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Role of Renewable Energy in

Kuwait Energy Security

Vision 2030

The GCC Renewable Energy Forum

Abu Dhabi - UAE

Tuesday 17 January 2017

Salem Alhajraf

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

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Resources Security

Environment Protection

Economic Diversity

Sustainability Concept

Sustainability

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Energy supply and demand Pattern in Kuwait

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Fuel supplied to power plants exceeded Billion KD 2.0 (~ $6.5) in 2015 alone

Announced 150,000 new houses to be built for the next 10 years SO.....

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Solar Thermal

Solar PV

Wind

Energy Storage

Oil

Gas

Peak Load

Renewable Serving Demand

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Kuwait 2030 Energy Strategy

To secure 15% of Kuwait’s Domestic Demand by 2030

From Renewable Energy Resources

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Shagaya Initiative: 2010-2030

Kuwait’s Gateway to Future Energy Security

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Shagaya Initiative

Development Time Line: Idea to Reality

Construction

Phase

2030 2020 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

Complete Plant

Design and RfP

Development

Phase

2015 - 2025

Private Sector Participation

Achieve

National

Target of

15%

2025

Today

Official Start

Operation

Phase

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Shagaya Initiative

Phase I: 70MW Introductory projects

50MW CSP Plant

10MW PV Plant

10MW Wind Farm

50MW

CSP

10MW PV

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Phase I Project’s Current Statues

Shagaya PV Shagaya Wind Shagaya CSP

Plant Capacity 10 MW 10 MW 50 MW

Electricity Guarantee

(MWh/a) 20,000 35,000 180,000

Contract Signed On 12 Feb. 2015 26 Mar. 2015 12 Sept. 2015

Commercial Operation Day

(COD) Oct. 2016 Oct. 2016 April 2018

O&M 6 Years 6 Years 6 Years

Shagaya Initiative

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Shagaya Initiative

Phase II: 1,200MW by the Oil Sector

The oil sector in Kuwait decided to secure 15% of

its electricity demand from RE sources by 2020,

that is equivalent to 2,500 GWh/years.

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Shagaya Initiative

Phase III – Part 1: 1,000MW by the private sector

Investment opportunity for the private sector

design-built-operate RE power plants against

long term purchase agreement (IPP). Initial

package will include:

- 550 MW PV

- 300 MW CSP

- 150 MW Wind

Up-on the learning curve the size of remaining

parts of Phase III will be decided…

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Distributed Generation

1,000 MW Roof-Tops

To generate part of consumer’s demand from

locally generated electricity from roof-tops

including:

- Residential Properties

- Schools

- Government Buildings

- Commercial Buildings

- Any available spaces within the city….

More than 20 MW PV already in operation with

expected 500 MW of PV to be installed by 2019.

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Closing Remarks

1. Oil and Gas will remain the global predominant sources of energy,

2. Kuwait is and will remain energy-intensive country with high energy security

challenges,

3. Renewable energy technologies mainly solar and wind will play a key role

to complement not to compete with conventional sources of energy.

4. National optimized domestic energy portfolio can be developed to sustain future

supply of energy,

5. Solar and wind energy production match peak demand

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Thank You…

Energy Diversity for Sustainable Development