Should Kuwait reevaluate its power generation and desalination plans?

Environmental considerations, cost reductions in renewable energy technologies and higher than expected growth in electricity and water demand could persuade Kuwait to reevaluate its current expansion plans for the power generation and desalination sectors, particularly if MED and RO technologies prove to be more eficient and reliable.

How can Kuwait keep pace with rising demand for electricity?

Keeping pace with rising demand for electricity will be critical to Kuwait’s economic development, and reforms, such as opening up the power generation sector to independent power producers and independent water and power producers, are key to increasing the currently low share of private company involvement in the sector.

Does Kuwait need a new energy strategy?

To ensure economic development and social prosperity in the years to come, Kuwait will require a new energy strategy, combined with a plan to foster economic diversification and reduce fossil fuel dependency.

What happened to the energy conservation code in Kuwait?

The energy conservation code put in force in 1983 in Kuwait lacked effective monitoring, verification and enforcement. The 1983 code was not revised for 27 years, and the buildings sector is a major source of ineficient energy consumption, with a very large stock of energy-ineficient buildings.

Will Kuwait increase the share of renewables in energy demand?

Kuwait has a soft target of increasing the share of renewables in total energy demand to about 15% by 2030, up from less than 1% today. The potential for increasing the share of renewables in the electricity generation mix in Kuwait is huge, given its substantial solar and wind resources. Central Statistics Ofice,

Will oil demand increase in the transport sector in Kuwait?

Source: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, et al. (2017). Oil demand in the transport sector in Kuwait is projected to increase by 3% per year from 2015 to 2035. According to the International Energy Agency, the growth rate in global transport oil demand will be dramatically lower, 0.6% per year in the period to 2040.