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Asset classes
- Transmission Line80,968
- Power Plant32,429
- Substation / Converter7,614
- Oil & Gas Field7,055
- Coal / Uranium Mine5,382
- Pipeline4,951
- Cement Plant3,513
- Data Centre3,283
- Iron & Steel Plant1,293
- LNG Terminal1,198
- Grid Storage965
- Iron Ore Mine949
- Chemical Plant868
- Interconnector704
- Export Terminal519
- Refinery279
- Storage / Tank Farm38
- Oil / Commodity Contract19
- Hydrogen Project18
- Carbon Capture (CCS)16
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Bahrain — Energy Infrastructure
OverWatts maps 20 energy assets in Bahrain across 8 layers — the 127th-largest mapped base of 157 countries. They include 11 power plants, 2 oil & gas fields and 2 cement plants. Operating generation capacity is 9.3 GW, led by gas at 100%. Refining capacity is about 267 kb/d.
The companies named on the most assets are ACWA Power Co (4), The Electricity and Water Authority (3) and Al Ezzel Power Company (2), counting both ownership and operatorship. Half of Bahrain's mapped assets in service predate 2009 (median commissioning year of the 8 with a known date), 1 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Riffa Power and Water Station, dating from 1978. 7 projects are under construction or proposed, led by Masdar-Bapco wind farm (2.0 GW).
Operating generation capacity by fuel
Utility-scale sites of 100 MW and above. Distributed generation — rooftop solar especially — is outside the tracker, so this runs below national installed capacity.
- gas9.3 GW +3.0 GW planned
- wind0 MW +2.0 GW planned
- solar0 MW +300 MW planned
Electricity generated by fuel · 2024
What the fleet actually produced — distinct from the installed capacity above.
- gas37.9 TWh 100%
- solar100 GWh 0%
Ember · source · CC-BY-4.0
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Under construction & proposed
- Masdar-Bapco wind farmPower Plants · 2.0 GW · wind
- Al-Dur Power and Water StationPower Plants · 1.8 GW · gas · 2028
- Sitra Independent Water and Power PlantPower Plants · 1.2 GW · gas · 2028
- Al Askar IPP solar farmPower Plants · 100 MW · solar
- Askar Landfill Remediation solar farmPower Plants · 100 MW · solar
- Bilaj Al Jazayer solar farmPower Plants · 100 MW · solar · 2027
- Khaleej Al-Bahrain Oil and Gas Field (Bahrain)Oil & Gas Fields · 2018
Largest assets
- Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) power stationPower Plants · 3.9 GW · gas · 1992
- Al-Dur Power and Water StationPower Plants · 2.7 GW · gas · 2012
- Masdar-Bapco wind farmPower Plants · 2.0 GW · wind
- Al-Dur Power and Water StationPower Plants · 1.8 GW · gas · 2028
- Bapco Sitra RefineryRefineries · 267 kb/d
- Sitra Independent Water and Power PlantPower Plants · 1.2 GW · gas · 2028
- Al Hidd Power and Water StationPower Plants · 987 MW · gas · 2003
- Al Ezzel power stationPower Plants · 942 MW · gas · 2007
- Riffa Power and Water StationPower Plants · 700 MW · gas · 1978
- Bahrain – Saudi Arabia interconnectionInterconnectors · 600 MW
- Khuff Gas Field (Bahrain)Oil & Gas Fields
- Al Askar IPP solar farmPower Plants · 100 MW · solar
- Askar Landfill Remediation solar farmPower Plants · 100 MW · solar
- Bilaj Al Jazayer solar farmPower Plants · 100 MW · solar · 2027
- Bahrain Hidd FLNG TerminalLNG Terminals · 6 Mtpa · 2019
- Khaleej Al-Bahrain Oil and Gas Field (Bahrain)Oil & Gas Fields · 2018
- Sulb Bahrain Al Hidd steel plantIron & Steel Plants · 2012
- Al Hidd Cement PlantCement Plants
- Askar Cement PlantCement Plants · 2009
- GPIC Sitra Ammonia and Methanol PlantChemical Plants
Biggest owners & operators
- ACWA Power Co4 20%
- The Electricity and Water Authority3 15%
- Al Ezzel Power Company2 10%
- Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co1 5%
- Al Ezzel Power Company BSC1 5%
- Almoayyed Contracting Group WLL1 5%
- Aluminium Bahrain1 5%
- Aluminium Bahrain BSC1 5%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Frequently asked
- How many energy assets does Bahrain have?
- OverWatts maps 20 in Bahrain across 8 asset classes — the 127th-largest mapped base of the 157 countries covered.
- How much electricity generation capacity does Bahrain have?
- About 9.3 GW operating across 5 plants, mostly gas 100%.
- Who owns Bahrain's energy infrastructure?
- ACWA Power Co is named as owner or operator on the most mapped assets (4), followed by The Electricity and Water Authority (3), Al Ezzel Power Company (2) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (1).
- What energy projects are under construction in Bahrain?
- The largest under way or proposed are Masdar-Bapco wind farm (2.0 GW), Al-Dur Power and Water Station (1.8 GW) and Sitra Independent Water and Power Plant (1.2 GW).