Saudi Arabia: Aveva opens Khobar office

UK-based engineering software firm Aveva said on 14 January that it had opened its second office in the Middle East, in Al-Khobar, in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. The Cambridge-based company established its first office in the region in Dubai in 2004; while it has had a foothold in Al-Khobar, a spokeswoman said the new office represented its first formal base in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia plans to increase its electricity generating capacity to 120GW by 2032, to meet the kingdom’s rapidly growing demand.