual-Report.pdf"
      }
    ],
    "since": "2015-03",
    "verifiedOn": "2026-10-10"
  },
  "news": [
    {
      "title": "Orascom reports half-year backlog and new awards",
      "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/orascom-half-year-backlog-results-2026"
    },
    {
      "title": "Orascom and Trojan establish EVERWATER for water infrastructure",
      "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/orascom-trojan-everwater-joint-company-2026"
    },
    {
      "title": "Orascom consortium advances Ras Shokeir wind development",
      "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/orascom-ras-shokeir-wind-ppa-2026"
    },
    {
      "title": "Orascom’s Weitz marks Lighthouse data-center groundbreaking",
      "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/orascom-weitz-lighthouse-datacenter-groundbreaking-2025"
    },
    {
      "title": "Orascom commemorates the Grand Egyptian Museum opening",
      "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/orascom-grand-egyptian-museum-opening-2025"
    },
    {
      "title": "Weitz breaks ground on Four Seasons Telluride",
      "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/orascom-weitz-four-seasons-telluride-2025"
    },
    {
      "title": "Orascom confirms Red Sea wind farm commercial operation",
      "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/orascom-red-sea-wind-commercial-operation-2025"
    }
  ]
}