Sitra Desalination
Seawater RO, 30 MIGD (5,682 m3/h) SWRO plus 1,400 to 1,500 MW in Bahrain.
In tender
The record
- Country
- Bahrain
- Location
- Sitra
- Coordinates
- 26.150, 50.620
- Technology
- Seawater RO
- Capacity
- 30 MIGD (5,682 m3/h) SWRO plus 1,400 to 1,500 MW
- Capital cost
- US$400 million
- Stage
- In tender
- Owner or client
- Electricity and Water Authority (EWA), Bahrain
- Contractor
- —
- Operator
- —
- Finance
- BOO with private developer (IWPP)
- Award or start year
- 2025
- Commissioned
- —
Record last checked 2026-09-04.
History
- 2024-11
EWA invites prequalification for the Sitra IWPP
- 2025-01
Nine developers prequalified
- 2025-08
EWA launches international tender for 1,400 MW and 30 MIGD Sitra IWPP
- 2026-06
Bids opened, ACWA Power accepted and TAQA accepted with conditions
Sources
4 references
Every field in the record above is taken from the references below. A field that none of them confirms prints as a dash.
- EWA, EWA launches international tender for 1400 MW and 30 MIGD Sitra Independent Water and Power Production Plant, 31 August 2025. ewa.bh.
- Smart Water Magazine, Firms prequalify for Bahrain's Sitra IWPP project, 2 January 2025. smartwatermagazine.com.
- TradeArabia, Acwa, Taqa in race for Bahrain's key Sitra IWPP project, 22 June 2026. tradearabia.com.
- MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.