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Executive overview
Key findings
90 MIGD: new seawater desalination under bid evaluation in two private build-own-operate plants, Hidd (60 MIGD) and Sitra (30 MIGD), about 42% of today's 213 MIGD before retirements (calculated); no preferred bidder reported for either by 7 November 2026
BD 64.9 million: single bid reported awarded for the Ras Abu Jarjur plant rehabilitation (December 2024), about 3.2 times the BD 20 million tender estimate (calculated)
BD 30 million: Hunainya and South Saar distribution stations, financed through the Islamic Development Bank and under construction since June 2025
BHD 605 million: costed National Adaptation Investment Plan, including a BHD 245 million wastewater reuse concept, still seeking finance
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Desalination developers and project lenders
Compare the BD 0.276/m³ Hidd and BD 0.4915/m³ Sitra bid prices and target dates before the preferred-bidder decisions.
EPC, marine and mechanical contractors
Find the packages still open or recently tendered, from the Hawar intake and outfall to the 10 MIGD Hamala plant and the Khalifa City sewage plant.
Development finance institutions
See which projects Gulf and Islamic funds already finance and where the BHD 605 million adaptation plan still needs money.
Engineering and advisory consultants
Identify study and supervision work in the treated effluent network masterplan and the draft water master plan.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
What new desalination capacity is in procurement?
Hidd (60 MIGD) and Sitra (30 MIGD), together 90 MIGD of private build-own-operate capacity, both at bid evaluation with operation targeted from Q2 2028.
How competitive are Bahrain's water tenders?
Thin: Hidd has one valid bid, Sitra two, and the Ras Abu Jarjur rehabilitation went on a single BD 64.9 million bid, about 3.2 times its BD 20 million estimate.
Who finances EWA's network projects?
Gulf and Islamic development funds and EWA itself: the BD 30 million Hunainya and South Saar stations are funded through the Islamic Development Bank, and EWA pays for the BD 12.3 million East Sitra station.
How much of the plant capacity is private?
Private plants held 195 of 213.22 MIGD of plant capacity in 2022, about 91%.
Is wastewater reuse funded?
Not yet: the BHD 245 million Scaling Wastewater Reuse for Climate Resilience concept is still seeking finance.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
Executive Snapshot
1. Why This Matters Now in Bahrain
2. Current Position
3. Key Programmes, Projects and Investment
4. Policy, Regulation and Institutions
5. Risks and Constraints
6. Strategic Implications
7. What to Watch
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
1. Why This Matters Now in Bahrain
Preferred-bidder announcements for both plants; whether the 2027–2028 budget publishes a water-specific capital line.
3. Key Programmes, Projects and Investment
The Hawar intake bid opening; any EWA tender for Hamala; a Ministry of Works award at Khalifa City; Tubli Phase 4 handover.
4. Policy, Regulation and Institutions
The committee report and plenary vote on the sector law; any regulation setting a treated-effluent tariff.
5. Risks and Constraints
The number of bidders in the next EWA and Ministry of Works tenders; any published EWA financial statements.
Section 3: Bahrain's desalination plant projects, with owner, capacity, bid values, stage and timeline for each plant
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 12 pages, 9 sections, 12 tables and a register of 27 sources.
This edition
November 2026, First edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
The report draws on EWA project pages, tender announcements and its 2022 Statistical Book; Tender Board bid results as reported by MEED and Bahraini newspapers; Ministry of Works project and contract reporting; and Bahrain's National Adaptation Investment Plan. Project stages were checked on 7 November 2026.
Sources
27 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 7 November 2026. Principal data periods: Project stages and procurement as at 7 November 2026; EWA capital programme and plant ownership 2022; infrastructure datasets to 2021; adaptation investment plan 2025. Currency: Bahraini dinar (BD, also written BHD; BD 1 = 1,000 fils); US dollars where sources use them..
Evidence boundaries
This report uses authoritative source material available at the stated research cutoff. It distinguishes published facts, calculated values and analytical interpretation. No independent modelling is performed. Forward-looking analysis reflects published plans, documented trends and stated uncertainties. It does not constitute legal, financial, investment or engineering advice.
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Lead analyst
Robert C. Brears
Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence
Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.
- Decision-focused utility intelligence
- Published water-policy author
- Evidence-grounded system analysis
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Water Infrastructure Investment and Project Pipeline in Bahrain
- Format
- Length
- 12 pages
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Price
- USD 249
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Insight Brief
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Format
- Length
- 12 pages
- Reference
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- Evidence current to
- 7 November 2026
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