VOL. XLIII

No. 38

18-September-2000

KUWAIT

Kuwait Cabinet Approves Plans For Two Power Stations

The Kuwaiti cabinet on 10 September approved plans for the construction of two new power stations. Construction of the new plants, which were proposed earlier this year by Kuwaiti Minister of Electricity and Water 'Adil al-Subih (MEES, 12 June), will cost around KD780mn ($2.5bn). The plan calls for a 1,000 mw gas-fired plant worth an estimated KD130mn to be constructed in southern Kuwait at al-Zour and...