Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) has announced that three utility firms are vying for the contract to develop 400 kV and 220 kV feeder cable works as part of the new Sitra grid substation project. 

This comes following the launch of an international limited tender by EWA. 

Those in the race are Iljin Electric with a bid offer of BD35,004,118 ($92,303,059) bid; Taihan Electric Wire with BD45,648,300 (Option 1) and BD47,022,441 (Option 2) as well as LS Cable and System with a bid offer of BD46,659,986.

EWA said the main purpose of this project is to facilitate the integration of the new power station and ensure interconnection with the existing 400 kV and 220 kV networks. In another tender, EWA receives bids for transformer and reactor works for the Sitra 400 kV grid substations project.

The project scope includes design, manufacturing, supply, transportation, erection, testing and commissioning of three 400 kV, 500 MVA power transformers and reactors.