{"id":937,"date":"2024-11-13T00:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/?p=937"},"modified":"2024-11-13T00:20:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T20:20:00","slug":"kuwait-awards-571-million-contract-to-kuwaiti-japanese-jv-for-doha-west-plant-upgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/news\/kuwait-awards-571-million-contract-to-kuwaiti-japanese-jv-for-doha-west-plant-upgrade","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait awards $571 million contract to Kuwaiti-Japanese JV for Doha West plant upgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A joint venture between Kuwait\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/nuclear\/uaes-enec-enhances-safeguards-against-ai-driven-cyber-threats-to-nuclear-facilities\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"739\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Heavy Engineering Industries &amp; Shipbuilding Company (Heisco)<\/a> and Japan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/power\/mhi-energy-transition-gas-turbines\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"692\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">IHI Corporation<\/a> has won a $571 million contract to upgrade the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.utilitybusinessmena.com\/desalination\/frances-osmosun-unveils-solar-powered-desalination-initiative-for-kuwait\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"432\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Doha West distillation plant<\/a> in Kuwait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The project will involve substantial enhancements to the facility\u2019s steam boilers and thermal units, marking one of Heisco&#8217;s most significant contract wins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement from Heisco, the award, valued at approximately 173.18 million Kuwaiti dinars, was approved by Kuwait\u2019s Central Agency for Public Tenders (CAPT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Doha West distillation plant, located in Kuwait City and managed by the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, plays a key role in the country&#8217;s water and electricity supply infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contract covers the upgrade of key systems, including the steam boilers, thermal unit control systems, and auxiliary equipment, with the goal of enhancing efficiency and reliability. Heisco confirmed that they had received the official award letter and are preparing to finalize the contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This upgrade project is the latest in a series of modernization efforts at the plant. Between 2015 and 2019, Japan&#8217;s Mitsubishi Power undertook a major rehabilitation of the facility\u2019s eight steam turbines and generators, which have been in operation since the plant&#8217;s commissioning in 1982.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The latest contract aims to further modernise and extend the lifespan of the Doha West distillation station, ensuring it meets the country\u2019s growing demand for water and power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award underlines the collaboration between Kuwaiti and Japanese engineering expertise, leveraging both Heisco\u2019s regional knowledge and IHI Corporation\u2019s international experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the project proceeds, the enhancements are expected to significantly contribute to Kuwait\u2019s efforts to boost energy efficiency in its water and power infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The contract covers the upgrade of key systems, including the steam boilers, thermal unit control systems, and auxiliary equipment, with the goal of enhancing efficiency and reliability<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":938,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40,539,53],"tags":[1080,1081,1082,1083,1084,1085,1086,1087],"class_list":{"0":"post-937","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"category-sustainability","9":"category-water","10":"tag-central-agency-for-public-tenders-capt","11":"tag-doha-west-distillation-plant","12":"tag-heavy-engineering-industries-shipbuilding-company-heisco","13":"tag-ihi-corporation","14":"tag-japan","15":"tag-kuwait","16":"tag-steam-boilers","17":"tag-thermal-unit-control-systems"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=937"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/937\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/938"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cheeltech.com\/utilitybusinessmena\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}