Kuwait is working on a battery storage project with a discharge capacity of up to 1. 5 gigawatts and total energy storage of 4GWh to 6GWh, in a bid to ease chronic power shortages, a senior electricity ministry. In a bid to tackle mounting power shortages and ensure energy reliability, Kuwait is advancing plans to build one of the Middle East's largest battery energy storage systems, with a proposed 1. 5 gigawatts to curb its growing power crisis. This ambitious initiative is designed to enhance grid reliability, facilitate the integration of renewable energy, and effectively manage periods of. Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy, Dr.