{
  "language": "en",
  "interfaceLanguage": "en",
  "url": "https://voltformer.com/news/masdar-fouad-alghanim-selected-kuwait-11gw-shagaya-solar-ipp",
  "slug": "masdar-fouad-alghanim-selected-kuwait-11gw-shagaya-solar-ipp",
  "category": "renewable-integration",
  "publishDate": "2026-10-04",
  "sourceName": "GLA & Company",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.glaco.com/blog/gla-co-advises-masdar-and-fouad-alghanim-sons-consortium-on-kuwaits-landmark-1-1gw-al-dibdibah-and-al-shagaya-ppp-project/",
  "readingTimeMinutes": 1,
  "tags": [
    "Kuwait",
    "Masdar",
    "Fouad AlGhanim & Sons",
    "Al-Dibdibah",
    "Al-Shagaya",
    "Solar PV",
    "IPP"
  ],
  "content": {
    "title": "Masdar–Fouad AlGhanim Consortium Selected for Kuwait’s 1.1 GW Shagaya Solar IPP",
    "summary": "The consortium was selected to develop Kuwait’s 1.1 GW Al-Dibdibah and Al-Shagaya Phase Three, Zone One independent power project, including a 400 kV transmission substation.",
    "sections": [
      {
        "heading": "Utility-scale solar project",
        "paragraphs": [
          "GLA & Company reported on October 4 that the Masdar and Fouad AlGhanim & Sons consortium had been selected to develop the project, procured by MEWRE through KAPP.",
          "The 1.1 GW photovoltaic plant is described as Kuwait’s first utility-scale solar PV project."
        ]
      },
      {
        "heading": "Grid connection and power sales",
        "paragraphs": [
          "The project includes a 400 kV transmission substation and will deliver its electricity to the national grid.",
          "The consortium’s power purchase agreement with MEWRE is for 30 years; financial bids for the developer contract were opened in July 2026."
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "companies": []
}