Bahrain is committing millions of dinars to strengthen its electricity network, develop major property projects and upgrade key facilities, with the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) emerging as the biggest spender among the August contract awards published in the Official Gazette.
The awards highlight the breadth of spending across electricity, sewerage, property development, aviation and industrial operations and tourism.
The EWA’s listed awards total approximately BD67.38 million, led by major works linked to new high-voltage grid substations in Sitra.
The largest listed EWA contract, worth approximately BD34.97m, was awarded to South Korea’s Iljin Electric for 400kV and 220kV feeder cable works associated with new 400kV grid substations in Sitra.
Another major contract, worth BD15.94m, went to Hitachi Energy Technologies for transformer and reactor works for the new Sitra substations.
The authority also awarded three contracts for transformers for 66kV substations, worth a combined BD13.24m. These went to Oman’s Voltamp Energy, for BD4.96m; Hitachi Energy Technologies, for BD4.59m; and Saudi Power Transformers, for BD3.69m.
Together, the major packages underline the scale of investment in the electricity infrastructure needed to support Bahrain’s expanding residential, commercial and industrial demand.
The August schedules also feature a series of contracts linked to the development of Bilaj Al Jazayer, one of Bahrain’s major coastal destinations. The awards cover work connected with the development’s sales centre, landscaping and beach-club facilities, reflecting continued investment in the area’s property and leisure infrastructure.
The listed contracts include a BD90,000 award to Gulf House Engineering for sales-centre design, alongside landscaping and beach-club construction-related packages.
Gulf Air Group awarded BD6.29m to Innovative Design Works for the renovation and equipping of the airline’s headquarters and medical centre. The airline also awarded contracts for operational support overseas, including BD131,217 to Worldwide Flight Services for cargo and mail services at London Heathrow Airport and BD63,219 to Silk Way Technics for technical support and maintenance at Baku Airport.
Separately, Bahrain Airport Company awarded approximately BD1.4m to Standardvision for replacement of the façade lighting at Sakhir Tower.
Bapco Gas Company awarded BD118,125 to Elliott Turbomachinery for compressor spare parts required for a shutdown. Another contract, worth approximately BD1.65m, was awarded by Bapco Supply to R P Construction for the decommissioning and demolition of the Bapco Tazweed service station in Buhair.
Infrastructure investment also features in the Works Ministry awards, including a contract worth approximately BD3.75m to Eastern Asphalt and Mixed Concrete for sewerage network construction in Jid Ali, Block 721.
Cebarco Bahrain received a contract worth approximately BD3.32m for completion of electrical works under Phase Four of expansion of the Tubli Sanitary Sewage Treatment Plant.
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