Kuwait's electricity system reached a peak load of 17,540 MW in summer 2026, about 70 MW below summer 2025, according to the minister of electricity, water and renewable energy. The flat peak came in a year when drone strikes on April 5, 2026 damaged two of the ministry's co-generation power and desalination plants and forced two generating units offline.
Damage without a repair date
An earlier attack on March 29, 2026 hit a service building at one power and desalination plant and killed a worker. Neither the cost of the April damage nor a restoration date has been reported since April 6, 2026. In its August 7, 2026 affirmation of Kuwait's AA- rating, Fitch reported that attacks from Iran had continued to damage strategic infrastructure.
Buffers under way
The buffers in train are storage and grid flexibility. A 1.5 GW grid battery program at Al-Mutlaa and Jaber Al-Ahmad had its sites approved in June 2026; the first phase is 500 MW, and the first facilities are expected to be operational by summer 2027. On the water side, United Gulf Construction holds a US$316 million contract to expand the Doha water distribution complex, adding about 130 MIG of storage.
Subiya bids pending
Bids for an upgrade of the Subiya power and water plant, valued at about US$1.7 billion, and a separate boiler rehabilitation tender estimated at about US$400 million, were under evaluation in August 2026. Neither had been awarded.
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