Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) projects aim to ensure that energy reaches all regions of the Kingdom and that it is regularly and sustainably supplied with this vital service to meet the current and future needs of the residential, investment, commercial, industrial and other sectors, Bahrain News Agency reports.
“We have the right to be proud of the EWA high completion rates of 78% as an average of implementing its projects within the current government program until May,” Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministerial Committee for Development and Infrastructure Projects Chairman said.
Projects reviewed during the meeting include the 400 kV Electricity Transmission Network Development Project at a cost of $740 million (Completed).
A 220-kV electricity transmission network development project (Phase 1) at a cost of $200 million (96% completed). It is scheduled to be completed in 2021 and aims to develop the 220- and 66-kV electrical transmission network to meet the growing demand for electricity and the transmission of electrical energy generated from power plants to industrial, commercial and residential centers in Bahrain.
The 220- and 66-kilovolt electricity transmission network development project for housing projects – (Phase Two) at a cost of $200 million (52% completed).
The construction of electricity transmission stations for Al Ramli housing project at a cost of $50 million (55% completed).
The infrastructure development project on Hawar Islands at a cost of $193 million (40% completed). It aims to provide Hawar Islands region with the electricity it needs for future urban development and all vital facilities on the islands.
The project to construct a water distribution station for the Ramli housing project at a cost of $30 million. The project is 30% completed and is expected to be finished in 2023.
The project to develop water transmission networks in Salman Town, Khalifa Town and East Hidd at a cost of $70 million. Started in 2021, it is expected to be completed in 2023. It is currently 30% completed.
The project to develop a water transmission network (Busaiteen and Juffair) at a cost of $50 million dollars. It was completed in 2020.