Saudi Downtown awards Al-Khobar infrastructure deal

15 July 2026
Saudi Downtown is a Public Investment Fund-owned company

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Saudi Downtown Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Public Investment Fund (PIF), has awarded a contract for infrastructure works in downtown Al-Khobar.

The contract was awarded to local contractor Ansab General Contracting Company.

The scope of work includes the design and development of overall infrastructure, road networks and street lighting for the downtown Al-Khobar project.

Saudi Downtown Company was officially launched in 2022 by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, who is also chairman of PIF.

At the time, the company announced plans to develop downtown areas in 12 cities across the kingdom: Medina, Al-Khobar, Al-Ahsa, Buraidah, Najran, Jizan, Hail, Al-Baha, Arar, Taif, Dumat Al-Jandal and Tabuk.

SDC’s mandate is to develop more than 10 million square metres of land across its projects

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