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Executive overview
Key findings
120 MIGD and 2,700 MW: Az-Zour North 2&3, under a 25-year energy conversion and water purchase agreement signed on February 3, 2026; financial close pending
60 MIGD: Doha seawater reverse osmosis plant Phase 2, under a KD 114.28 million (about US$372 million) contract signed in August 2026; construction scheduled to take 36 months
About 130 MIG: storage to be added by a US$316 million, five-year contract to expand the Doha water distribution complex
Two plants: co-generation power and desalination plants damaged by drone strikes on April 5, 2026, forcing two generating units offline
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Buyer relevance
Who the report is for
Desalination developers and EPC contractors
Track Al-Khairan Phase 1, where two consortia bid on June 1, 2026 and the reported water capacity ranges from 150,000 to about 568,000 m³ a day.
Water network and storage contractors
Size the storage-and-pumping track, led by the US$316 million Doha distribution complex contract adding about 130 MIG of storage.
Lenders and infrastructure investors
Assess the signed 25-year and planned 30-year offtake exposure to a ministry with no credit rating of its own, against the State of Kuwait's A1 and AA- sovereign ratings.
Policy and energy advisers
Compare Kuwait's two 2030 renewable goals, 15% of generation and 22,100 MW of installed capacity, with a Shagaya Phase 3 program of at least 4,500 MW.
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Decision scope
Questions answered
How much new desalination capacity did Kuwait contract in 2026?
180 MIGD across Az-Zour North 2&3 (120 MIGD) and Doha reverse osmosis Phase 2 (60 MIGD), about 1.7 times Az-Zour North 1's 107 MIGD.
Who procures Kuwait's water and power plants?
The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects runs partnership procurements with the ministry; the ministry awards contracts such as the KD 114.28 million Doha Phase 2 directly, with tender-agency approval reported on April 27, 2026.
Has Kuwait changed its electricity and water tariffs?
No tariff change had been adopted as of November 2026; a committee formed on May 12, 2025 under Decision 103/2025 was given three months to propose new tariffs.
How did the 2026 attacks affect the system?
Drone strikes on April 5, 2026 damaged two co-generation power and desalination plants and forced two generating units offline; the two units were last reported offline in April 2026, with no restoration date announced.
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Inside the report
Inside the complete report
Executive Overview
1. Water Resource Profile
2. Governance and Institutional Framework
3. Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Strategic Outlook and Opportunities
Source Register
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Public preview
What to watch next
1. Water Resource Profile
A confirmed desalination capacity for Al-Khairan Phase 1 when a preferred bidder is named; start of works at Doha Phase 2; any further membrane desalination tenders outside the partnership program.
2. Governance and Institutional Framework
Publication of the ministry's restructuring; the tariff committee's recommendations and any decision adopting them; the appointment of a preferred bidder for Al-Khairan Phase 1 through the Authority.
3. Infrastructure and Service Delivery
Reported restoration of the two damaged units; award of the Subiya upgrade and boiler tenders; a contract award for the first battery facilities ahead of summer 2027; the summer 2027 peak load.
Strategic Outlook and Opportunities
Financial close on Az-Zour North 2&3 and a stated completion date; a preferred bidder for Al-Khairan Phase 1, with a confirmed desalination capacity; signature of the Shagaya Zone 1 power purchase agreement and a Zone 2 award; any adopted tariff change from the Decision 103/2025 committee; an official ministry statement of the 2030 renewable goal that settles the 15% vs 22,100 MW difference.
Strategic Outlook: the power, water and renewable projects with values and status at November 2026, and Kuwait's conflicting 2030 renewable goals side by side.
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Included
What you receive
The complete PDF report: 11 pages, 6 sections, 12 tables and a register of 23 sources.
This edition
November 2026, First edition.
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Evidence & method
Evidence and method
The report draws on Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects procurement records, International Energy Agency and World Bank policy and regional analysis, Central Bank of Kuwait copies of sovereign rating actions, ministerial statements, and trade-press reporting of 2026 contracts, bids and awards.
Sources
23 sources, listed in the report's source register. Evidence current to 10 November 2026. Principal data periods: Project, procurement, tariff and rating status from February to September 2026, checked against public sources on November 10, 2026; summer 2026 peak load; national targets for 2030. Currency is US dollars (US$) unless stated in Kuwaiti dinars (KD)..
Evidence boundaries
This report uses authoritative source material available at the stated research cutoff. It distinguishes published facts, calculated values and analytical interpretation. No independent modelling is performed. Forward-looking analysis reflects published plans, documented trends and stated uncertainties. It does not constitute legal, financial, investment or engineering advice.
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Lead analyst
Robert C. Brears
Founder, Our Future Water Intelligence
Robert C. Brears is a water-security specialist and author whose work examines utility governance, infrastructure investment, climate resilience and long-term water-system change for executive and policy audiences.
- Decision-focused utility intelligence
- Published water-policy author
- Evidence-grounded system analysis
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Water Systems Overview: Ministry of Electricity Water and Renewable Energy
- Format
- Length
- 11 pages
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Price
- USD 499
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Report details
Publication details
- Publisher
- Our Future Water Intelligence
- Report family
- Water Utility Intelligence Report
- Edition
- November 2026, First edition
- Format
- Length
- 11 pages
- Reference
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- Evidence current to
- 10 November 2026
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