Abu Dhabi’s Media Office on May 11, 2026 announced the launch of a Dh55 billion pipeline of 24 public-private partnership projects that will be brought to market in 2026 and 2027. The initiative was a joint effort by the Abu Dhabi Investment Office and the Abu Dhabi Projects and Infrastructure Centre, according to state news agency Wam. The projects span transport, core infrastructure and social sectors as part of the emirate’s long-term development strategy to attract private capital.
The transport component encompasses 11 major road projects valued at Dh35 billion that will deliver more than 300 kilometres of new roads together with upgrades to tunnels, intersections and the wider network, Eid Alobeidli, director of Musataha and PPP at the Abu Dhabi Investment Office, told Wam. Five infrastructure projects allocated Dh11 billion will focus on dams, water storage, flood control, stormwater drainage and urban landscaping while Dh9 billion has been assigned to social infrastructure encompassing sports facilities, specialist healthcare, schools and universities. The breakdown supports the emirate’s goals of enhancing connectivity, resilience and quality of life.
According to Alobeidli the pipeline will create large-scale investment opportunities for the private sector and attract domestic and international capital. “Abu Dhabi has successfully established a credible PPP model based on clear regulatory frameworks and effective delivery mechanisms,” he said. “The next phase will include a deliberate expansion in both the scale and scope of projects across various sectors,” Alobeidli added in the Wam report.
The Abu Dhabi Investment Office has already delivered PPP projects worth approximately Dh2.4 billion and launched a further Dh25 billion in schemes during 2025 that are now in advanced procurement stages, S&P Global Ratings noted in a June assessment. Previous initiatives including Zayed City Schools, Abu Dhabi LED Phase 2 and Khalifa University Student Accommodation secured IJGlobal PPP Deal of the Year awards for the Middle East and North Africa in 2022, 2023 and 2024 respectively. The track record has bolstered investor confidence in the emirate’s regulatory framework.
Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi figures show the emirate’s economy expanded 7.7 per cent in the third quarter of 2025 to a record Dh325.7 billion with the non-oil segment rising 7.6 per cent. Non-oil activities accounted for 54 per cent of total GDP in that quarter with value added of Dh175.6 billion, the centre reported. Over the first nine months of the year Abu Dhabi’s non-oil economy grew 6.8 per cent year on year.
Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre data places UAE-wide non-oil GDP growth at 6.8 per cent for the full year of 2025, lifting that segment to Dh1.5 trillion as part of overall GDP of Dh1.9 trillion. Middle East Briefing analysts project the UAE economy to expand by around 5 per cent in 2026 with non-oil growth near 5.3 per cent. The new PPP pipeline forms part of sustained efforts to channel private investment into diversification priorities.
