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Al Masaood brings Instagrid’s emission-free portable power to UAE
At last week’s GITEX Global, one of the region’s most influential tech events, Al Masaood Group, has officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Instagrid – a Global pioneer in portable battery systems – bringing to the UAE the first professional-grade, portable, emission-free energy source.
Who Is Instagrid?
Founded in 2018 by PhD Engineers Sebastian Berning and Andreas Sedlmayr, Instagrid emerged from a simple yet transformative idea: to create a high-performance portable power solution for professionals. While the market was saturated with leisure-focused power supplies, there was a clear gap for robust, mobile energy systems capable of meeting the demands of industries like construction, events, and emergency services. Today, Instagrid powers over 125,000 professionals worldwide, offering clean, reliable energy wherever it’s needed.
What makes Instagrid unique?
Instagrid’s innovation lies in its micro-inverter technology, which replaces traditional generator components such as large fan-cooled inverters with smart, modular battery architecture. Each Instagrid unit contains 144 individual battery cells, intelligently managed to deliver peak power outputs of up to 18,000W - all from a compact, 20kg device.
The flagship product, Instagrid ONE, delivers 3,600W of rated output power, equivalent to the power performance you’d expect from a 5-7 kVA generator, but with zero emissions, no noise, and no fossil-fuel consumption. Instagrid’s innovative technology replicates grid-like power in the form of a pure sinewave, dynamically drawing power from the necessary cells to meet the fluctuating demands of professional equipment - from drills and pumps to welders and lighting systems.
Unlike traditional generators, which must be oversized to handle peak loads (resulting in wasted fuel and idle time), Instagrid delivers power only when needed, instantly and efficiently.
Product range and scalability
∙Instagrid ONE: A compact, robust unit with 2.1 kWh capacity, fully rechargeable in under 3 hours. Built to withstand dust, moisture, and harsh environments.
∙Instagrid LINK: Connects up to three Instagrid ONE units to triple capacity to 6.3 kWh, ideal for high-demand applications like diamond core drilling.
∙Instagrid LINK MAX: Combines three Instagrid ONE units into a portable three-phase power supply, revolutionising the portability of 400 V power sources.
Sustainable by design
Instagrid’s technology is not only clean - it’s circular. The company’s latest Impact Report highlights its commitment to sustainability with impressive headline figures:
∙Over 701,005 tonnes of CO₂e emissions avoided to date - equivalent to removing over 300,000 cars from the road.
∙215,378 tonnes of carbon monoxide (CO) and 279 tonnes of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions avoided to date, improving air quality.
∙96% product repair rate, with a Material Circularity Index of 48%.
∙91% material recyclability at end of life for Instagrid ONE and similarly high scores across the product line.
Instagrid’s supply chain and manufacturing processes align with the EU’s latest sustainability standards, ensuring long-term product durability and responsible resource use.
Cost efficiency compared to generators
Beyond environmental benefits, Instagrid offers compelling economic advantages. Based on 5 years average usage an Instagrid unit will reduce total lifetime costs by an average 70%* when compared with a similar sized combustion generator (*based on local market costs) - thanks to savings on fuel, maintenance, accessories, and downtime.
Global trust and adoption
Today, Instagrid stands as Europe’s leading provider of high-performance portable power systems, rapidly expanding its footprint across North America, Australia, Singapore, and, most recently, the UAE. Instagrid has become the portable power solution of choice for leading global contractors like Strabag and Balfour Beatty, and rental giants such as Sunbelt Rentals, who have invested heavily to meet growing demand for sustainable energy.
Strategic partnership with Al Masaood Power
Instagrid’s entry into the UAE market is powered by its partnership with Al Masaood Power, who have a deep heritage of over 50 years driving UAE’s industrial and energy sectors with innovative solutions. a leading energy solutions provider in the region. As the official distributor, Al Masaood will make Instagrid’s full product portfolio - including Instagrid ONE, LINK, and LINK MAX - immediately available across the Emirates.
Supporting the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 Vision
This partnership will support the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 strategy and Al Masaood Power’s innovation roadmap.
By leveraging Instagrid’s proven success in Europe and adapting it to the unique needs of the UAE and GCC markets, this collaboration aims to accelerate the transition to clean portable power across key sectors including construction, infrastructure, utilities, and emergency services.
For more details, visit Instagrid and Al Masaood Group.
The event will feature a high-level conference and exhibition. (Image source: RX Events)
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ProjectVIEW ERP: leading construction ERP system in Saudi Arabia
Construction projects are growing in scale and complexity, demanding smarter ways to manage cost, time, and performance. ProjectVIEW ERP by DANAOS Projects brings all these elements together in a single platform, helping contractors maintain control and drive efficiency from planning to execution. Read on:
Driving Saudi Arabia’s construction digital transformation
Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 places digital transformation at the core of its economic evolution—demanding not just digitisation, but specialised transformation tailored to each sector’s unique workflows. In construction, mining, and project-based fabrication—industries that form an interconnected value chain—success relies on systems capable of managing complexity, cost, and accountability from bid to execution.
As each sector feeds into the other—mining, fabrication, and construction—data integration across all three domains becomes critical to achieving visibility, control, and efficiency throughout the entire project lifecycle.
ProjectVIEW ERP by DANAOS empowers contractors and enterprises across all project-based industries—construction, mining, and fabrication—to build a better world through data-driven precision and unified control. By integrating time, cost, and performance into one intelligent platform, it unifies fragmented processes into a connected value chain—driving efficiency, accountability, and agility for every project-based industry under Vision 2030.
Why Saudi contractors need a construction-specific ERP solution
Despite their size and sophistication, many contractors in KSA still rely on decoupled, non–industry-specific systems—one for finance, another for scheduling, and countless spreadsheets for cost tracking—creating silos that limit visibility, accuracy, and control.
This fragmentation leads to:
• Cost overruns caused by delayed information flow between site and office.
• Inaccurate budgets due to disconnected BoQ and resource data.
• Limited visibility into project progress and productivity.
A construction-specific ERP like DANAOS ProjectVIEW ERP unifies every process—from design and estimation to procurement, fabrication, and site execution—into a single command centre, delivering one version of the truth across all projects and operations.
Developed internationally, DANAOS ProjectVIEW ERP is an industry-specific solution purpose-built for the realities of construction and fabrication in Saudi Arabia. Tailored for Saudi contractors and manufacturers, it delivers an end-to-end project management and cost control ecosystem that enforces accountability, and measurable performance through real-time cost control and analytics, fully aligned with the Kingdom’s operational standards and Vision 2030 objectives.
ProjectVIEW ERP
Unlike generic ERP systems, ProjectVIEW ERP has been designed by construction experts for the construction-specific and project-based manufacturing industries. Its architecture revolves around three fundamental pillars:
• BoQ ↔ WBS ↔ Cost codes integration for absolute project transparency.
• Procurement and warehouse management with eRFQ portals for suppliers and subcontractors.
• Integrated HR, payroll, and machinery management ensuring real cost allocation per project.
This modular approach transforms ProjectVIEW ERP into the definitive construction ERP software in Saudi Arabia, delivering an all-encompassing project cost control system that operates at an enterprise-wide scale and seamlessly integrates with other ERP systems when required.
Fully Compliant with Saudi regulations
Regulatory compliance is a top priority for every Saudi enterprise. ProjectVIEW ERP is ZATCA-compliant—fully supporting Phase 2 e-invoicing with XML file generation, QR codes, and real-time integration with ZATCA’s Fatoora system. DANAOS Projects ensures its solution adheres to Saudi VAT ERP system rules and provides seamless e-invoicing software workflows.
Real-time project performance
The BoQ–WBS–Cost Code integration is ProjectVIEW’s DNA. This triad delivers real-time construction performance monitoring, linking planning, cost control, and execution into a single data model.
Contractors gain immediate insights into budget-versus-actual performance, resource productivity, and deviation alerts—empowering project managers to take corrective actions before overruns occur while aligning financial outcomes with project costs and payments.
Seamless integration with multiple systems
ProjectVIEW ERP operates as an centralised ERP ecosystem, natively integrating with Oracle Primavera, Microsoft Project, and BIM systems such as Revit, Navisworks, and Tekla. Through these integrations, ProjectVIEW synchronises schedules, quantities, and costs—delivering a unified digital thread across planning, design, and execution. This ensures total synchronisation between Primavera integration ERP, BIM ERP Saudi Arabia, and construction scheduling integration environments.
Cloud-ready and scalable
Built and running on a Microsoft Azure Cloud environment—private and dedicated to each client—or deployed directly on the client’s preferred premises, ProjectVIEW ERP is cloud-ready and fully scalable, making it ideal for Saudi Arabia’s giga-projects and multi-tenant environments such as NEOM, The Red Sea, Diriyah Gate, and Qiddiya. Its architecture enables multi-company, multi-project, and multilingual environments, providing centralised control with distributed access across contractors, consultants, suppliers and subcontractors.
ProjectVIEW ERP is hosted on ISO-certified cloud infrastructure, complying with:
• ISO 27001 (Information Security)
• ISO 20000 (IT Service Management)
• ISO 9001 (Quality Management)
• ISO 27018 (Data Protection)
• ISO 14001 (Environmental Management)
ProjectVIEW ERP transforms financial management into a live performance cockpit. Through real-time dashboards, cash-flow projections, and budget vs. actual analytics, financial managers gain a consolidated view across multiple projects. The system integrates directly with accounts payable, receivables, and subcontractor ledgers—delivering true project accounting system KSA functionality. For executives, it offers predictive insights that drive profitability through robust construction finance management software dashboards .
Why leading Saudi contractors choose ProjectVIEW ERP
From large EPC contractors to infrastructure developers and marine construction firms, Saudi Arabia’s leading companies rely on ProjectVIEW ERP to achieve operational excellence. By enforcing a unified project structure (BoQ–WBS–Cost Codes), ensuring ZATCA compliance, and supporting both office-to-site collaboration and mobile access, ProjectVIEW ERP has established itself as the top ERP software Saudi Arabia and the preferred construction management ERP system for visionary contractors driving Vision 2030.
The GCC construction market is valued at SAR666bn in 2025. (Image source: Eurovent Middle East)