Kuwait Shagaya 50MW Parabolic Trough CSP Project

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2019-5-28

Project Fact Sheet

Technology: Parabolic trough

Capacity: 50.00 MW

DNI: 1950 kwh/m2

Electricity Guarantee (MWh/a): 180, 000

Purpose: Demonstration

Location: Shagaya Renewable Energy Park, 100 kilometers (60 miles)

west of Kuwait City, Kuwait

Storage type: Two tank indirect - molten salts

Storage Capacity : 10 hours, 1200 MWh

EPC Contract Signed Time: 12 Sept. 2015

Commercial Operation Day: Oct. 17, 2018

Total Cost (MKD): 116.5

LCOE ($c/kWh): 16

Reflector Technology: SKAL-ET (based on Eurothrough collector)

SCAs per Loop: 4, 206 loops in total

Aperture Area: 673, 620 m2

Cooling: Dry

Backup: Yes

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Project Overview

It is the first utility-scale CSP project in Kuwait. KISR opted for parabolic trough technology, with 10 hours of thermal energy storage (TES) using molten salt, and a dry cooling system to minimize water consumption.

Backup fossil fuel may be implemented only for operational purposes; the fuel foreseen is light fuel-oil which will be transported to the site via tankers. Water will be carried out to the plant by road tankers.

The CSP project with Thermal Energy Storage (TES) is important to cover peak demand periods. And it will enable Kuwait to assess the performance of this technology under local climate conditions.

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