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Functions of the Industrial Areas Directorate include overseeing the
industrial plots of land that are made available by the Government for
industrial investment. The Directorate also endeavors to generate a new
inventory of such land by proposing new locations for this purpose.
There are ten purpose-built industrial areas operating under the direct
control of the Industrial Areas Directorate. The areas are mostly provided with
the basic services such as roads, electricity, sewage systems, water and
telecommunications. The total space of these areas is 480 hectares, plus a
reclaimed area of 45 hectares, to the west of the Arab Shipbuilding & Repair
Yard Company (ASRY).
- Mina Salman Industrial Area
This is the first industrial area that was established in the early 1960's. It
is adjacent to the main port of Bahrain and is equipped with all basic
facilities and industrial activity associated services. Some of the important
industries in this area include sponge, paints, plastics and air-conditioning
equipment.
- North Sitra Industrial Area
A typical investment area, which, together with the South Head Industrial Area
after operation, will lay the foundation for a promoted industrial base in
Bahrain that will be suitable for the new century. This area, too, is provided
with all essential amenities and services and is neighboured by a deep marine
channel, a service pier and a gas distribution station feeding heavy industries
such as GARMCO, as well as small and medium enterprises.
- South ALBA Industrial Area
This area has derived its name from Aluminium Bahrain, the first aluminium
smelter of its kind in the Arabian Gulf region. It is provided with all
necessary infrastructural services. Some of the industries in this area which
include cables and wheels, are self-fed while others are integral to the
aluminium smelter, such as coke calcination. Other industries include paper
tissues, textiles and copper tubing. The total space of this area is more than
180 hectares.
- South Hidd Industrial Area
This industrial estate has an area of 650 hectares of which 240 hectares will
be completed in the first phase and will be equipped with state-of-the-art
infrastructural requirements of industrial investment. Front-end designs have
been completed while building, construction and public utility plans are in
hand. The most important factor in this area is the proposed new port which will
be the core of Government plans designed to create a transformational change to
Bahrain's industrial developmental vision, capitalizing on the country's highly
sophisticated, world-class infrastructural and telecommunications technologies.
This project is located in an area of shallow waters at the northeastern
corner of Bahrain. The area is linked to the Island of Muharraq by a road
originally constructed to serve the Arab Shipbuilding & Repair Company
(ASRY), and is only a few kilometers from both Bahrain International Airport and
Mina Salman Port. It is relatively far from residential areas and it has easy
access to the national road network.
Upon completion the project will provide a total of 640 hectares of
industrial estates. At the initial phase of the project, an area of 247 hectares
will be provided with all services. It is anticipated that the first phase of
the project will meet the demand on industrial plots for a period of 10 years,
at a rate of 24 hectares per year.
This new industrial state will be provided with all services required by
industrial installations, including a separate gas network. It is anticipated
that the new area will attract new medium and small, high technological,
environment friendly, industrial enterprises. A marine jetty will be allocated
for projects of marine operations, in addition to an area for warehousing,
storage and distribution.
The project will be implemented on three phases, as follows :
- Phase One
The area of this 246 hectares excluding the existing Gulf Industrial Investment
Company (GIIC) housing site. Of this area, nearly 92 hectares will be allocated
for car parks and other facilities, including a 10-hectare water treatment
plant, a 15-hectare services corridor and power plant. The remaining are of 160
hectares will be available for industrial plots.
- Phase Two
This phase will comprise the reclamation of the area between Phase One and ASRY,
GIIC and other land within the basin situated in the western side. This will
provide industrial plots with sea frontage. The total area of this phase is 196
hectares, including a small already reclaimed site of not more than 5.4
hectares. Nearly 53 hectares of this area will be reserved for basic facilities,
roads and car parks, while the remaining area will be available for industrial
plots.
- Phase Three
This phase will comprise the development of the sites east of GIIC along the
dredged channel, while all the work associated with port should have been
completed and the areas of various cargo operations constructed. The area of
this phase, excluding the new port, is 136 hectares. It is the Ministry's plan
to construct large warehouses related to the port or downstream industries with
GIIC products as feedstock.
Other industrial areas include Ma'ameer, North Refinery, Sitra Roundabout,
Arad, Shaikh Hamad Bridge Junction and Hafeera. These areas host most of the
small and medium industries in Bahrain, in addition to industrial service
activities, workshops and warehouses.
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