His
Excellency the Minister of EWA , Eng. Wael bin Nasser Al-Mubarak, and His
Excellency Sheikh Nawwaf bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, CEO of EWA , visited Al-Seef
Water Transfer and Distribution Station to view the facilities of this model
station, which was designed to use solar energy to generate electricity to
operate the station equipment.
This
station is considered the first of the Electricity and Water Authority stations
to be supplied with clean electrical energy produced from solar panels
installed on the facades and roofs of the buildings of this station, which
contains 1316 solar cells that produce about 407 kilowatts of clean electrical
energy that covers the needs of the station and exports The surplus electrical
energy to the electricity distribution network, as solar cells were installed
on the roofs of water tanks to generate the highest amount of clean electrical
energy. The advanced computer programs in this field have been used to create a
simulation model in which the locations of the solar panels and the vertical
and horizontal angles are determined to achieve the optimum result.
During
the visit, the minister confirmed that the Electricity and Water Authority is
keen to make use of renewable energy in its projects, including transmission
and distribution stations, while applying the best technologies and practices
used in this field, out of its efforts to raise the level of services provided
to citizens and residents, explaining that the Authority continues to expand
the use of this type of Energy in a number of its upcoming projects.
His
Excellency the CEO also stated that the Electricity and Water Authority
continues to popularize the experience of using solar energy in operating water
pumping and distribution stations, in order to raise the efficiency of
operation and produce clean electrical energy, and to contribute to exporting
the surplus to the electricity distribution network. It has already started
implementing this strategy in other stations such as Juffair and Nabih Saleh
water distribution stations, while it will be applied to all future stations.
Supplying
this station with solar energy comes as part of the Electricity and Water Authority’s
contribution to achieving the national goals of renewable energy, in light of
the directives and concerns of the wise leadership headed by His Majesty King
Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and his wise government led by His Royal Highness
Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister Distinguished, with the
support and support of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa,
Crown Prince Secretary and First Deputy Prime Minister, to meet the growing
demand for energy use for development, urban, industrial and commercial
expansion, and work to attract foreign investments to the Kingdom that are in
line with the Kingdom of Bahrain Economic Vision 2030 .