BAHRAIN BUILDING NEW ENERGY

Bahrain plans to set up wind energy plant
November 22, 2010 (Trade Arabia)

"Bahrain is to set up a wind energy plant to produce electricity soon, said the Oil and Gas Affairs Minister and National Oil and Gas Authority chairman Dr Abdulhussein Mirza.

"Dr Mirza said a Japanese company had just concluded tests on wind velocity in Bahrain and would submit the evaluation results soon…"

Bahrain and the other Middle East-North Africa (MENA) nations are missing the opportunity. (click to enlarge)

[Dr. Mirza:] 'American company Petrosolar has also been engaged to explore the solar energy available in Bahrain…'

Bahrain is among the MENA nations with bad air. (click to enlarge)

"The minister had earlier said Bahrain was set to build two new 'hybrid' power plants for solar and wind energy at a cost of around $8 million.

"He said the two plants, to be initially set up on an experimental basis, would each produce five megawatts of energy…"