The Kuwaiti cabinet cancelled plans to construct the 1.5GW Al-Dabdaba solar PV power project, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“The cabinet decided to cancel the decisions on the project due to the spread of coronavirus and its impacts on the global oil and financial markets,” it said after meeting.
The project, which was to be carried out by Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), was supposed to start operating in February 2021.
The bid results for the project was announced during April 2019 (read more).
Kuwait had plans to generate 15 percent of its energy via renewable sources by 2030.
The project was aimed at establishing a solar power plant within the Al-Shikaya Complex for Renewable Energy, which is located 100 kms (62 miles) west of Kuwait City, on about 32 square kilometres (12.4 square miles). The operations and maintenance (O&M) period was 25 years.
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The decision of cancelling Al-Dabdaba solar plant Kuwait is really very shocking.