The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy in Kuwait announced on Sunday that electricity would be cut off in parts of 8 residential areas, attributing the reason to a malfunction in fuel (gas) supplies that occurred yesterday, which led to the failure of a number of electricity generating units in the Al-Subiya and Doha West power and water distillation stations.
The ministry explained that the areas that will witness a power outage include Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Hawalli, Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Sabah Al-Ahmad, Omariya, Farwaniya, Old Jahra, and Abu Futaira.
In a statement carried by Al-Anbaa newspaper on Sunday, the ministry announced that it “regrettably may have to cut off electricity to parts of some areas with heavy energy use” in order to preserve the stability of the country’s electrical system.
She pointed out that any new updates regarding the status of the electricity network will be announced through the Ministry’s official accounts on social media platforms.
The ministry said it hopes that customers will rationalize electricity consumption during the upcoming peak hours – from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm – by following the ministry’s instructions in this regard.
Meteorologists expect the maximum temperature in Kuwait to reach 43 degrees Celsius (109 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday.
While meteorologists have warned that temperatures could reach 53 degrees Celsius (127 degrees Fahrenheit), with air quality also poor.
Kuwaiti authorities have previously warned, in a rare move by a Middle Eastern oil country, of increasing power outages as demand rises amid record temperatures.
Last June, the authorities were forced to cut off electricity to several areas for an hour or two to avoid a longer power outage, and the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy said at the time that such a measure might be taken again, if necessary.
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2024-08-20 14:57:23