Bahrain is progressing with the tendering process for two rooftop solar plants.
The two tenders are for installing and operating 7.5 Mwac grid-tied solar panels.
Tenders for other similar projects covering more than 30 Mwac are underway.
The first two bids will close on December 22 and these relate to the setting up of power plants on rooftops and carparks of the ministries of Education and Labour and Social Development in Bahrain.
This reflects Bahrain’s “increased pace of utilisation of solar energy”, said
The president of Bahrain’s Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA), Dr Abdulhussain Mirza, said that the move is in line with the country’s shift towards solar energy, according to GN.
“We are in the process of awarding contracts for the construction and operation of 7.5 MWac of grid-tied solar capacity,” Dr Mirza told the GDN.
“In addition to this, we have more than 30 Mwac to be tendered soon.
“The significance of this is that it shows the increased pace of utilisation of solar energy after it has been proven that it can reduce the cost of electricity by about 30 per cent.
A grid-tied system uses solar panels to generate electricity from sunlight. Excess power is exported to the utility grid, and similarly, when the household requires more power, those needs are met by imports from the grid.