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Work starts on $1.6billion Dilmunia substation in Bahrain

Work has begun on the primary substation serving the landmark Dilmunia at Bahrain health Island, with awarding of contract to Japan-based Fuji Electric.

The 66kV substation will deliver electricity to roughly 40 per cent of the 125-hectare, $1.6 billion man-made island.

Fuji Electric will build the substation abroad and then deliver it to Bahrain in stages.
The energising of the primary substation will take place in Q1 2015, in time for the completion of the Seavilla development, into which Dilmunia’s first residents will move in during the third quarter.

Bahrain-based Ansari Engineering Services is responsible for the design works on the substation civil structure while Montreal-based engineering and construction group SNC Lavalin provides electro-mechanical consultancy services and associated works.

The total value of contracts related to the primary substation is almost $12.6 million.

Dilmunia is a project of master developer Ithmaar Development Company which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bahrain-based Ithmaar Bank.

Mega show brings new leads for Asry

Asry, the leading rig and ship repair yard in the Arabian Gulf, has entered into new negotiations with several European fleets at the ongoing SMM Hamburg show which is one of the largest maritime exhibitions in the world.

“This year’s show had us talking with potential customers about upcoming repair opportunities from the very first hour. These kind of new leads are the reason SMM is so important,” Asry chief executive Nils Kristian Berge said.

Al Hawaj group holds staff training

Al Hawaj group has organised a special training for the sales and management team of the prestigious brand of watch, Swarovski.

The training was executed by Nasr Sleiman, Swarovski Middle East’s Watch distribution manager, who detailed the history of Swarovski company and gave a preview of the 2014 collection which will be launched in Basel, Switzerland.

BBK honours employees

BBK, Bahrain’s pioneer in retail and commercial banking, has held its monthly “day of appreciation” to announce the gold and silver monthly award winners.

Reyadh Sater, deputy chief executive of BBK, handed over the gold award to Maram Buallay from human resources and administration division and Jassim Salman from the retail banking division. The silver award went to Aniruddha Vaidya from the overseas banking division.