KUWAIT IS FAR BEHIND IN PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY, AT 0.3%

  • 31/10/2022

Kuwait City: In comparison to the target percentage set at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which has set the target of one percent from 2015 to 15 percent in 2030, a government report shows Kuwait lags far behind in the use of renewable energy, with renewable energy accounting for only 0.3% of the nation's total installed capacity of power plants as of the end of 2020. The International Renewable Energy Agency commended Kuwait in 2010 for being one of the first nations to ratify the organisation, saying that by starting its transition to the era of using renewable energy, it was sending a message to the world. However, the implementation to achieve this has been slow.


 The report stated that in order for Kuwait to achieve its goal of increasing the proportion of electricity production from renewable sources, in a way that ensures sustainable prosperity and Kuwait's global contribution to avoiding an increase in greenhouse gases by 7.4% until 2035, as announced recently by the United Nations Climate Change Conference, which was held in Glasgow, U.K., the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy must address project observations.

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