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POWER OF ATTORNEY (PUBLIC): POA

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints  each of John J. Dziewisz, Ashley N. Colando, Amy M. Saus, and
any duly appointed Corporate Secretary or Assistant Corporate Secretary
of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. (the ?Company?), signing singly,
the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf,and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (?SEC?)
a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports
required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the ?Exchange Act?), or any rule or
regulation of the SEC;

(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company, Forms 3, 4,
and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the
rules thereunder;

(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and
execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with
the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorneys-in-fact,
may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required
by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed
by such attorneys-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to
this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact  may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of
the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally
present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned
acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in
such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5
with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions
in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked
by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this
Limited Power of Attorney to be executed as of the date listed below.

Signature: /s/ Homaira Akbari
Printed Name: Homaira Akbari
Date: 01/22/2026