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The Prospects for Wind Energy in Kuwait: Harnessing the Desert Winds

In the heart of the Middle East, the State of Kuwait is exploring a new frontier in its energy landscape: harnessing the power of the desert winds. With its vast, arid plains and strong, consistent wind currents, Kuwait is an ideal candidate for the development of wind energy, a renewable and sustainable alternative to the … Continue reading The Prospects for Wind Energy in Kuwait: Harnessing the Desert Winds

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Siemens Energy awarded major service contract to strengthen Kuwait’s power grid reliability

Kuwait’s Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) awarded Siemens Energy a contract to provide maintenance of 116 high-voltage substations. The five-year service contract represents Siemens Energy’s largest service agreement in the power transmission sector in the Middle East. The project aims to ensure reliable power supply throughout Kuwait. The substations will undergo maintenance to enhance … Continue reading Siemens Energy awarded major service contract to strengthen Kuwait’s power grid reliability

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Kuwait Shagaya 50 MW Parabolic Trough Concentrated Solar Power Project

Developed by KISR, the Shagaya 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power plant is part of Kuwait First Phase of 2GW Shagaya Renewable Park and has been in full operation since February 2019. The 50 MW CSP project signed EPC contract (USD $385 million) with a consortium consisting of Spanish EPC company TSK and Kuwait’s Kharafi National. … Continue reading Kuwait Shagaya 50 MW Parabolic Trough Concentrated Solar Power Project

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MMYPEM participates in Shagaya 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power in Kuwait

MMYPEM will perform maintenance works in the 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power Shagaya plant, a project where the company was the winning tender for the assembly of the solar field, BOP equipment and turbine. Shagaya 50 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in under the Phase One of 2GW Kuwait Shagaya Renewable Park. As Mr. … Continue reading MMYPEM participates in Shagaya 50 MW Concentrated Solar Power in Kuwait

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Gamesa reinforces its position in spot wind energy markets with new wind power orders in Turkey, Cyprus and Kuwait

Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed new contracts to supply 72.5 MW in three countries, expanding its geographic diversification to 54 countries, and its presence in spot markets, which represent 25% of the MW installed by the company. More specifically, Gamesa has signed contracts in Turkey (52.5 MW), Cyprus (10 MW) … Continue reading Gamesa reinforces its position in spot wind energy markets with new wind power orders in Turkey, Cyprus and Kuwait

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Kuwait signs $385 mn solar energy project

Kuwait signed a contract worth 116 million dinars ($385 million) with Spain’s TSK Group on Thursday for a 50 megawatt solar energy project as part of its renewable energy drive. The oil-rich Gulf state has a multi-billion-dollar plan to meet 15 percent of power demand from renewables by 2030.   Electricity and Water Minister Ahmad … Continue reading Kuwait signs $385 mn solar energy project

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Elecnor wins EUR 22.4 million contract to build Kuwait’s first wind farm

Elecnor has secured the EUR 22.4 million contract to build Kuwait’s first wind farm. The facility will be in the Shagaya Renewable Energy Park. The 10 MW project will be jointly undertaken by Elecnor (60%) and Alghanim International (40%), a Kuwaiti multinational with an impressive track record in engineering and construction projects. The project includes … Continue reading Elecnor wins EUR 22.4 million contract to build Kuwait’s first wind farm

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Wind energy in Kuwait: Elecnor built the first wind farm

Elecnor will build the first wind farm in Kuwait and has been awarded contract worth 22.4 million euros, as reported by the company in a statement. The wind power facility will be located in the Shagaya Renewable Energies Park and will have capacity to generate 10 megawatts (MW). The wind power project will be developed … Continue reading Wind energy in Kuwait: Elecnor built the first wind farm

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Kuwait: A Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) market worth entering?

Progress in Kuwait’s Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects has been slower than anticipated. While the net gas importer signed multi-year supply deals for liquefied natural gas with Qatargas and Shell, and is considering similar agreements with Iran and the United States, it has been dragging its feet on the renewable energy front.     What’s … Continue reading Kuwait: A Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) market worth entering?

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Kuwait eyes concentrated solar power, photovoltaic and wind energy to meet growing power demands

“The three power projects include a concentrated solar power plant with a capacity of 50 MW, photovoltaic solar station with capacity of 10 MW and the wind power plant with a capacity of 10 MW, Director of the renewable energy program at KISR,” Dr. Salem Hajraf told KUNA Saturday. Kuwait is embarking a number of … Continue reading Kuwait eyes concentrated solar power, photovoltaic and wind energy to meet growing power demands

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Skytron energy, the specialists in monitoring, control and supervision systems for renewable energy power plants, have completed the installation of their supervision system for Kuwait’s first solar power plant, in cooperation with their partner company in Abu Dhabi, Enviromena Power Systems. Erected in the beautiful grounds around the prestigious Kuwait Towers and facing the blue … Continue reading Kuwait

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Kuwait opens bids for the 50 MW CSP Shagaya Project

Fifty megawatts will be produced from concentrated solar thermal power sources and 10 each from photovoltaic and wind energy sources. Kuwait invites bids to build solar energy farm, first phase of plan to generate 2,000 megawatts from renewables in 2030. Kuwait invited bids on Wednesday to build a solar power plant to produce 70 megawatts … Continue reading Kuwait opens bids for the 50 MW CSP Shagaya Project

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Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Energy Market Outlook, 2013-2017

The report offers solar energy (PV and Concentrating Solar Power) project details for each market along with country-specific demand forecasts to 2017. The MENA region possesses the greatest technical potential for renewable energy in the world with much of this potential attributed to solar power. This potential is now starting to be more seriously considered, … Continue reading Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Energy Market Outlook, 2013-2017

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Kuwait targets 15% solar power and wind energy by 2030

Of this capacity, PV accounts for 10 MW and concentrated solar power accounts for 50 MW. The remaining 10MW is accounted for by wind energy. Kuwait has set a target to generate 15% of its electricity demand from renewable energy including solar by 2030. According to media reports, the Emir of Kuwait, Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah … Continue reading Kuwait targets 15% solar power and wind energy by 2030

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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Oman to Focus on Concentrated Solar Power to Diversify Its Energy Mix

The future of concentrating solar power in the GCC region, according to the report, is as bright as sunshine. A recently published research report “GCC Renewable Energy Sector Analysis” by KuicK Research has suggested that solar energy will dominate the upcoming renewable energy development in the GCC region. The GCC region is largest producer of … Continue reading Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Oman to Focus on Concentrated Solar Power to Diversify Its Energy Mix

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