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BMI: United Arab Emirates Infrastructure Report (Mar-12)

2012-04-30 11:44:00 (читать в оригинале)

BMI View: Following the 2008 financial crisis, the UAE?s construction sector is gradually recovering with public investments now driving activity and picking up some of the slack left behind from the real estate slowdown. However, this time around we expect the scale of future projects to be moderated, to match more realistic demand expectations. Hence, we expect a leaner pipeline and do not anticipate any major flagship projects coming online during 2012.- Progress is being made on flagship multibillion dollar projects, such as the Dubai and Abu Dhabi international airports expansion, and the Jebel Ali and Etihad Rail. These projects sustain industry activity, though they are also seeing delays and downsizings, such as those seen at the Al Maktoom International Airport (Dubai).- The nuclear power project in Abu Dhabi is already being plagued by project cost inflation, even though it is still in the preliminary construction phase. The cost estimate has risen by US$10bn, taking the total to US$30bn, according to recent press reports citing unnamed sources close to the project. Financing will be overwhelmingly sovereign-backed and generated, with a small commercial loan aspect, according to preliminary reports.- However, while large-scale projects are ongoing, the pipeline for new mega-projects is very thin, with Etihad Rail the last of the big ticket projects on the agenda. We see this as being symptomatic of two things: 1) construction was going to always peak around 2013-2014, as many of the projects had a deadline to 2015; 2) with a tamer demand outlook over coming years, the new capacity coming online in transport and utilities may be enough to meet demand without major new expansions.- Data and estimates on the value of projects cancelled continue to surface. Citigroup estimates that since the beginning of 2009 to August 2011, a total of US$170bn of projects have been delayed or cancelled in the UAE, the majority of which have been in the real estate s