In July 2014, Bahrain started its first renewable energy project. Bahrain Petroleum Company named Bapco built the 5 megawatts PV solar project in partnership with EWA, Bahrain's Oil & Gas Authority (Nogaholding), and the University of Bahrain. It was constructed by Petra Solar in. This closely constrained project includes the installation of a 3 Megawatt photovoltaic power plant for the Tatweer Petroleum Corporation at the Awali site. The 3. The National Plan for Renewable Energy was approved in January 2017 and sets a national renewable energy target of 5% by 2025, growing to 10% by 2035 in the.