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SFME and Partners Host Bahrain Energy Efficiency Roundtable in Early June

Prime Highlights

  • SFME, Tabreed Bahrain, and BCG convene senior leaders to advance Bahrain’s energy efficiency agenda.
  • The roundtable targets district cooling solutions to cut cooling-related electricity consumption and peak demand.

Key Facts

  • SFME’s Decarbonisation Roundtable Series runs across MENA cities, focusing on net-zero and sustainability priorities.
  • Tabreed is a regional district cooling company operating across GCC markets including Bahrain.

Background

Sustainability Forum Middle East, in partnership with Tabreed Bahrain and Boston Consulting Group, will host a senior-level roundtable in Manama in the first week of June focused on accelerating energy efficiency delivery under Bahrain’s National Energy Strategy. The event will take place at the Wyndham Grand Manama Hotel.

The session forms part of SFME’s Decarbonisation Roundtable Series and will bring together representatives from multilateral organisations, government bodies, utilities, developers, and banks to examine how Bahrain can advance energy efficiency within its broader energy transition agenda.

Two fireside chats will open the session. The first will feature Lily Riahi, Head of the Buildings and Cooling Unit at the UN Environment Programme, discussing the global cooling challenge and climate resilience. The second will feature Antonio Di Cecca, Chief Operating Officer at Tabreed, exploring district cooling and energy efficiency opportunities across the GCC. BCG Partner Pablo Avogadri will moderate both conversations.

Following that, BCG Project Leader Lukas C. Jochem will lead a panel discussion. Panellists include senior figures from Tabreed Bahrain, Bahrain Bay Utilities, Bareeq Al Retaj Real Estate Services, Gulf International Bank, and the Ministry of Electricity and Water Affairs, among others.

The central themes will cover district cooling, integrated demand-side infrastructure, reducing cooling-related electricity consumption, and balancing supply-side investment with scalable demand-side solutions. Broader sustainability and climate commitments will also feature in the discussions.

SFME’s 2026 programme runs across cities in the region throughout the year, examining topics central to the MENA region’s net-zero journey and sustainability priorities.