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Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy (Kuwait)

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The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy is one of the government agencies in the State of Kuwait. It was established on January 17, 1962 and was previously known as the Ministry of Electricity and Water until the name of Renewable Energy was added to the ministry. The ministry is responsible for providing electricity and water services to more than three million consumers. Its main office is located in the Ministry Zone, in South Surra, and the current minister is Dr. Mahmoud Abdulaziz Mahmoud Bushehri.[1][2][3][4]

Ministry tasks

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The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy is responsible for providing the country's needs of electric power and water for consumption and production purposes. The Ministry is responsible for the following matters:

  • Establishment, operation and management of electric power production plants that use fuel extracted from the earth, and electric power production plants that use clean energy or renewable energy.
  • Establishing, operating and managing electric power transmission and distribution networks.
  • Establishing, operating and managing water production and desalination plants.
  • Establishment, operation and management of water storage stations and a network of transmission and distribution of water produced from water production and desalination plants or water extracted from the ground.
  • Suggesting the state's general policy with regard to the production and consumption of water, electricity and renewable energy.
  • Establishing, operating and managing stations for saving and storing surplus energy from electric or renewable energy sources.
  • Establishing, operating and managing electric power distribution centers used in public and private transportation.
  • Importing electrical energy through the electrical connection for use within the State of Kuwait or exporting it in a manner that does not conflict with the legislation in force in the State of Kuwait.
  • Approval of technical specifications in the field of production, distribution and consumption of water and electric energy.
  • Developing relations with Arab and foreign countries and organizations in matters of water, electric and renewable energy.
  • Purchasing renewable energy produced from others, in light of the conditions and procedures set by the ministry in accordance with the applicable legislation within the State of Kuwait.
  • Conducting scientific and practical research and studies independently or in cooperation with organizations of Arab or foreign countries, or in cooperation with specialized research centers in the field of production, transmission, storage and consumption of electric energy and water.
  • Exploration of groundwater, preservation of the discovered places, and regulation of the extraction and use of groundwater.
  • Conducting contracts for the purpose of electrical interconnection and the exchange of electrical energy with other countries, passing through the State of Kuwait.

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List of ministers

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Name Took office Left office
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah 1962 1964
Khaled Al Masoud Al Faheed 1964 1964
Abdulaziz Mohammed Alshaya 1964 1964
Abdullah Ahmed Al-Sumait 1965 1970
Saleh Abdul-Malik Al-Saleh 1970 1971
Abdulaziz Abdullah Al-Saraawi 1971 1971
Abdullah Yousef Ahmed Al-Ghanim 1971 1979
Hamad Mubarak Hamad Al-Ayyar 1979 1979
Khalaf Ahmed Al Khalaf 1979 1981
Mohammed Al-Sayed Abdulmohsen Al-Rifai 1985 1988
Humoud Abdullah Al-Rqobah 1988 1991
Ahmed Mohammed Al-Adsani 1991 1994
Jassem M. Al-Oun 1994 1998
Dr. Adel Khaled Al-Sebeeh 1999 2001
Talal M. H. Al-Ayyar 2001
Rashed Saif Al-Hujailan 2003 2003
Sheikh Ahmad Fahad A. J. Al-Sabah 2003
Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah 2006 2007
Mohammed Abdullah Alim 2008 2008
Nabil Khalf Bin Salama 2009 2009
Dr. Bader Shabib Al-Sharaian 2009 2011
Salem Al-Atheena 2011 2012
Abdulaziz Abdul Latif Ibrahim 2012 2015
Ahmed Khaled Al-Jassar 2015 2016
Eisam Abdalmuhsin Almarzuq 2016 2017
Bakhayt Alrashidi 2017 2018
Dr. Khaled Al Fadel 2018 2020
Mohamed Boushahri 2020 2020
Dr. Khaled Al Fadel 2020 2020
Dr. Mohammed Al Faris 2020 2021
Dr. Mishaan Al Otaibi 2021 2021
Dr. Mohammed Al Faris 2021 2022
Ali Al Mousa 2022 2022
Dr. Amani Sulaiman Buqamaz 2022 2023
Mutlaq Al Otaibi 2023 2023
Dr. Jassem Al Ostad 2023 2024
Dr. Salem Falah Al-Hajraf 2024 2024
Dr. Mahmoud Abdulaziz Mahmoud Bushehri 2024 Current

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References

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  1. ^ "إعادة تشكيل لجنة الطاقة المتجددة ومركز خاص في الكهرباء لمتابعة مشاريعها" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  2. ^ "Kuwait's Ministry of Electric and Water Streamlines Utility Services". Esri. 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  3. ^ "أول وزارة في تاريخ الكويت". جريدة القبس. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  4. ^ "MEW Kuwait". www.mew.gov.kw. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
  5. ^ "مرسوم جديد في الكويت يخول وزارة الكهرباء والماء والطاقة المتجددة بشراء الطاقة المنتجة من مشاريع الطاقة المتجددة - The Solarest". The Solarest (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  6. ^ "مرسوم بتحديد مهام واختصاصات وزارة الكهرباء والماء والطاقة المتجددة" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  7. ^ "MEW Kuwait". www.mew.gov.kw. Retrieved 2022-09-22.