Bahrain welcomes bids for 72 MW solar project

Bahrain has launched its tendering process to award a 20-year contract for local or international bidders to build, own, operate, and maintain grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) power panels with a minimum capacity of 72 MWac in multiple premises located in Sakhir, south of the kingdom, Trade Arabia reports.
The solar panels are to be built on the rooftops, car park shades, electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, and on the ground of these organizations’ facilities, the ministry Electricity and Water Affairs said in a statement.
The requirements specify that bidders need to be engaged in the business of solar PV energy and have successfully commissioned at least 10 grid-tied solar PV projects (out of which at least five are solar PV car park projects).
Equally, bidders should be commissioned in at least 40 MWac grid-tied solar PV projects in any country globally in the last three years (2019 – 2021).
The kingdom’s Economic Recovery Plan catalyzes over $30 billion of investments in strategic projects, creating new investment opportunities in infrastructure and priority sectors across the Kingdom, the media says.