Bahrain opens up tenders for 7.5 MW of solar

• Bahrain is seeking to award contracts for the building and also procedure of 7.5 MWac of grid-tied solar capacity in 2 tenders as well as anticipates bids for power plants to be set up on building roofs as well as parking lot of authority structures by December 22.

In one of the auctions, the nation's Lasting Power Authority (SEA) expects propositions for a solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) plant of at least 5 MWac that will certainly be installed on structure roofs as well as car parks of the Ministry of Education.

In the 2nd public auction, prospective buyers will certainly complete to construct, possess and operate a solar PV nuclear power plant of over 2.5 MWac on structure roofs and also parking area of the Ministry of Labour and also Social Development.

The proposals will be opened on December 23.

The winners in the two tenders will certainly be awarded power purchase agreements (PPAs) for a duration of 20 years.

Bahrain relies upon a mix of solar, wind and also waste-to-energy technologies to reach a renewable resource target of 5%, or 250 MW, by 2025. The kingdom is set to surpass the target as it has already carried out projects of 237 MW, accomplishing 95% of the targeted capability four years ahead of schedule, SEA's president Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza said previously in December.