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Kuwait explores renewable energy with Austrian company

Kuwait's agreement with Burgenland Energie reinforces country's willingness to explore foreign partnerships to develop its nascent clean energy sector.

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The sun sets behind overhead power lines in Kuwait City, Kuwait, on June 19, 2024. — YASSER AL-ZAYYAT/AFP via Getty Images

Austrian company Burgenland Energie and Kuwait's ambassador to the EU nation signed a framework agreement on Friday to explore renewable energy development in the OPEC country.

Kuwait is interested in "exploring different energy sources," Talal al-Fassam, the country's ambassador to the EU, told the state-run Kuwait News Agency following the signing.

No further details on the scope and size of potential projects were available. Contacted by Al-Monitor, the media representative for Burgenland Energie was not available for comment.

Nascent energy transition

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