His Excellency the Minister of EWA, Eng. Wael
bin Nasser Al-Mubarak, and Sheikh Nawaf bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, CEO of
EWA, visited the site of the second round project for the production of
electricity and water to inspect the sites of the main electricity and water
network and the private electricity and water production station.
This visit comes within the framework of the
inspection visits to the sites of private electricity production stations in
preparation for the Authority to meet the growing demand for electric power and
water, as the network and production stations were checked and confirmed to
cover the demand for energy and water during the coming periods.
During the visit, the people in charge of the
second floor station for the production of electricity and water confirmed that
the operational phase will soon be ready to meet the network’s requirements for
electric power and water.
His Excellency the Minister said that the
second round plant for the production of electricity and water is being
implemented by contracting with the private sector with the (IWPP) system on
the basis of establishing, owning and operating the station with a (BOO) system
with a production capacity of 1500 megawatts of electricity and 50 million
gallons per day of drinking water.
The CEO of EWA emphasized the necessity of the
readiness and reliability of the company to serve the main electricity network
of the Kingdom, especially in the summer periods according to the power and
water purchase agreements concluded between the two parties, and discussed the
performance tests of the station, stressing the importance of taking all
necessary measures to provide the required service in the production of
electricity to all subscribers and Very efficiently. The CEO of EWA said
that contracting with these companies aims to achieve a high level of readiness
and performance in order to ensure compliance with standards for electricity
and water production within the framework of international standards in this
field.
In addition to that, His Excellency the
Minister of EWA said that the total capacity of the stations of electricity and
water production companies in the Kingdom represents 79% of the generation
capacity in the Kingdom, as the total production capacity of these companies of
electricity is 3920 megawatts and 186 million gallons per day of desalinated
water. And after the introduction of the second phase of the Dur Power and
Water Complex with the beginning of summer 2021, it will increase to 5420
megawatts of electric power and 236 million gallons per day, and this comes
with the aim of enhancing the performance of this sector and creating
competitiveness in this field, which will positively affect the overall
performance in the electrical network and the network Water.