Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula concludes training program for PAAET students
Empowering students with necessary knowledge, skills and training
KUWAIT: As part of its ongoing commitment to social responsibility, Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula yesterday announced the successful conclusion of its two-month training program for 12 students from the Higher Institute of Energy and the College of Technological Studies at the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET).
The students were commemorated during the closing ceremony of the program where the Director of the Higher Institute of Energy at PAAET, Engineer Osama Al-Duaij honored the company’s training faculty represented by the Technical Engineer at Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula, Engineer Fahad Al Zuabi.
Empowering the students with the necessary knowledge, skills and training, Shamal Az-Zour AlOula provided them with an opportunity to participate
in the training program to experience the technical work and field training involved at the plant and to equip them with the professional and personal skills necessary for the future workplace.
During the course of the two months, the students received hands-on field training at Az-Zour North One Power and Water Plant where they learned about water treatment technologies using different multi-effect distillation techniques (MED) operating under advanced global technical specifications, the most efficient techniques used in
Kuwait’s other plants, the different stages of operation mechanisms, maintenance roles and responsibilities, various departments and their functions, and the adopted safety procedures at the work site. Az-Zour North One Power and Water Plant is Kuwait’s first independently owned power and water facility operated by Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula with a production capacity of 10 percent of Kuwait’s power requirements at peak production (1,539MW) and 20 percent of water generation (107 million gallons per day).
Technical engineer at Shamal Az-Zour Al-Oula, Engineer Fahad Al Zuabi said: “Emphasizing our commitment to social progress and reform across the country, we are keen towards educating the Kuwaiti community throughout various fields including education, vocational training, and field training to prepare today’s youth to handle dynamic positions in the energy and water sector. We would like to take this opportunity to congratulate our graduates on their hard work, commitment and diligence in the program, and wish them success in their future.”
Az-Zour North One Power and Water Plant began operations in November 2016 and is the first stage of the country’s plan to significantly increase its power and water capacity over the coming years and part of a larger effort to meet an anticipated peak demand of 25 gigawatts (GW) by 2025.
Students received hands-on field training