Wafra power plant comes online; to triple grid capacity by 2026

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Kuwait’s Wafra power station, the country’s largest electricity interconnection project, has started initial operations and is expected to be fully integrated into the national grid by early 2026, government officials said.

The power plant is Kuwait’s second connection to the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) regional grid, after the Al-Zour facility, which has been in operation since 2009.

The station, which has been under construction since 2022, covers 62,000 square meters and connects Kuwait to the regional grid via four overhead transmission lines running 256 kilometers to Al-Fadhili in Saudi Arabia. Additional infrastructure will link Wafra to Al-Faw in southern Iraq, creating a pathway for future connections to Turkey and Europe.

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