Feb 10 deadline to submit bids for 22 mln dinars Google Cloud power stations tender
The Central Agency for Public Tenders has set February 10 as the closing date for the tender to construct three main power substations that will supply electricity to three Google Cloud data storage centers in Kuwait.
Informed sources told Al-Rai that the Ministry of Electricity and Water is keen to overcome any technical or logistical obstacles to ensure the timely completion of the substations, enabling them to supply the required electricity to the Google Cloud centers once they become operational.
The sources noted that Kuwait has effectively entered the arena of major regional partnerships aimed at developing a national cloud infrastructure, in cooperation with global technology leaders Google Cloud and Microsoft. This move aligns Kuwait with neighboring Gulf states — including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Bahrain — which have already succeeded in attracting major cloud service regions.
According to the sources, the establishment of cloud data centers fundamentally depends on the availability of reliable and sufficient electrical power. Kuwait is therefore accelerating efforts to launch new electricity projects capable of meeting growing national demand, including the needs of future cloud data centers.
They explained that hosting large-scale cloud facilities — similar to those developed in Saudi Arabia and the UAE — requires advanced infrastructure preparation, particularly in electricity generation and transmission, to support the continuous and high-load energy requirements of such centers.
The sources pointed out that Kuwait is working to secure its long-term electricity needs through several major projects, including Al-Zour North Power Station, Al-Khairan Power Station, Phase Four of the Al-Subiya Power Station, as well as the Shagaya Renewable Energy Project in its various phases.
Under the agreement signed between the Government of Kuwait and Google, the Ministry of Electricity and Water will construct three main transformer stations in Sulaibiya, north of South Saad Al-Abdullah City, and Al-Mutlaa. The estimated cost of establishing the three substations exceeds 22 million dinars.
The project is considered a key step in supporting Kuwait’s digital transformation agenda and positioning the country as a regional hub for cloud computing and advanced data services.
