Region

  • Middle East & Africa

Application

  • Utilities

Voltage

  • 220 kV - 400 kV

Customer

  • Electricity & Water Authority (EWA)

Awarded

  • 2018

Commissioning

  • 2020

The Electricity & Water Authority (EWA) of Kingdom of Bahrain has decided to construct additional capacity on their electricity transmission network to service a high profile development in the southern part of the Kingdom. This has been achieved through a major project known as “Establishment of Sahel Al Zallaq 220 kV BSP”.

Linxon provided the complete engineering, procurement, installation, testing & commissioning of 220 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) 66 kV GIS, 21/11 kV switchgears, integrated control system (ICS), control & protection system, high voltage / medium voltage and low voltage cables and relevant terminations, auxiliary power supplies, including house transformer 11 kV/400 V, standby diesel generator and earthing/earth grid works.