Kuwait allocates 1.77 billion dinars for 18 major power, water projects

• The largest projects include the first phase of the supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of combined cycle gas turbine units with a 3,600 MW combined cycle system, located south of the country at the Nuweseeb site, at a cost of up to 950 million dinars.

Kuwait has earmarked over 1.77 billion dinars for 18 projects aimed at revitalizing the country’s electricity and water sectors. Work has already begun, and additional projects will soon be open for competition between local and international companies. The timeline for completing the electricity, water, and renewable energy projects is set to be no more than five years, with strong support from the Council of Ministers to ensure their completion by the end of 2030, Al-Qabas newspaper reports.

A government document has revealed that the largest projects include the first phase of the supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of combined cycle gas turbine units with a 3,600 MW combined cycle system, located south of the country at the Nuweisib site, at a cost of up to 950 million dinars.

One of the major projects being carried out by the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy is the implementation of the fourth phase of the supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of a joint cycle gas turbine unit to increase electrical energy capacity and the site’s power and water distillation capacity by 900 MW, at a cost of up to 257 million dinars.

Renewable energy

The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energyhas also allocated 100 million dinars for the installation of smart meters across all regions of Kuwait.

One of the priority projects is the purchase of renewable energy from third parties, considered the lowest-cost project, with an implementation value of just 1.35 million dinars, and it is expected to be completed during the current year.

The document added that the Council of Ministers, through the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy, is working closely with relevant entities such as the Central Authority for Public Tenders, the “Fatwa and Legislation” department, and the Audit Bureau to expedite the implementation of these projects.

Details of the projects: The following are the details of electricity, water, and renewable energy projects that local and international companies are competing to implement.

1. Installation of the smart metering system.
2. Purchase of renewable energy from third parties.
3. Supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of 3,600 MW combined cycle gas turbine units at the Nuweseeb site (First Phase).
4. Supply and installation of 30 mobile reverse osmosis units, each with a capacity of 100,000 imperial gallons per day, for desalination of low-saline water in scattered locations across Kuwait.
5. Supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of a combined cycle gas turbine unit to increase electrical energy capacity and desalination capacity by 900 MW (Phase IV).
6. Supply and installation of fiber optic cables between existing major switching stations.
7. Supply and installation of optical fiber equipment at existing major conversion plants.
8. Manufacturing, supply, installation, extension, and maintenance of 11kV medium-pressure equipment for the new morning hospital project.
9. Supply and installation of 400 feed-end air lines for scattered areas of the country.
10. Supply and installation of a 400 kV antenna line from the Al-Nuwaisib power plant to the solar power plant in “SGRE” Z, passing through the Umm QadirZ conversion plant.
11. Supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of the Doha Seawater Desalination Plant with reverse osmosis and equipment to increase the alkalinity of produced water (Phase I).
12. Supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of photovoltaic panels on the roofs of groundwater tanks.
13. Supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of the Doha Seawater Desalination Plant with reverse osmosis and equipment to increase the alkalinity of produced water (Phase II).
14. Supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of the project to convert the second phase of the gas turbines at the Sabiya plant to a combined cycle system (250 MW).
15. Supply and installation of 400 kV voltage air lines from Al-Khairan Power Station to Al-Wafra Z and Sulaibiya 2.
16. Supply and installation of a main conversion station at Al-Sabah Hospital with a capacity of 300 kV.
17. Supply and extension of 300 kV ground cables in the morning medical area.
18. Digital Transformation Project for the Ministry of Electricity and Water.