KUWAIT CITY – Sources from the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy report that 1,150 Kuwaitis have been hired across various sectors of the ministry between January and September of this year. The employee count at the start of January was 34,395, which included 33,533 Kuwaitis and 862 non-Kuwaitis. By September, the total workforce grew to 35,520 employees, with 34,683 Kuwaitis and 837 non-Kuwaitis.
Key highlights include:
– A decrease of 25 non-Kuwaiti employees occurred, primarily due to retirements or replacements.
– Appointments are made through the Civil Service Commission, adhering to established regulations and the ministry’s specific requirements for various specializations determined at the beginning of each fiscal year.
– The percentage of Kuwaiti workers in the ministry rose by one percent, moving from 95.5 percent in January to 97.6 percent in September.
– The ministry is dedicated to enforcing a policy of replacement in alignment with the directives of governmental agencies and in collaboration with the Civil Service Commission.
This information underscores the ministry’s strong commitment to increasing the participation of Kuwaiti nationals in its workforce.
