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Government<br />
Solar and Wind Energy<br />
Pilot project<br />
The EWA is currently setting up<br />
the a pilot project of experimental<br />
plant for the production of electricity<br />
using solar and wind energy with a<br />
total capacity of 5 megawatts on a<br />
land of 12 hectares. The project will<br />
include the installation of 3 megawatt<br />
solar cells, the installation of two 2<br />
megawatt wind turbines and a control,<br />
operation and control building. The<br />
plant will be connected to the 11 kV<br />
power grid to take advantage of the<br />
Asry concludes<br />
Construction of LNG Terminal<br />
landing platform<br />
ASRY, the leading ship and rig repair<br />
facility in the Arabian Gulf has<br />
completed the construction of a boat<br />
landing platform to be commissioned<br />
by Six Construct that will form part of<br />
the ongoing new LNG terminal under<br />
development in Bahrain.<br />
ASRY CEO Andrew Shaw<br />
commented on this occasion that,<br />
“It is very gratifying to have ASRY<br />
contribute to a nationally significant<br />
initiative such as the Bahrain LNG<br />
electric power produced.<br />
Almost 75% of the BD6.5 million<br />
project has already been completed.<br />
The installation of the wind turbines<br />
and most of the solar cells has<br />
been completed and the work in<br />
the control building has reached an<br />
advanced stage. The pilot project will<br />
start operating in June. It is being<br />
implemented by the German company<br />
Juwi International and overseen by the<br />
German consulting firm Fichtner.<br />
The performance of the<br />
experimental station will determine<br />
the efficiency of renewable sources<br />
of energy from the sun and wind in<br />
the production of electricity and its<br />
practical use to achieve the percentage<br />
of renewable energy consumption<br />
determined by the Cabinet.<br />
This is in line with Bahrain<br />
exploring new sources of electricity<br />
production and to reduce relying on<br />
natural gas in the production of energy<br />
as well as reducing carbon dioxide<br />
emissions to preserve the environment<br />
and in line Bahrain’s 2030 economic<br />
vision.<br />
Terminal, which will be an important<br />
step forward in the country’s energy<br />
strategy. This represents another<br />
successful project for ASRY in the<br />
fabrication sector, which will be a<br />
growth area for ASRY as we move<br />
forward.”<br />
The landing platform was<br />
completed on schedule in 90 days<br />
and on budget, with all components<br />
being fully fabricated within ASRY,<br />
and designed to replace costly built<br />
sections.<br />
ASRY also recently completed<br />
a subsea section of a new wellhead<br />
platform for Schlumberger and Bapco,<br />
in an ongoing drive to leverage the<br />
yards experience and facilities, which<br />
are well-suited to the fabrication<br />
sector.<br />
The platform is built and fully<br />
fabricated within ASRY and this<br />
success of the project has opened up<br />
negotiations for the shipyard to assist<br />
in further projects relating to the LNG<br />
terminal.<br />
Bahrain to have an Urban<br />
Rail system<br />
Kingdom of Bahrain will build<br />
a 109-kilometre rail transit<br />
system by 2024, in five phases. The<br />
preliminary designs for the nationwide<br />
rail network will be ready within<br />
the next few months,” said Ministry of<br />
Transportation and Telecommunication<br />
Land Transportation and Post Under-<br />
Secretary Mariam Jumaan at an event<br />
organized as part of <strong>2018</strong> BIPEX Forums<br />
at the Capital Club.<br />
“The network is part of our strategic<br />
vision of the public transportation and<br />
will be launched in five phases. Our new<br />
and improved bus network was the first<br />
phase, but we need to improve on that<br />
further, this is why the Ministry has<br />
started looking into alternatives. The<br />
rail system would become operational in<br />
2023 or 2024,” said Mariam Juman.<br />
“We do not want just buses, we need<br />
a proper mass transit for Bahrain. With<br />
buses, there are certain limitations and<br />
it can still contribute to congestion. The<br />
way to encourage people to move away<br />
from using their cars and provide them<br />
with a way to get places quicker and<br />
easier would be bringing on this new<br />
mode of transport,” she said.<br />
“We have done our studies, we have<br />
looked at possible alternatives. Our<br />
choice is the light rail system which will<br />
be implemented in four or five phases.<br />
The first phase will be 30 kilometres<br />
with 20 stations. The connections will<br />
be to the airport, diplomatic area, to<br />
the north, to the city centre and more.<br />
What we are looking to have is a true<br />
alternative to the cars. The rail transport<br />
will make people actually leave their<br />
cars and use the public transport<br />
instead,” she said.<br />
“We hope to have the preliminary<br />
designs completed by the second or<br />
third quarter of this year. This is a very<br />
viable project for the private sector to<br />
participate in,” she added.<br />
March-April <strong>2018</strong><br />
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