The Al-Dibdibah Power and Shagaya Renewable Energy Phase 3 Zone 2 project is located within the administrative area of Kuwait’s Jahra Governorate
Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity, Water & Renewable Energy (MEWRE), through the Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (Kapp), has extended the date for firms to prequalify for a contract to develop zone two of the third phase of its Al-Dibdibah power and Al-Shagaya renewable energy project.
The MEWRE and Kapp expect utility developers to submit their statements of qualifications by 21 August. The previous deadline was 24 July.
The zone two solar photovoltaic (PV) project will have a net capacity of 500MW, about half the capacity of the zone one project.
The Al-Dibdibah Power and Shagaya Renewable Energy Phase 3 Zone 2 project is located within the administrative boundary of Kuwait’s Jahra Governorate, west of Kuwait City.
The selected developer or developer consortium will design, finance, construct, maintain and transfer the 500MW solar independent power project (IPP). It will sign a 30-year power-purchase agreement with the MEWRE and export power to Kuwait’s national electricity grid and transmission network.
Similar to the 1.1GW zone one project, London-headquartered consultancy EY and legal advisory firm DLA Piper, together with Norwegian engineering services firm DNV, are advising the client on the zone two solar IPP.
Kuwait aims to have a renewable energy installed capacity of 22,100MW by 2030 as part of the 20-year strategy that was announced in March 2024 and which ends in 2050.
The country’s Minister of Electricity, Water & Renewable Energy, Salem Falah Al-Hajraf, confirmed that the strategy also involves installing distributed or rooftop solar farms, with the state procuring the energy output from solar PV farms.
Kuwait aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2060.
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