Kuwait issued RFQ for 1.8GW Al Khairan Phase 1 IWPP
5 July 2022
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 Al Khairan Phase 1 IWPP project.
The Project will have a power and water desalination plant with a net capacity of at least 1,800 MW of power and 33 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 adjacent to the southern border of the existing Az Zour South conventional thermal power and desalination plant, approximately 100 kilometers south of Kuwait City.
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.
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