KUWAIT CITY, Oct 12, (Agencies): As the number of newly built and inhabited homes in Al-Mutlaa City rises, more Kuwaiti families are settling into their ‘home of a lifetime’ in what is projected to be the country’s largest city, with an estimated population of 400,000. This growth is part of Kuwait’s broader housing development strategy, aimed at addressing the housing requests of citizens. A report by KUNA indicates that Al- Mutlaa City is just one of three major housing projects currently being spearheaded by the Public Authority for Housing Welfare (PAHW).

Alongside Al-Mutlaa, the development of South Saad Al-Abdullah City and South Sabah Al-Ahmad City is rapidly advancing, focusing on the completion of infrastructure and the distribution of residential plots. Last September, PAHW signed a significant infrastructure contract valued at 90.1 million Kuwaiti dinars with an international company. This contract covers the construction of 6,568 housing units spread across four residential suburbs in the South Sabah Al- Ahmad Residential City project .

It marks the third and final contract for roadworks and infrastructure networks in the area. Previously, two other contracts were signed for the project’s infrastructure -- one for 7,623 units across four suburbs and another for 6,189 units across three suburbs -- bringing the total to 20,380 housing units to be served by the completed infrastructure. The Saad Al-Abdullah City project, Kuwait’s second-largest after Al-Mutlaa, reported a completion rate of 7.428 percent by the end of September 2023, surpassing the project’s original timeline by 5.148 percent. With 23,551 plots, the city is expected to start operations by November 2023, with full completion scheduled by November 2027.

As of August 2023, 4,423 citizens with housing requests dating back to 2007 have been allocated plots in this city. During August, the number of building permit certificates delivered to citizens in three major residential projects, including South Saad Al-Abdullah City, reached 32,122. Simultaneously, 122 public buildings are currently under construction across these projects. Over the past three years, the PAHW has received 20,113 requests for plot allocation within existing residential projects. This process has been streamlined through the government’s “Sahel” app, which has also facilitated the opening of 13,587 files related to housing care services. These ambitious projects underscore Kuwait’s commitment to addressing the growing demand for citizen housing, ensuring the infrastructure and public services are in place to accommodate this expansion.