Two nearby sites spanning about 830,000 square metres will host Bahrain's latest large‑scale solar facility. Officials say construction should run roughly 18 months once contracts are awarded, with the plant feeding power into the national grid via the 66/11-kilovolt Al Dur BSP substation. . NEW YORK, December 31, 2025, 16:25 ET Bahrain's Electricity and Water Authority has begun building a 100-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant at Al Dur, targeting completion in the third quarter of 2026, PV Tech reported. PV Tech The plant is designed to add 100 MW of capacity using. . The government of Bahrain has laid the foundation stone for a 100MW solar PV power plant in the Al Dur area of the Southern Governorate. The project is being developed by the Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) as part of Bahrain's energy transition strategy and is scheduled for completion in the. . The foundation stone ceremony of Al Dur Solar Power Plant in the Kingdom of Bahrain was attended by Shaikh Khalid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister of the country. Solar farm. Photo by Martina Markosyan. The project is being implemented by the Electricity and Water Authority as part of its key initiatives to support the. .
