Kuwait drawing up renewables plan to diversify energy mix, oil minister says – The National

Kuwait drawing up renewables plan to diversify energy mix, oil minister says – The National

Kuwait is developing a renewables strategy as it diversifies its energy mix, which is heavily reliant on fossil fuels, to include clean sources.

"We looked at the transition issue in a way that we need to make sure that we have to have a very clear plan, deliverable, wise and, at the same time, the economical factor is looked into," Kuwait's Oil Minister Mohammed Al Fares told reporters at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (Adipec).

"We are putting a plan right now where we are trying to look at all different mixtures. And we are starting, [since] everybody is starting in this region with renewables related to solar."