Recently published research from Business Monitor International, "Kuwait Power Report Q4 2012", is now available at Fast Market Research

Boston, MA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/29/2012 --BMI View: Kuwait is likely to remain dependent almost exclusively on oil and gas for its energy needs for the foreseeable future. Following the 2011 Fukushima tragedy in Japan, nuclear energy has largely dropped out of usage, while renewable energy remains only a very minor segment of the country's energy mix. Much of the planned new generating capacity is gas-fired, with oil often used as a back-up fuel. The aim is to make more of the country's oil available for export, even if this leads to a growing reliance on imported gas. Hints at a major renewables programme have yet to convince industry insiders. Low power costs mean that project economics are unlikely to attract foreign investors, so Kuwait looks set to go it alone in meeting growing power demand.

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Conventional thermal sources are likely to remain the dominant fuel for electricity generation in the coming years. Following the Fukushima tragedy in 2011, Kuwait has ordered the National Nuclear Energy Committee to be dissolved and has officially announced that it will abandon the pursuit of civil nuclear power. However, the country is nevertheless aiming to reduce its domestic oil consumption in an effort to free up additional barrels for export, with many power projects that are planned or under construction due to use gas. The electricity and water ministry wishes to more than double generating and desalination capacity by 2017 and an estimated US$2.5bn is expected to be invested over the medium term to cater for the projected power demand until 2015. Renewables could become part of the solution, particularly given the vast solar potential of the desert state, though there has been minimal progress made thus far.

Key trends and developments in the Kuwaiti electricity market:

- Kuwait is aiming to generate 10% of its electricity from sustainable sources by 2020, according to Eyad Ali al-Falah, assistant undersecretary for technical services at the Ministry of Electricity and Water. To meet its clean energy target, which is among the most ambitious in the region, Kuwait next must gather data on hours of sunshine and wind speeds.
- Over the 2012-2021 period, Kuwait's power generation is expected to increase by an annual average of 4.1%, reaching 74.6 terrawatt hours (TWh). Gains in gas and oil-fired electricity are set to drive this growth, with other sources of energy unlikely to feature heavily over the medium term.
- Following an estimated 5.7% increase in 2011 real GDP, BMI forecasts average annual growth of 3.4% between 2012 and 2021. The population is expected to rise from 2.89mn in 2012 to 3.45mn by 2021, with net power consumption to increase from 46.1TWh to 65.3TWh over the same period.

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