The Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Electricity & Water & Renewable Energy of the State of Kuwait (MEWRE), is qualifying companies/consortia to participate in a tender for the development, financing, design, procurement, engineering, construction, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance and transfer of the Az-Zour North Phase 2 & 3 IWPP project

The Project will have a power and water desalination plant with a net capacity of at least 2,700 MW of power and 120 MIGD of desalinated water.

The Project is expected to be run on liquified natural gas with gas oil as back up fuel.

The Project will be located at the Az-Zour North site adjacent to the west boundary of the Az-Zour North 1 IWPP facility currently under operation and to the north boundary of the existing Az-Zour South power complex, approximately 100 kilometers south of Kuwait City on the Arabian Gulf coast.

The Project will export its outputs to Kuwait’s electricity grid and water transmission network.

The Project will benefit from an Energy Conversion and Water Purchase Agreement (ECWPA) with MEWRE as the offtaker for a 25-year term.

KAPP and MEWRE are assisted by Ernst & Young as Lead & Financial Advisor, Addleshaw Goddard as Legal Advisor and Atkins as Technical & Environmental Advisor.

The last date to purchase the RFQ package is Thursday August 4th, 2022.

The Bidders must upload all required RFQ elements onto the electronic portal as specified in the RFQ by noon (12) pm Kuwait time on Tuesday August 16th, 2022.