MANAMA, Bahrain, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) launched its tendering course of to nominate a certified contractor to remediate a two sq. kilometre landfill web site to arrange the plot for the event and implementation of a solar project with a minimal capability of 100 MW. The landfill web site is situated at Askar, in the Southern Governorate of Bahrain.
The scope of the project will contain the design and development of a landfill gasoline extraction and therapy system to fulfill the necessities of environmental requirements as per the Supreme Council of Environment necessities. The project can even embody land remediation, the event of gasoline and leachate administration programs, and a drainage system to make sure the location readiness for the development and operation of the solar project.
The tender scope additionally consists of the location investigations to fulfill the required efficiency specification and environmental monitoring of the landfill web site (leachate, groundwater contamination, air emissions, landfill gasoline therapy and so on.) at agreed intervals till 12 months following the completion of the location remediation.
Commenting on the launch of the tender H.E. Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, EWA’s President mentioned, “Bahrain is fully committed to the objectives of the COP26 and ultimately actionable goals and investments towards climate change. Converting this landfill site to a solar farm capable of producing 100 MW is one of many steps the country hopes to execute to realise the objective of bringing carbon emissions in Bahrain to net zero by 2060″.
The tender doc units out clear necessities of environmental requirements to make sure that the project adheres to greatest apply worldwide tips, making certain the security of the location and longevity of the project. Under a separate tender and in parallel to this project, EWA shall be issuing a “Request for Proposal (RFP)” for creating a 100 MW solar plant situated on the remediated landfill.
With Bahrain’s Economic Recovery Plan, the Kingdom plans to focus on investments value US$30 billion in strategic tasks, creating new funding alternatives in infrastructure and precedence sectors throughout the Kingdom, together with renewable power sectors corresponding to blue and inexperienced hydrogen.
Bidders can get hold of tendering paperwork and submit proposals by the Bahrain Tender Board web site by way of https://www.tenderboard.gov.bh/TenderDetails/?id=756/2022/BTB%20(4604/2022/3100).
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