KAPP eyes PPP role in Dabdaba and Shagaya projects
KUWAIT: The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) on Sunday called on all specialized local and international companies and alliances to submit a qualification application for the Dabdaba Electric Power Generation Project and the third phase of the Shagaya Renewable Energy Project.
The authority said that this call is in line with the government’s orientation towards activating the public-private partnership program and in accordance with the provisions of partnership between the two sectors and its executive regulations and in cooperation with the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy.
The authority explained that the first project (Zone 1) is a renewable energy production plant with a net capacity of 1,100 megawatts of energy and is located within the Shagaya area in Jahra governorate, west of Kuwait City, about 100 km away.
“The project will export its production from the plant to the electricity grid in Kuwait through a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Ministry of Electricity and Water for a period of 30 years,” it added. The authority pointed out that by launching the project with the MEW, it aims to attract the expertise of the private sector in the field of renewable energy and reduce the financial and operational burden on the ministry.
“It also aims to reduce domestic dependence on fuel and reduce the overall costs borne by Kuwait to provide power generation, in addition to increasing the capacity of renewable energy within the energy mix in countries,” it added.