Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVIII

No 23

6-June-2005

Bahrain

Bahrain Government Considers Al-Hidd Power/Water Plant Privatization

The Bahrain government is considering the privatization of al-Hidd power and desalination plant, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Electricity and Water Abd al-Majid al-Awadhi said on 30 May. Al-Hidd was developed in two stages. The first gave it capacity to produce 280mw of electricity and 30mn gallons/day of clean water. In the second phase, power generation...