Bahrain EWA signs grid software deal with GE Digital

Bahrain EWA signs grid software deal with GE Digital

The Bahrain Electricity & Water Authority (EWA) had signed a contract worth $28.7 million with GE Digital to deploy multiple solutions including software and services to moderinise and control electricity and water networks in the Kingdom.





A variety of GE Digital’s industry-leading Grid Software will be installed in a state-of-the-art control centre that will digitize operations for increased efficiency and operations redundancy.





This remarkable end-to-end software solution spans the breadth of operations from transmission to distribution across the company’s essential electricity and water services. Its implementation will be integral to the country’s economic vision and strategy for the future.





“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, Chief Executive Officer of the Bahrain Electricity & Water Authority.





“This project will facilitate our goals to optimize asset and network utilization and minimize outages in the networks for 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