https://vision2030.ai/tags/megaprojects/Recent content in Megaprojects on SAUDI VISION 2030 Intelligence PlatformHugoenWed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/analysis/the-mukaab/Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/analysis/the-mukaab/<h2 id="the-mukaab-saudi-arabias-50b-cube-and-why-it-was-suspended">The Mukaab: Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s $50B Cube and Why It Was Suspended</h2> <p>On 28 January 2026, The Mukaab was suspended before superstructure work began, turning the 400-metre cube at the centre of Riyadh&rsquo;s New Murabba into the clearest test of Saudi giga-project reprioritisation. Excavation had reached 86 per cent and more than 10 million cubic metres of earth had been moved, but no official cancellation followed: the project moved from headline icon to delayed, capital-constrained megaproject.</p>https://vision2030.ai/analysis/giga-project-reality/Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://vision2030.ai/analysis/giga-project-reality/<h2 id="giga-projects-in-saudi-arabia-ambition-vs-reality">Giga Projects in Saudi Arabia: Ambition vs Reality</h2> <p>Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s giga projects are the PIF-backed mega-developments behind Vision 2030, including NEOM, Red Sea Global, Qiddiya, ROSHN, Diriyah Gate, The Rig, Jeddah Central, King Salman Park, and New Murabba. This status guide tracks which giga projects are delivering, which have been delayed or reduced, and how their combined announced commitments still exceed $1 trillion, making the portfolio the most ambitious simultaneous construction programme in modern history.</p>