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Bahrain to Rehabilitate Wastewater Facilities

MANAMA, Bahrain — The Bahraini Ministry of Public Works last week announced plans to rehabilitate wastewater treatment facilities throughout the country.

Water Scarcity Impedes Saudi Arabia's Shale-Gas Production

RIYADH (Bloomberg) —

Saudi Arabia may need at least a decade to develop shale-gas production to a scale comparab

Bahrain Selects GE for Wastewater Treatment Project

MANAMA (AMEinfo.com) — The Bahrain Petroleum Company B.S.C.

Bahrain Inaugurates $16 million USD Treatment Plant

MANAMA (Utilities-me.com) — Bahrain’s Minister of Energy H.E. Dr. Abdul Hussain bin Ali Mirza has inaugurated a $16 million USD water treatment plant in the Bahrain Field near Hafeera.

Bahrain Inaugurates Largest Desal, Power Plant

MANAMA (AM-Info) — Full Story - Bahrain last week inaugurated its largest independent power generation and water desalination

Bahrainis Urged to Conserve Water

MANAMA (TradeArabia News Service) — Bahrainis and residents have been urged by a senior official to conserve water and energy resources before they become scarce.

Bahraini Company Signs Contact for Water Treatment Complex in Indonesia

MANAMA (TradeArabia News Service) — PT Moya Indonesia, a subsidiary of Bahrain holding company Moya, has signed a 25-year build, operate and transfer (BOT) contract with the Indonesian Municipal Authority for the country’s biggest

Al Dur Power and Water Plant Starts Operations

MANAMA (TradeArabia News Service) — The Al Dur Power and Water Company’s plant in Bahrain achieved full commercial operation earlier this month, it was announced today.

Bahrain Plans $291.7 Million USD in Infrastructure Projects

MANAMA (TradeArabia News Service) — Bahrain is planning $291.7 million USD in new infrastructure projects, with tenders for over 100 projects to be issued soon, according to Works Minister Essam Khalaf.

Works Minister Inspects Sanitation Projects

MANAMA (TradeArabia News Service) — Bahraini Minister of Works Essam bin Abdulla Khalaf and other senior ministry officials inspected the sanitation and roads projects in the Ma’ameer area.

Temporary Sewage Treatment Plant to Be Built Near Tubli

MANAMA (Bahrain News Agency) — A temporary plant that can treat 100,000 cubic meters of sewage is under construction near Tubli Bay, according to Dr.

Wastewater Treatment Facility to Be Built in Muharraq

MANAMA (Bahrain News Agency) — A 160,000 cubic meter major wastewater treatment facility will be installed in Muharraq in the next few months, according to Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning Undersecretary Dr.

Bahrain Awards $37 Million USD in Infrastructure Contracts

MANAMA (TradeArabia News Service) — Bahrain awarded some $37 million USD in infrastructure contracts in July and August, according to Works Ministry Technical Services Assistant Under-Secretary Ahmed Al Khayat.

Jennings O’Donovan & Partners Wins $3.9 Million USD Infrastructure Design Project

MANAMA (Kuwait Times) — Irish consulting civil and environmental engineering company Jennings O’Donovan & Partners won a $3.9 million USD contract to act as primary infrastructure designer for Diyar Al Muharraq develo

Three Companies to Carry Out Busaiteen Project

MANAMA (TradeArabia News Service) — A consortium of three international companies has been selected to carry out the $663 million USD Busaiteen sewage project in Muharraq governorate in Bahrain, according to Works Ministry Under-Secr

Electricity and Water Authority Signs $133 Million USD in Contracts

MANAMA (TradeArabia News Service) — Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority has signed $133 million USD in contracts to improve services and attract foreign investments.

Ministry of Works Awarded 12 Tenders Last Month

MANAMA (AME Info) — Bahrain’s Ministry of Works awarded 12 tenders in August, worth a total of $10.5 million USD, according to Assistant Undersecretary for Technical Services Ahmed Abdul Aziz Al Khayyat.

Ministry Meets With Muharraq Officials on Hidd Sewage Treatment Plant

MANAMA (Bahrain News Agency (Bahrain)) — A team of officials from the Ministry of Works met with municipality and municipal council officials in Muharraq in an effort to create awareness of the Hidd sewage treatment plant project.

Bahrain Launches Sixth Phase of Sewage Project

MANAMA (TradeArabia News Service) — Bahrain has launched the sixth phase of the $18 million USD East Riffa sewage project. The project will serve around 1,700 houses. Drilling work for the project started last week.

Bahrain Signs Loan Documents for Muharraq Sewerage Project

MANAMA (Reuters) — Bahrain last week signed loan documents for the $300 million USD Muharraq sewerage waste treatment project, which is being carried out on a public-private partnership (PPP) basis.

Bahrain to Consider Green Building for Government Construction

MANAMA (Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)) — Bahrain’s Ministry of Works is implementing an initiative that will consider green building specifications in government construction.

Bahrain Issues Seven Tenders to Upgrade Infrastructure

MANAMA (Al Bawaba) — Seven tenders worth $7.95 million USD were issued last month to upgrade Bahrain’s infrastructure.

Seera Investment Bank Sells BWA Water Additives to Berwind for $300 Million USD

MANAMA (Seera Investment Bank (Press Release)) — Seera Investment Bank  B.S.C. sold BWA Water Additives for around $300 million USD to Berwind Corporation.

Bluewater Bio Biological Treatment Process to Be Used in Bahrain

MANAMA (Datamonitor NewsWire) — Bluewater Bio has executed a turnkey contract with Bahrain’s Ministry of Works through a joint venture, Bluewater Bio ZeroWaste Co W.L.L., for design, construction and operation of an upgraded trea

Hyder Consulting Wins Conract to Design Muharraq Wastewater Treatment Plant

MANAMA, Bahrain — UK-based Hyder Consulting won a contract from South Korea’s Samsung Engineering Company to design a wastewater treatment plant and sewage conveyance system in Muharraq. 

Bahrain Invests $31.8 Million USD for Drainage Project

MANAMA, Bahrain (Trade Arabia News Service) — MANAMA | Source: Trade Arabia News Service

New Sewage Treatment Plant to Be Built in Muharraq

MANAMA, Bahrain (TradeArabia News Service) — MANAMA | Source: TradeArabia News Service

UK Trade Mission Aims to Boost Water Sector Ties

MANAMA, Bahrain (Al Bawaba) — MANAMA | Source: Al Bawaba

Bahrain to Spend $3.4 Billion USD on Infrastructure

MANAMA, Baharain (Trade Arabia News Service) — MANAMA | Source: Trade Arabia News Service 

Bahrain will spend some $3.4 billion USD over the next 20 years to upgrade its infrastructure.

German Business Delegation to Discuss Water Cooperation

MANAMA, Bahrain (Bahrain News Agency) — A delegation from the German Council for Water Partnership, representing businesses specializing in water and desalination technology, met with their Bahraini counterparts in Manama on June 23 to di

Bahrain Warned to Protect Water Resources

B ahrain needs to outline a water management plan to protect its water resources, delegates heard at a 'Water for Life" conference in Manama earlier this month.

Bahrain: New Call Center for Utility Customers

MANAMA, Bahrain (Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)) — — The Ministry of Electricity and Water has launched a new 24-hour call center for utility customers.

The center, located in Manama, will be supervised by the ministry,

Bahrain: Residents Threaten March on Water Minister's Office

MANAMA, Bahrain (Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)) — — Residents of the Gudaibiya area in Manama municipality threatened to march on Electricity and Water Minister Shaikh Abdulla bin Salman al Khalifa's office.

The residents went a week

Bahrain: Cybarco to Build Infrastructure for Riff a Views Project

MANAMA, Bahrain (Khaleej Times (United Arab Emirates)) — — Cybarco Bahrain Ltd., in a joint venture with Tebet Enterprises, has won the $69 million USD deal to provide infrastructure for the Riff a Views Signature Estates development in Manama.

Bahrain Hosting International Water Technology Conference

MANAMA, Bahrain (OOSKAnews) — — International water industry officials and experts will gather in the Bahraini capital in January to discuss water technology and other water-related issues.

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