COUNTRY FOCUS: KUWAIT
usage, third party applications that require
data, and limited IT infrastructure, Kuwait’s
energy players need to adopt energy
efficiency to help manage the country’s
energy growth.
A major opportunity is for Smart Cities
development in Kuwait. Developers are
increasingly interested in integrating smart
utilities and energy efficiency solutions
from the design and build phase, through to
facilities management.
Maged Elserougy, General Manager –
Kuwait, Schneider Electric
oil tankers to oil rigs and ports with real-time
video, mobile networks and security, leading
to enhanced efficiency and safety.
What kinds of solutions do Kuwaiti
organisations need to adopt to
enhance their energy efficiency?
Energy efficiency is a major opportunity in
Kuwait, especially in the face of three key
mega-trends of urbanisation, digitisation
and industrialisation. With increasing energy
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By connecting Kuwait’s energy processes on
one digital platform, such as our EcoStruxure
architecture and platform for the Internet
of Things, we can help energy players to
visualise their energy consumption, and
translate energy data into actionable
information and automated benchmarking
that drives energy efficiency.
How significant is cybersecurity in
the energy field?
Kuwait’s oil and gas firms are taking
cybersecurity, information security, and
data protection strategies very seriously.
Across the board, Kuwait’s energy players
are adopting the latest technology to
ensure that critical national infrastructure
is secure. Among Kuwait’s energy
players, we are seeing strong demand
for our EcoStruxure Security Expert
solution, seamlessly integrating building
management systems with IT. This gives
full and real-time visibility and control
to experts, reduces security risks and
optimises efficiency.
All of our solutions are secure and our
partners are working with organisations
to develop their organisation-wide digital
security strategy and policies to meet users’
needs and train their staff.
What is the status of Schneider
Electric’s office in Kuwait?
Schneider Electric views Kuwait as a key
growth market in the Gulf region, and
we have been investing in expanding our
presence especially over the past two to
three years with Kuwait Vision 2035. For
example, over the past two years, our staff
size has increased by an impressive 30%. We
are working closely with public and private
sectors, to transform industry verticals such
as construction, housing, environment,
software, data centres and IT. n
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