HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Bahrain's Crown Prince and Prime Minister, has inaugurated on May 30 the Al Dur 2 Phase Two IWPP. The key facility is the first production station in the kingdom connected to the high-voltage electricity transmission network of 400 KV. The station was established by Bahrain's Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) in partnership with Acwa Power. The IWPP generates 1,500 MW of electricity and processes 50 million gallons of desalinated water daily. This takes the kingdom’s overall production capacity to 5,044 MW of electricity and 204 million gallons of desalinated water daily. (June 2023)

• The client has invited consultants to submit expressions of interest for the consultancy services contract. (August 2015)
• Client has re-tendered the consultancy deal after receiving only one proposal for the initial tender. (March 2016)
• Bids have been received from six consultancy groups. (June 2016) 
• Client is still evaluating proposals for the consultancy services contract. (October 2016)
• Three bids has been opened for Bahrain IWPP consultancy deal - PricewaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, and HSBC. (November 2016)
• Client has appointed KPMG Fakhro of Netherlands as advisor for the project. The contract value is worth BD 616,375 ($ 1.6 million). (November 2016)
• Developers of the project are expected to move ahead with refinancing in early 2017. (December 2016)
• Client is set to invite developers next month to pre-qualify for the planned phase II of Al Dur project. (April 2017)
• Developers have been invited to pre-qualify for the planned phase II of Al Dur IWPP. Last date to submit pre-qualifications documents is 21 June, 2017. (May 2017)
• Client has extended the deadline to submit pre-qualification documents for IWPP. It is now due on 2 August, 2017. (July 2017)
• The pre-qualification documents have been received from 15 companies for the IWPP. They are - Acwa Power, CGNPC International Limited, China Machinery Engineering Corporation, Diamond Generating Europe Limited, EDF International, Enel, Gulf Investment Corporation, Korea Electric Power Corporation, Malakoff International Ltd, Marubeni, Mitsui & Co., Powerchina Resources Limited, Sojitz Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, and T7 Global Berhad. The selected contractor will Build, Own and Operate the IWPP. (August 2017)
• Client has notified pre-qualifiers for its planned Al Dur 2 IWPP. (November 2017)
• Bids have been submitted for consultancy services for Water Transmission Project associated with the planned Al Dur IWPP - Phase II project. The bidders are - Arcadis Consulting Middle East Limited and Mott Macdonald Limited. (November 2017)
• RFP has been issued for the phase II development of the planned Al Dur Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP). Last date to submit bids is 28 February, 2018. (January 2018)
• Bids submission deadline for phase II development of the IWPP has been extended to 2 May, 2018, from the previous date of 28 February, 2018. (January 2018)
• Bids submission deadline for the IWPP development has been extended to 27 June, 2018, from the previous May submission deadline. (June 2018)
• Acwa Power and Sumitomo Corporation have submitted bids on 27 June for the IWPP contract. (June 2018)
• Bids have been opened on contract for phase II development of the planned Al Dur IWPP. Acwa Power has submitted the lowest bid price. (August 2018)
• A consortium led by Acwa Power of Saudi Arabia and Mitsui of Japan has been selected for the project. The consortium submitted the lowest commercial proposal – power tariff of BD 12.95 per megawatt hour, and a water tariff of BD 0.26 per cubic metre. The contract scope will involve the design, procurement, construction and commissioning of the plant, gas connection facilities and the seawater intake/outfall facilities. The contract will also cover the operation and maintenance of the plant and the seawater intake/outfall facilities. (October 2018)
• Bahrain’s Al-Dur Power & Water Company has closed a $1.3bn refinancing that replaces its original financing, secured in 2009. Clifford Chance, a leading global law firm, had played a key role as advisor to Engie on the new 10-year $1.31 billion refinancing, which featured a dual tranche structure, and included over 20 regional and international lenders, via conventional and Islamic facilities. (December 2018)
• Pre-qualification entries have been invited by 8 January, 2020 for Water Transmission Project (Pipeline and Water Stations) associated with Al Dur Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP) – Phase II. (December 2019)
• Deadline for submitting pre-qualification documents has been extended for Water Transmission Project associated with Al Dur Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP) – Phase II. The pre-qualification documents for Pipeline and Water Stations are now due to be submitted by 1 March, 2020 extended from the previous deadline of 8 January, 2020. (January 2020)
• The pre-qualification entries have been submitted for Water Transmission Project associated with Al Dur IWPP – Phase II. Firms include: Jahecon, Cebarco Bahrain S.P.C., Bahrain Pipeline Const.Co., Lamar Holding W.L.L, Crown Electro Mechanical W.L.L, Charilaos Apostolides (Bahrain) WLL, Alghanim General Trading and Contracting, Tecton Engineering & Construction LLC, Ahmed Mansoor Al Aali BSC C, Syscon Trading & Mechanical Services Co. WLL, Danway Electrical & Mechanical Engineering LLC, Gulf Resources Projects Co. for Contracting, Al Gassab Construction & Trading WLL, MC6 Industrial Services, Arabian International Contracting WLL, Bahrain Motors Company WLL, Panorama Contracting & Engg Service WLL, Almoayyed Contracting WLL, Faisal Co. for Electrical & Mechanical, Arkad Engineering & Construction Co. (Arkad E&C), Al Kooheji Electrical Contractors & Construction WLL, Zohal Construction Co. WLL, Nass Contracting Co. W.L.L, Al Ahlia Contracting Company, Mohammed A Al Kharafi & Sons, AL-ENJAZ Trading and Contracting Company, Down Town Construction Company W.L.L. (March 2020)
• Bids have been submitted for Water Transmission Project associated with Al Dur Independent Water and Power Project (IWPP) – Phase II. The bidders and their bid prices are: Tecton Engineering & Construction LLC - BHD 19,324,877.880; Panorama Contracting & Engg Service WLL - BHD 20,623,860.680; Ahmed Mansoor Al Aali BSC C - BHD 28,480,253. (July 2020)
• EWA of Bahrain has awarded a contract worth BHD 19.3 million to Tecton Engineering & Construction LLC for Water Transmission Project associated with Al Dur IWPP – Phase II. The contract scope includes detailed engineering design, construction, testing and commissioning of proposed water storage and transmission facilities at Al Dur Forwarding Station (FS). The works also include construction of two new ground storage tanks of 20 MIG capacity each, new pumping station facility of approximately 35 MIGD capacity as an extension to existing station, all associated ancillary Civil, MEICA, control and SCADA. (November 2020)
• Acwa Power has started operating the IWPP project. The full financial impact of the project operation is expected to show starting Q3, 2022. (June 2022)