5 injured as generator explodes

Posted Mon, 03/08/2010 - 16:26

Gaza, March. 8 (BNA) Five brothers were injured on Sunday evening when an electricity generator exploded in their home in the northern Gaza Strip, neighbors said.

KHGH Building Is almost Complete

Posted Wed, 02/24/2010 - 20:23

Manama, Feb. 24. (BNA) – The Works Minister and the Minister in Charge of Electricity and Water Authority Fahmi bin Ali Al Jodar today affirmed that the building of the King Hamad General Hospital(KHGH) is 98.5 pc complete thanks to joint efforts of all concerned sides to finalise this project, which is the most important governmental health project over the past years.

Fahmi Al Jodar Receives US Ambassador

Posted Mon, 02/22/2010 - 21:23

Manama, Feb. 22. (BNA) – Works Minister and the Minister in Charge of the Electricity and Water Authority Fahmi bin Ali Al Jodar today received US Ambassador to Bahrain Joseph Adam Ereli and the US Embassy's Second Secretary Benjamin Thompson, who introduced to him the Head of the Foreign Military Sales Unit Richard Dixon.

Blackouts turn off life in Gaza

Posted Thu, 02/11/2010 - 09:50

Occupied Jerusalem, Feb.11 (BNA) As Israel, the Palestinian Authority, the Gaza Power Authority, the EU and international donors point fingers over the failure to provide adequate fuel for electricity generation in the Strip, the lives of residents again turned upside down as they faced life without power.

Works Minister receives World Bank delegation

Posted Tue, 02/09/2010 - 19:03

Manama, Feb. 9, (BNA) Works Minister in charge of the Electricity and Water Authority Fahmi bin Ali Al Jowder received in his office today a delegation from the World Bank led by the bank's Executive Directors Group Chief Executive Mirza Hassan.

Al Jowder calls for optimum use of water resources

Posted Wed, 01/27/2010 - 19:31

Cairo, Jan. 27, (BNA)—Works Minister, in charge of the Electricity and Water Authority, Fahmi bin Ali Al Jowder headed Bahrain's delegation to the first meeting of the Executive Bureau of the Arab Ministerial Council on Water held at the Arab League headquarters in Egypt on January 27 and 28.

EWA CEO TO ATTEND IRENA MEETING

Posted Mon, 01/18/2010 - 14:21

MANAMA, JAN. 18 (BNA) ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY (EWA) CEO DR. ABDULMAJEED ALI AL AWADHI SAID HE HAD BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND THE THIRD PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY (IRENA) IN THE UAE.

KUWAITI DELEGATION RECEIVES ELECTRICAL MASTER CONTROL ROOM IN UM ELHASSAM

Posted Wed, 01/13/2010 - 14:05

MANAMA, JAN. 13 (BNA) A DELEGATION FROM THE KUWAITI FUND FOR ARAB ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LED BY CHAIRMAN NAWAF AL MOHMEL AND MEMBERS DR. ALI BIN AHMED ,DR. MOHAMMED JAMEEL, DR. NAWAF AL DABOUS AND SHAIKH AHMED AL SABAH VISITED MASTER CONTROL ROOM OF ELECTRICITY AT UM AL HASSAM.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY

Posted Tue, 12/15/2009 - 14:11

MANAMA, DEC. 15 (BNA) THE ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY ACHIEVED GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR THANKS TO THE WISE LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE GOVERNMENT HERE IS SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS :

GCC ELECTRIC INTERCONNECTION PROJECT PRAISED

Posted Mon, 12/14/2009 - 20:44

KUWAIT, DEC.14, (BNA)--BOARD CHAIRMAN OF THE GCC ELECTRIC INTERCONNECTION GRID AUTHORITY YOUSEF BIN AHMED JANAHI STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE GULF ELECTRIC INTERCONNECTION PROJECT TO SECURE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY.

MINISTRY OF WORKS TO SPONSOR AND COORGANISE CONFERENCE EXHIBITION

Posted Sat, 12/05/2009 - 18:13

MANAMA, DEC.5.(BNA) -- THE MINISTRY OF WORKS IS PROUD TO SPONSOR AND CO-ORGANIZE THE 5TH MIDDLE EAST SPATIAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION (MEST), WHICH WILL BE HELD UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF MINISTER OF WORKS FAHMI BIN ALI AL JOWDER AND MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTRICITY 8 WATER AUTHORITY.

MINISTER OF WORK RECEIVES ITALIAN AMBASSADOR

Posted Tue, 11/24/2009 - 20:49

MANAMA, NOV. 24. (BNA) THE MINISTER OF WORK FAHMI AL JOWDAR AND IN CHARGE OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY TODAY RECEIVED ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO BAHRAIN ENRICO PADULA.

MINISTRY OF WORKS CELEBRATES THE LAUNCHING STANDARD TECHNICAL DOCUMENT

Posted Wed, 11/18/2009 - 20:10

MANAMA, NOV. 18 (BNA) THE MINISTER OF WORK ENG. FAHMI AL JOWDER AND IN CHARGE OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY CELEBRATED ANOTHER OUTSTANDING SUCCESS, THROUGH THE LAUNCHING OF THE STANDARD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS DOCUMENT WITH TOP OFFICIALS AT THE MINISTRY.

WORKS MINISTER MEETS ABB CEO

Posted Fri, 11/13/2009 - 15:40

MANAMA, NOV. 13 (BNA) MINISTER OF WORKS AND IN CHARGE OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY (EWA) ENGINEER FAHMI BIN ALI AL JOWDER RECEIVED HERE THIS MORNING DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ABB GROUP.

MASSIVE BLACKOUT HITS BRAZIL'S MAJOR CITIEC

Posted Wed, 11/11/2009 - 12:41

RIO DE JANERIO, NOV. 11 (BNA) A MASSIVE ELECTRICITY OUTAGE HIT BRAZIL'S TWO LARGEST CITIES OF SAO PAULO AND RIO DE JANEIRO ON TUESDAY, LEAVING MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN THE DARK.

SHAIKH ZAID SONS EXTEND CONDOLENCES

Posted Tue, 11/10/2009 - 21:38

MANAMA, NOV. 10. (BNA) UAE DEPUTY PREMIER AND PRESIDENCY AFFAIRS' MINISTER SHAIKH MANSOOR BIN ZAID AL NAHYAN, ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE COURT HEAD SHAIKH HAMED BIN ZAID AL NAHYAN AND ABU DHABI ELECTRICITY AND WATER CORPORATION PRESIDENT SHAIKH DHIAB BIN ZAID AL NAHYAN PAID A VISIT TODAY TO THE MOURNING MAJLIS OF THE LATE HRH PRINCE MOHAMMED BIN SALMAN AL KHALIFA.

JOWDER RECEIVES ERELI

Posted Sun, 11/08/2009 - 17:54

MANAMA, NOV.8 (BNA) -- MINISTER OF WORKS AND IN CHARGE OF ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY ENG. FAHMI AL JOWDER RECEIVED TODAY US AMBASSADOR TO THE KINGDOM ADAM ERELI.

FM RECEIVES WORKS MINISTER

Posted Thu, 10/22/2009 - 16:47

MANAMA, OCT. 22 (BNA) FOREIGN MINISTER SHAIKH KHALID BIN AHMED BIN MOHAMMED AL KHALIFA TODAY RECEIVED WORKS MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY (EWA) ENGINEER FAHMI AL JOWDER.

A SAUDI CELEBRATES THE RETURN OF ELECTRICITY BY SLAUGHTERING THREE SHEEP

Posted Wed, 10/21/2009 - 13:54

RIYADH, OCT. 21 (BNA) A SAUDI MAN HAS SLAUGHTERED THREE SHEEP TO CELEBRATE THE RETURN OF ELECTRICITY TO HIS HOME, THIS WAS REPORTED BY SAUDI ARABIC DAILY ''OKAZ''.

WORKS MINISTER RETURNS FROM IRELAND

Posted Sun, 10/18/2009 - 20:26

MANAMA, OCT. 18 (BNA) WORKS MINISTER AND MINISTER IN CHARGE OF THE ELECTRICITY AND WATER AUTHORITY (EWA) FAHMI AL JOWDER RETURNED FROM A SEVERAL DAY VISIT TO IRELAND WHICH CAME AT THE INVITATION OF IRISH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF ENTERPRISE, TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT MARY COUGHLAN.