Bahrain runs 3 MW solar tender
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A tender is open in Bahrain for the design, construction, installation and commissioning of a 3 MW grid-tied solar power plant for the country’s General Sport Authority. A closing date for applications has not been disclosed.
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">A tender is open in Bahrain for the design, construction, installation and commissioning of a 3 MW grid-tied solar power plant for the country’s General Sport Authority. A closing date for applications has not been disclosed.</span></p><p><a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/region/bahrain/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bahrain</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">’s Ministry of Electricity and Water Affairs is running a tender for the development of a 3 MW grid-tied solar power plant.</span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.tenderboard.gov.bh/OpenedTenderDetails/?id=484/2025/BTB%20(MEWA/RE/2025/T1)&source=New&envelope=TQ/PB/PQ&type=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Available tender details</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> state the solar plant will be built for the country’s General Sport Authority under a CAPEX model.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The chosen developer will be responsible for the supply, design, engineering, construction, installation, testing and commissioning of the solar power plant, with work expected to be completed within ten months. The contractor will then enter into a five-year operations and maintenance contract for the facility.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The tender has received nine applications since its publication yesterday. The public notice does not feature a closing date for applications.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bahrain’s cumulative solar capacity stood at 66 MW by the end of last year, according to figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Earlier this month, Steel-based investment company Foulath Holding and Dubai-based developer Yellow Door Energy announced plans for a </span><a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/11/03/bahrain-to-host-worlds-largest-single-site-rooftop-solar-power-plant/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">123 MW solar project</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> in Bahrain, including a 50 MW rooftop solar installation set to become the largest single-site rooftop solar power plant in the world.</span></p>