02 August, 2022
Orascom Construction PLC (NASDAQ Dubai: OC; EGX: ORAS) announces that it has added USD 1.8 billion of new awards to its backlog in Q2 2022. This reflects an increase of 55% y-o-y and brings total new awards in H1 2022 to USD 2.4 billion.
Projects in Egypt comprised 70% of new awards during Q2 2022, as the Group increased its integral role in the development of Egypt’s new high-speed rail system and signed a new 1,325 km phase for this project. New awards in the U.S. accounted for 30% of total during the quarter, which were mainly comprised of sizable data center and commercial projects.
The estimated consolidated backlog stood at USD 6.4 billion as of 30 June 2022.