{"id":96193,"date":"2026-05-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/?p=96193"},"modified":"2026-05-21T06:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T06:09:20","slug":"pih-eyes-airport-and-roads-in-african-expansion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2026\/05\/21\/pih-eyes-airport-and-roads-in-african-expansion\/","title":{"rendered":"PIH eyes airport and roads in African expansion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong> PIH wants Africa\u2019s big-ticket builds:<\/strong> Qatar-based Power International Holding (PIH)\u2019s UCC Holding unit is bidding for major transport infrastructure projects across Africa, targeting Ethiopia\u2019s new airport and pursuing a 400-km highway project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, UCC Holding CEO Boyd Merrett told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-05-18\/billionaire-qatari-family-bids-for-ethiopian-airport-congo-road\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>About PIH: <\/strong>PIH \u2014 owned by Qatari bn\u2019aire brothers Moutaz and Ramez Al Khayyat \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/powerholding.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">operates<\/a> across energy, concessions and construction, industries and services, agriculture and food industries, real estate, and lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0;margin: 0;line-height: 1.15;text-align: left\"><strong>Ethiopia\u2019s airport bid would place PIH into one of Africa\u2019s largest aviation projects. <\/strong>Ethiopian Airlines began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/africa\/ethiopia-begins-125-billion-construction-africas-biggest-airport-2026-01-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">construction<\/a> in January on the USD 12.5 bn Bishoftu International Airport \u2014 with completion targeted for 2030. The project is planned with four runways, parking for 270 aircraft, and capacity for 110 mn passengers annually. Ethiopian Airlines covers about 30% of costs, while the remainder is sourced from international lenders. 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