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Ministry of Electricity & Water MEW, Kuwait, iiQ8 Historical overview Electricity The discovery of oil in Kuwait, which remains the main source of national wealth, had a major impact at the beginning of the country's civilization renaissance, which includes all aspects of social, urban, educational, and economic life. The capacity of these vital services has evolved dramatically, as evidenced by the follow-up figures for the development of production in electricity. Kuwait did not know electric power until in 1913 by a British Indian engineer named NSBAYANKAR, where he entered into an agreement with Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah on 10/13/1913 AD to enter electricity in Seef Palace and the value of 7000 rupees to operate 400 lamps with the device that works on kerosene. In 1934, the country witnessed a real birth of electricity services through the establishment of the first small electrical power station to be built by the Ahlia Electricity Company. Produc…