Kuwait, Saudi Arabia advance energy and water cooperation

Kuwait aims to modernize power and water plants with skilled technical teams.

KUWAIT CITY, Sept 21: Officials at the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy discussed the paths and aspects of cooperation related to the electricity and water sectors in a recent videoconference with their counterparts in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Sources from the ministry disclosed that the two sides discussed more than 10 paths, some of which have been completed, while coordination is underway to benefit from the experience of the Saudi Electricity Company in several areas, especially the rapid digital transformation. Sources added that the meeting is held every month, starting June 20, 2024. In another development, the Board of Directors of the Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT) approved the extension of the bid study period for Subiya Power Plant (Phase Four) and Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant (Phase Two) tenders by one month. Sources said “the ministry is keen on completing the procedures related to these two tenders to improve its electricity and water production capacity to meet the electricity and water needs of the country, taking into consideration the present and future urban expansion in the country.”

Sources indicated that if the tender procedures for the Subiya project are completed, it will be operational in 2028, that is, before the second and third phases of the North Zour Power Plant start operating. Sources affirmed that the ministry is pushing towards completion of its production projects by overcoming obstacles in a bid to increase production capacity and strengthen the electricity and water networks. Furthermore, the ministry announced Sunday the connection of electricity to Plot N1 in Al-Mutlaa Residential City, specifically some parts of Block Four, in cooperation with the Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW). It added that it will soon receive applications for connecting electricity to 455 residential plots in the area.

By Mohammad Ghanem
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff