Az-Zour North Phase 2&3 IWPP

Seawater RO + power, 545000 m3/day in Kuwait.

Awarded

The record

Country: Kuwait
Location: Az-Zour
Coordinates: 28.720, 48.370
Technology: Seawater RO + power
Capacity: 545000 m3/day
Capital cost: US$4.1 billion
Stage: Awarded
Owner or client: Kuwait Authority for Partnership Projects / MEWRE
Contractor: ACWA Power / Gulf Investment Corporation (Gulf Alliance for Power and Water); EPC SEPCO III with GE Vernova turbines
Operator: ACWA Operations (25 years)
Finance: PPP
Award or start year: 2026
Commissioned: —

Record last checked 2026-09-04.

2024-03
Request for proposals issued by KAPP
2025-05
Financial bids opened
2026-02
Energy conversion and water purchase agreement signed on 11 February 2026 with the ACWA Power and GIC consortium, US$4.1 billion

2 references

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IPP Journal, ACWA Power-led consortium signs US$4.1 billion Az-Zour North Phase 2 and 3 IWPP contract, 11 Feb 2026. ippjournal.com.
MENA Water Review major projects register and PPP pipeline — compiled from procurer publications, development-bank project pages and trade reporting; each record names its source.

(2,700 MW CCGT and about 545,500 m3/day SWRO; KAPP 60%, ACWA Power and GIC 40%; 25-year BOT; 50% to be floated to Kuwaiti citizens).