EWA and GE Digital in US$28.7M deal for Grid Software Solutions

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Bahrain Electricity & Water Authority and GE Digital yesterday announced signing a contract worth US$28.7 Million for software and services to modernise the Kingdom of Bahrain’s electricity and water networks.

The deal requires installing GE Digital’s industry-leading Grid Software in a state-of-theart control centre that will digitise operations for increased efficiency and operations redundancy.

“We at the Electricity & Water Authority are keen to provide electricity and water services at the highest level of quality and reliability to ensure sustainable development in the Kingdom of Bahrain, and to become a leading model for providing electricity and water services,” said Shaikh Nawaf Bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa, the Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Electricity & Water Authority.

“This project will facilitate our goals to optimise asset and network utilisation and minimise outages in the networks for the reliability of supply.” “EWA’s solution is unique in the region and the industry, and we are proud to be a part of it,” said Talal Eskandar, Vice President for GE Digital’s commercial operations in the Middle East region.

“As the authority serves 430,000 electricity and 310,000 water customers, digital solutions will assist in optimizing their customer service and asset management goals.” “GE Digital is happy to work with the Bahrain Electricity & Water Authority to help modernize their networks and increase resiliency with our solution,” said Jim Walsh, General Manager of GE Digital’s Grid Software business.