Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has initiated a tender process for the construction of a new seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plant on Hawar Island, situated off the southeastern coast of the Kingdom. The deadline for tender submissions is set for June 23.

According to reports, the upcoming New Hawar SWRO Desalination Plant will feature a desalination facility capable of producing between one to two million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) of potable water. Additionally, the project will include two ground storage tanks (GSTs), each with a capacity of one MIG, along with associated forwarding pumps. This information was disclosed by the Planning and Studies division of EWA in its tender notification.

The project is slated to be executed on an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract within a timeframe of one year.

As per a notice on the Bahrain Tenders website, all potential bidders must possess substantial experience in the design, construction, and commissioning of at least two SWRO desalination plants, encompassing both green-field and brown-field projects, within the last decade. Furthermore, bidders are required to have managed plants with a minimum production capacity of five MIGD and sustained successful operation for a minimum of two years.