Bahrain reveals qualified bidders for 100 MW BAJ Solar IPP project
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The Bilaj Al Jazayer Independent Power Project will be developed under a public-private partnership on a build-own-operate basis.
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Bilaj Al Jazayer Independent Power Project will be developed under a public-private partnership on a build-own-operate basis.</span></p><p>Bahrain’s <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/17/bahrain-launches-tender-for-100-mw-solar-project/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Electricity and Water Authority</a> (EWA) has announced the shortlisted bidders for the development and construction of a <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/17/bahrain-launches-tender-for-100-mw-solar-project/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">100 MW solar power plant in Bilaj Al Jazayer</a>, on the country's Southwest coast.</p>
<p>The selected bidders are Saudi energy giant <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/16/kuwait-reveals-prequalified-bidders-for-1-1-gw-solar-project/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">ACWA Power</a> and UAE-based independent power producer <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/tag/yellow-door-energy/">Yellow Door Energy</a> (YDE).</p>
<p>The Bilaj Al Jazayer Independent Power Project (BAJ Solar IPP) will be developed under a public-private partnership (PPP) on a build-own-operate (BOO) basis.</p>
<p>The target commercial operation date (COD) is September 30, 2027.</p>
<p>Bahrain wants to bring <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2017/09/19/bahrains-run-to-sun-begins-with-255-mw-plan/">255 MW of solar generation capacity online by the end 2025</a> by using <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2017/07/25/italys-cesi-helps-bahrain-implement-solar-program/">net metering</a>, <a href="https://www.pv-magazine.com/2019/02/25/acwa-wins-bahrains-100-mw-pv-tender-with-bid-of-0-039-kwh/">tenders for large-scale projects</a>, and a renewable energy mandate for new buildings. The kingdom’s renewable energy target envisages 700 MW of solar, wind and energy-from-waste generation capacity by 2030.</p>
<p>According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the country had an installed PV capacity of 66 MW at the end of 2024.</p>