Electric Cars' Number Will Increase Over The Next Twenty Years

Despite the presence of a small number of electric cars on the Kuwait market at the time, and a number of fast-charging stations for these electric vehicles installed in car parks, the Director-General of Kuwait Municipality, Engineer Ahmed Al-Manfouhi, confirmed that the entry of electric cars into Kuwait was not studied during the preparation of studies for the fourth structural plan 2016-2021, indicating that there will be a need for more common charging stations.

In response to a question from a member of the Municipal Council, Hammoud Oqla, about the extent of studying the fourth structural plan for the entry of electric cars into Kuwait, Al-Manfouhi said it is impossible to know the exact number of cars that will be imported into Kuwait, but expectations are high for electric-powered vehicles over the next ten to twenty years, explaining that "the justification for saying this is that all major glories have electric-powered vehicles."

According to the fourth planning process, there were around 1,485,926 private automobiles registered in 2015, with a growth rate of about 2% since 2010, and this increase is predicted to continue indefinitely, but it may climb as more people reach driving age.

"The fourth structural plan for the State of Kuwait recommended the need to restructure the tariff, in addition to adopting a policy for the electricity sector with regard to implementing a new tariff and collecting revenues," Al-Manfouhi said, adding that "tariff restructuring is one of the pillars of the fourth structural plan, as it is with the tariff at low levels, none of the consumers will be interested in applying sustainable scenario."

In theory, he said, relying on electric vehicles puts a lot of strain on the electric grid, which is why the fourth master plan recommended that electric vehicles be introduced alongside other sustainable policies in order to mitigate additional energy requirements and keep the expected load as stable as possible.

He emphasized the importance of approaching the national strategy for charging electric vehicles from two angles (home and public), as electric vehicle technology necessitates the integration of high-energy loads into the public grid system.

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