How old is Kuwait's building stock?

Enforcement improved after introduction of the 2010 codes and regulation, but Kuwait’s building stock is quite old in general, and it will take years, if not decades, of stock turnover until Kuwait sees a dramatic reduction in energy consumption in its buildings sector.

How can Kuwait keep pace with rising demand for electricity?

Keeping pace with rising demand for electricity will be critical to Kuwait’s economic development, and reforms, such as opening up the power generation sector to independent power producers and independent water and power producers, are key to increasing the currently low share of private company involvement in the sector.

How can we improve energy data collection in Kuwait?

This could be facilitated through more coordination and collaboration between energy players within Kuwait and improving the institutional capacity for data collection. The lack of collaboration and expertise contribute to long delays in receiving feedback and data from energy entities. The situation, however, is expected to improve.

What is the future of Kuwait's Electricity sector?

The Ministry of Electricity and Water estimates that reserve margins could drop to 8% by 2020. Kuwait plans to increase base-load electricity generating capacity to 32 GW by 2035 (see Chapter 2). Until very recently, the Ministry of Electricity and Water was solely responsible for the development of the electricity sector.

What is Kuwait Energy Outlook?

The platform came in the form of Kuwait Energy Outlook, an energy policy platform supporting eficient coordination between the energy sector stakeholders that assures coordination and robust development among them to realize the country’s domestics and international responsibilities operated and managed by national capacities.

Will Kuwait increase the share of renewables in energy demand?

Kuwait has a soft target of increasing the share of renewables in total energy demand to about 15% by 2030, up from less than 1% today. The potential for increasing the share of renewables in the electricity generation mix in Kuwait is huge, given its substantial solar and wind resources. Central Statistics Ofice,