The Doha West station is the largest desalination and power plants in Kuwait. It includes 16 distillers, each with a capacity of 6 migd. The total operating capacity of the Doha West units is 110.4 migd or 38.5% of the total desalination capacity in Kuwait, which is equal to 286.8 migd. The Doha West units were commissioned in 1984/1985 by Reggiane of Italy (four units) and Sasakura of Japan (12 units). During the 1980s, all units had satisfactory operating records where actual operation that includes production rate, product salinity, and down time did meet the designer specifications. Over the duration of the Iraqi invasion the units were operated under very poor conditions with very little attention to proper use of chemical treatment agents or performing proper maintenance procedures. Subsequently, an active management initiative was applied to the station that focused on proper qualification of all the manpower (engineers and technicians) at the station. The main objective of the program was to properly prepare newly hired staff and to enhance skills and knowledge of the old staff. The training program includes classroom instruction and intensive field training within all sections forming the plant. The training program also includes introductory and advanced instruction of fundamentals of desalination, power plant, and associated processes. Duration of the various training programs varies from 1 week (process fundamentals) to 6 months (field training). Since inception of the training program, several merits have been gained in operation and maintenance. These merits are manifested in reducing the number of unscheduled shut-down events and increasing the total production rate.