Jan 3, 2025 · Bahrain''s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has announced Siemens as the sole bidder for the construction of a new 400kV grid substation in the Sitra Industrial Area. The
Feb 19, 2025 · Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), today announced the successful completion of the Power Station 5 Block 4 gas turbine
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Feb 20, 2025 · Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has successfully completed the Power Station 5 Block 4 expansion at Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C.
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) owns PS5 and four other power stations at the Alba complex, which provides the power for its aluminium smelter operations. The 1,800MW PS5 currently comprises three combined-cycle gas turbine (CCGT) blocks, each in a 1:1:1 configuration.
In Bahrain, 48% of the energy is used for Services, 37% for Industry, 15% for Residential use, and 46% for other purposes, such as oil (26%), gas (8%), and electricity and coal (10%). The country's energy consumption amounts to approximately 530 billion Standard Cubic Feet/annum.
The two facilities, which cost a total of $85 million (Dh312 million), are part of the government's initiatives to improve infrastructure and address the increasing demand for essential services, according to a report from the Bahrain News Agency (BNA).
The Alba Power Station 5 (PS5) Block 4 project is a proposed expansion of the existing gas-fired PS5 within the Alba complex in Manama, Bahrain. Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) owns PS5 and four other power stations at the Alba complex, which provides the power for its aluminium smelter operations.
Dubai: Bahrain's deputy prime minister, Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, inaugurated a new 220 kilovolt (kV) electricity transmission station and a water distribution station at the Al Hidd Housing Project on September 30.
The Bahrainian gas-fired plant will operate on Khuff and residual gas. It will be installed with an M701JAC gas turbine, two-cylinder tandem compound, single axial exhaust type steam turbine and HRSG. The plant will be integrated with the J-class gas turbine technology, which delivers reliability of 99.6% and efficiency of more than 64%.
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