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.

Is Kuwait facing a changing energy world?

Kuwait, like all oil-producing countries, is facing a changing energy world today. Shifting supply, demand and technology trends have ushered in an energy world where oil-price volatility and market uncertainty are the defining features.

Does Kuwait need a new energy strategy?

To ensure economic development and social prosperity in the years to come, Kuwait will require a new energy strategy, combined with a plan to foster economic diversification and reduce fossil fuel dependency.

Does Kuwait need more energy?

Energy intensity in Kuwait has fluctuated over the past two decades but the overall trend is upward. In 2015, Kuwait required over 50% more energy to generate a dollar of economic output than the OECD average.

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.

What happened to the energy conservation code in Kuwait?

The energy conservation code put in force in 1983 in Kuwait lacked effective monitoring, verification and enforcement. The 1983 code was not revised for 27 years, and the buildings sector is a major source of ineficient energy consumption, with a very large stock of energy-ineficient buildings.