Meanwhile, the minister confirmed that the Public-Private Partnership Authority started receiving bids from qualified companies for the construction of North Zour station (phases two and three), with a production capacity of 2,700 megawatts. He stated that the ministry is also working with the authority to prepare the tender documents for the construction of Khairan station, which will have a 1,800-megawatt production capacity.

Regarding renewable energy, he said the joint teams have selected six companies to build Shaqaya station (phases two and three) with 1,700 megawatts production capacity. He added the ministry is currently working with its Finance and Foreign Affairs counterparts to finalize a long-term partnership agreement with China to establish Abdaliah and Shagaya (four and five) renewable energy stations with a total of 3,400 megawatts production capacity.

He revealed the ministry is also completing the legal requirements to build two power generation stations based on the independent producer (supplier) system in Abdally and Nuwaiseeb with a production capacity of up to 6,600 megawatts, indicating this is in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Kuwait Direct Investment Promotion Authority. It is worth mentioning that once the new power generation stations start operating, some existing stations will be gradually eliminated as their lifespan has ended and the high cost of operating and maintaining them makes them economically unfeasible.