The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) has shortlisted six consortia and companies for the development of the 1.1 GW Al Dibdibah Power and Al Shagaya Renewable Energy (Phase III) Zone 1 Solar PV Independent Power Project. The Request for Proposal (RfQ) for the project was published in late 2023. The solar power plant will be located in the Shagaya region of Jahra Governorate, approximately 100 km west of Kuwait City.
The list includes the French company TotalEnergies and the Vietnamese Trung Nam Construction Investment Corporation as standalone companies, as well as four consortia: ACWA Power together with Alternative Energy Projects Company; Masdar with Fouad Alghanim & Sons General Trading and Contracting Company; EDF Renewables with partners Abdullah Al Hamad Al Sagar and Korean Western Power Company; Jinko Power with the Japanese company Jera and the Kuwaiti National Technology Enterprises Company (NTEC).
As part of its new Vision 2035, Kuwait aims to generate 15% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030. In July 2024, Kuwait’s state-owned oil company Kuwait Oil Company awarded KBR a consulting contract to develop a renewable energy and hydrogen master plan project targeting 17 GW of renewable capacity and 25 GW of green hydrogen production capacity in Kuwait by 2050.
