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Kuwait is expected to announce the winning bidder for the 1.1 gigawatt (GW) Al Dibdibah Power and Al Shagaya Renewable Energy - Phase III - Zone 1 Solar PV project in June, according to a report by local Arabic language newspaper Aljarida.
In June 2025, Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects (KAPP) had issued the Request for Proposal (RFP) to two companies and four consortiums prequalified for the project. The original bid submission deadline of 14 September 2025 was later extended to 15 January 2026.
In January 2026, Kuwait’s Al Rai newspaper had reported that KAPP was evaluating technical bids ahead of opening the financial bids. It said only three bidders – namely, the consortiums led by ACWA, Masdar and EDF Renewables – had submitted technical proposals for the project.
The Aljarida report on Monday quoted Kuwait’s Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, Subaih Al-Mukhaizeem, as saying that the ministry also expects bid submissions to “close soon” for the second phase of Al Shagaya - 500MW Al Dibdibah Power and Al Shagaya Renewable Energy - Phase III - Zone 2 Solar PV project, and the first phase of Al Khairan Phase 1 Independent Water and Power Producer (IWPP) project.
In February 2026, Zawya Projects had reported that Kuwait extended the bid submission deadline for the 500 MW second phase to the end of April. The original bid submission deadline, according to the RFP notice issued in November 2025, was 16 February 2026.
The bid submission date for Al Khairan Phase 1 IWPP project was extended to 31 May 2026 from the previous deadline of 30 April 2026.
(Writing by Majda Muhsen; Editing by Anoop Menon)
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