Bahrain signs BD119m deal with China’s CMEC for Sitra Housing

TDT | Manama

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The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning has signed an agreement with the Chinese company CMEC to carry out the third and final phase of the Sitra Housing Project.

The signing ceremony took place during a working meeting in Beijing, China, chaired by Amna bint Ahmed Al Rumaihi, the Minister of Housing and Urban Planning, and Wang Bo, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of CMEC.

Under this new agreement, CMEC will proceed with the construction of 1,269 new housing units in the third phase of the Sitra Housing Project at a total cost of 119 million Bahraini dinars.

This phase will also include the establishment of secondary infrastructure services, with the project set to begin in the first quarter of 2025.

Minister Al Rumaihi noted that this third phase represents the largest number of housing units and the final stage in the project's construction schedule.

The Minister also discussed ways to further enhance cooperation in housing projects, particularly through the government's land development rights programme.

This programme presents favourable opportunities for the private sector to contribute to the provision of housing units for Bahraini citizens, leveraging the Ministry's financing services such as "Tas'heel" and "New Mazaya."

The Sitra Housing Project is conceived as an integrated city, featuring residential units, green areas, advanced road networks, waterfronts, bicycle and pedestrian paths, and a range of educational, health, and commercial facilities.

The third phase will be constructed on an area of 670,000 square meters, with the infrastructure work including 23.6 km of main and secondary roads, 22.8 km of sewage network, 27.6 km of rainwater drainage network, and a 26.6 km lighting network with 753 lighting poles.

The project will also be supported by 36 electricity substations and six communications towers, along with a commercial complex, five commercial centers, three schools, a cultural centre, an events hall, and a child development centre.