Development of battery cabinets in Kuwait

The energy conservation code put in force in 1983 in Kuwait lacked effective monitoring, verification and enforcement. The 1983 code was not revised for 27 years, and the buildings sector is a major source of ineficient energy consumption, with a very large stock of energy-ineficient buildings.

The lack of collaboration and expertise contribute to long delays in receiving feedback and data from energy entities. The situation, however, is expected to improve. Kuwait established the Higher Energy Committee (HEC) in 2018. The Minister of Oil and the Minister of Electricity and Water head the HEC.

Kuwait, like all oil-producing countries, is facing a changing energy world today. Shifting supply, demand and technology trends have ushered in an energy world where oil-price volatility and market uncertainty are the defining features.

To ensure economic development and social prosperity in the years to come, Kuwait will require a new energy strategy, combined with a plan to foster economic diversification and reduce fossil fuel dependency.

Kuwait has a civil law system, and the judiciary is independent. Despite reform efforts over the past several years, energy subsidies remain high in Kuwait. Before the collapse of oil prices in 2014, Kuwait's energy subsidies on fuel and electricity were estimated at around 11% of GDP.

Kuwaiti citizens account for 30% of the total population, but they use about two-thirds of the total amount of energy consumed in the country. Average temperatures hover in the upper 40so Celsius during summer months. Over the past few years, these “summer” months have extended from April to October.