Implementing the Bahrain Towers Permitting Unit

The challenge

Following new tower regulations, Bahrain’s TRA needed a fully operational unit capable of enforcing compliance, managing permits, and streamlining infrastructure-sharing across the country. The key challenge was to build an organisational, technical, and digital framework that could support nationwide permitting and monitoring activities.

Project outline

  • Established an operational office and a dedicated project team in Bahrain.

  • Deployed a digital Towers Management System to automate permitting, monitoring, and reporting.

  • Issued tower permits and produced dashboards and annual compliance reports.

  • Conducted compliance audits, inspections, and field surveys of towers.

  • Developed KPIs and a regulatory reporting framework to support long-term oversight.

Our impact

The permitting unit enabled TRA to enforce tower regulations consistently, improve infrastructure-sharing, and maintain full visibility over nationwide compliance through automated systems and structured reporting.


Duration of engagement: September 2017 – September 2022