Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 30

26-July-2004

BAHRAIN

Bahrains Peak Summer Power Demand To Reach 2,340Mw In 2010, Water 128Mn G/D

Peak summer electricity demand so far this year in Bahrain has been 1,653mw, and is expected to rise to 1,840mw in 2005 and 2,340mw in 2010, according to Electricity and Water Minister Shaikh Abd Allah bin Salman Al Khalifa, in a statement to parliament on 19 July. He was addressing the assembly in the wake of a number of power cuts that have affected areas...