Kuwait - Get Electricity / Power Connection

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Procedure

1. Go to the Municipality governorate branch concerned with the service - Scrutiny and Follow-up Engineering Department - Construction Inspection - Transaction Section and submit the required documents.
2. Proceed to the Municipality Center Archive in the Secretary Section of the department concerned with the service to extract the technical file.
3. You will be directed to go to the supervisors' controller chamber to set a date inspect the property and generate the technical report. After confirming that no violations are found during inspection, a connection letter will be prepared.
4. Go to the printing chamber to print the electric current connection letter.
5. The letter will then be forwarded to the engineers' chamber and the chamber of the Municipality Center officer for approval.
6. Go to the secretary chamber at the department concerned with the service to register the file with the electricity letter enclosed and to set an appointment for checking the main department
7. Go to the Outgoing and Incoming Section of the main department, then check the engineers of the Technical Section.
8. Next you will need to go to the department manager office concerned with the service for the final approval of the electric current connection letter.
9. Pay all applicable dues.

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Required Documents

• Request from the owner
• Safety certificate from the Public Safety Department
• Statistics certificate from the Ministry of Planning
• Certificate from the Ministry of Public Works approving the utility extensions
• Certificate from the supervising engineering office concerning the end of supervision work, in case an office is assigned to supervise the implementation phase
• Approved electricity plan from the Ministry of Electricity and Water
• Record on boundary handover issued by the Survey Department
• Declaration and undertaking form from the owner and the contractor
• Document on boundary handover from the Municipality, in case the implementation was made under the Municipality supervision
• Approval from Kuwait Fire Service Directorate (Prevention Department)
• Undertaking form from the owner, in case no sidewalk stones are available
• Certificate for redefining the boundaries from the Survey Department

Note: If you are applying for residential power connection, you may use the contact information below to get in touch with your local municipality to know more information about documents you will be asked to present or submit when you apply.

Office Locations & Contacts

Governorates of Kuwait

Ministry of Electricity & Water

Electricity Networks Department
Direct Number: 25371810 Ext. 8109 - 8110
Fax: 25371811

Electrical Wiring Department
Direct Number: 25371821 Ext. 2167 - 2168

Contact Numbers and Office Locations

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Fees

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• For residential real estate : (10) KD
• For residential real estate with commercial faade: (50) KD

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Documents to Use

• Electric Current Connection Application Form
• Declaration and Undertaking Form from the Contactor

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