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Bahrain wants to deploy a solar park at its Formula 1 Circuit.
- The solar panels will be mounted as car park shades.
- The farm will have a total capacity of 3MWac.
Bahrain’s Sustainable Energy Authority (SEA) and the Bahrain International Circuit have issued a tender for the deployment of a solar farm at the Bahrain Formula 1 circuit. The request for proposal was issued for a Build Own Operate and Maintain (BOOM) grid-tied solar PV power plant with a minimum capacity of 3 MWac.The solar panels will be installed in a mounted array as car park shades at the Bahrain International Circuit.
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Bahrain plans to add 255 MW of solar generation capacity online by 2025 using several deployment models, including net metering, utility-scale tenders, and renewable energy mandate for new buildings. Bahrain has set a renewable energy target of 700 MW of solar, wind and waste-to-power generation capacities by 2030.
The contract period for the Bahrain Formula 1 circuit solar farm will be 20 years, and the deadline for submission for interested developers is June 9.