KBR has secured an advisory consulting contract from Kuwait Oil Company to develop a plan for producing 17 GW of renewable energy and 25 GW of green hydrogen across Kuwait by 2050. According to the agreement, KBR will offer consulting services to create a phased plan for deploying significant wind and solar power, as well as incorporating power storage capabilities.
Furthermore, the renewable power capability will be linked to the production of green hydrogen for internal industrial use, as well as for export purposes. This work is expected to be performed over the next 18 months. KBR will be doing a market analysis, techno-commercial feasibility studies, as well training of Kuwaiti nationals.
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REGlobal’s Views: Kuwait has plans to deploy 22.1 GW of renewables before the end of this decade. However, the key issue that the country has a very small installed renewables base and pace of implementation has been extremely low. Thus, to actually deploy such a massive capacity, the country needs to urgently address its issues regarding timely allocation of projects, development of adequate grid infrastructure, and also formulating the right policy and regulatory frameworks.
