Al Dur 2 IWPP, Bahrain
What is it?
An IWPP project supplying 50 MIGDs (227,300 m3/day) of desalinated water and 1,500MW power.
The project team:
Special Purpose Vehicle: ACWA Power, Mitsui and Almoayyed.
Engineering Procurement Construction team: SIDEM and SEPCO III, Power China
Client & offtaker : Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority.
What makes it special?
The water tariff achieved by the project is a record low for Bahrain.
As one of the largest infrastructure projects in the world to be delivered in 2020, the project had to overcome a host of pandemic-related delivery difficulties, including restrictions on material and manpower entry, delays in fabrication and shipping, quarantines and on-site distancing.
To deliver a project of this scale in the midst of a pandemic is a truly impressive achievement.
Learn more about the Global Water Awards :
Established in 2006 by Global Water Intelligence, the awards recognise the most important achievements in the international water industry within several categories, and reward those initiatives in the water, wastewater and desalination sectors.
Each year, the Global Water Awards are presented at the Global Water Summit, the major business conference for the water industry worldwide.
