The new system is part of efforts by the central bank and the bourse to develop Bahrain’s capital markets and increase their contribution to economic development
The two plants are the second phase of the 500 MW Ouarzazate project, which is part of a government plan to produce two gigawatts of solar power by 2020.
The Abu Dhabi and Dubai stock markets have dropped sharply in the past several months as the slide in global oil prices has burst speculative bubbles in equities.