Ukusetshenziswa kwezintambo zikagesi kuqale eminyakeni eyikhulu. Ngo-1879, umsunguli waseMelika u-TA Edison wasonga i-jute endukwini yethusi, wayixhuma epayipini lensimbi, wabe eseyigcwalisa ngengxube yetiyela ukuze enze intambo. Wafaka le khebula eNew York, ephayona ngokuhambisa amandla angaphansi komhlaba. Ngonyaka olandelayo, umsunguli waseBrithani u-Callender wasungula i-asphalt{6}}yephepha elihlanganisiwe{7}}ikhebula lamandla elivinjiwe. Ngo-1889, umsunguli waseBrithani u-SZ Ferranti wafaka uwoyela we-10 kV{13}}ikhebula elihlanganisiwe lephepha{14}}elivalekile phakathi kweLondon ne-Deptford. Ngo-1908, i-UK yaqeda inethiwekhi yamakhebula angu-20 kV. Izintambo zikagesi zaqala ukusetshenziswa kabanzi. Ngo-1911, i-Germany yafaka amakhebuli angu-60 kV -amandla kagesi aphezulu, okuphawula isiqalo sokuthuthukiswa kwamakhebuli{23}amandla kagesi aphezulu. Ngo-1913, umsunguli waseJalimane u-M. Hochstedt wakha izintambo{27}}ezivikelekile, ezathuthukisa ukusatshalaliswa kwenkundla kagesi ngaphakathi kwekhebula futhi kwaqeda ukucindezelwa kwe-tangential endaweni yokuhlukanisa, okuphawula ingqopha-mlando ekuthuthukisweni kwamakhebuli kagesi. Ngo-1952, i-Sweden yafaka amakhebuli angu-380 kV ultra{31}}amandla kagesi aphezulu endaweni yayo yasenyakatho, okuphawula ukusetshenziswa kokuqala kwamakhebuli{32}}amandla kagesi aphezulu. Ngawo-1980s, amakhebuli kagesi angu-1100 kV kanye ne-1200 kV ultra{37}ayesekhiqiziwe.
