Saudi Arabian energy company ACWA Power has secured the Kingdom of Bahrain's tender to construct a large-scale solar power plant. ACWA will construct the plant on a build, own, operate basis as an independent power producer. The project is expected to be completed in early 2015. The kingdom is targeting 700 MW of renewable capacity from wind, solar and energy-to-waste projects by 2030.
Saudi Arabian energy company ACWA Power has secured the Kingdom of Bahrain's tender to construct a large-scale solar power plant. ACWA will construct the plant on a build, own, operate basis as an independent power producer. The tender forms part of Bahrain's National Renewable Energy Action Plan that aims to establish 255 MW of solar capacity by 2025 through net metering, the ACWA facility and a renewable energy policy for new builds. The kingdom is targeting 700 MW of renewable capacity from wind, solar and energy-to-waste projects by 2030.