Jahra Council greenlights KOTC LNG water pipeline

17/07/2025

Jahra Council greenlights KOTC LNG water pipeline

KUWAIT CITY, July 17: The Jahra Governorate Committee at the Municipal Council, chaired by Abdullah Al-Enezi, on Wednesday approved the request of the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy to allocate a freshwater route to feed the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant of Kuwait Oil Tankers Company (KOTC) in Umm Al-Aish. During the meeting, the committee also approved the following:

Request of one of the companies that own plots 42 and 48 in Jahra Administrative and Commercial Center (Block 93) to change the height of the pedestrian bridge linking the two plots from six meters to 4.8 meters above ground level;
Request of the Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) to allocate an alternative site for Naif Poultry Company in Sulaibiya Agricultural Area. In addition, the committee referred to the executive authority the request of the Ministry of Health to change the use of the site of the pest control center in Jahra to become a kidney dialysis center, with the amendment of its borders and the expansion of its area; as well as the letter of Jahra Governor Hamad Al-Habashi regarding the allocation of land to establish a walkway, for further study and to present its technical opinion on these requests.

By Inaas Awadh
Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff