Kuwait resorts to cutting off electricity again, and the reason is...

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/08/18

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

Arab Weather - The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy in Kuwait announced the cutting off of electricity to parts of eight residential areas in order to maintain the stability of the electrical system.

The ministry explained that the affected areas include:

"Jleeb Al-Shuyoukh, Hawalli, Mubarak Al-Kabeer, Sabah Al-Ahmad, Omariya, Farwaniya, Old Jahra, and Abu Futaira."

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Electricity conservation in Kuwait

The ministry called for rationalizing electricity consumption during peak hours from 11 am to 5 pm, and stressed the importance of adhering to the guidelines issued by it. It confirmed that it will announce any new updates related to the electricity network.

The reason for the power outage in Kuwait

The ministry explained that the reason for the outage was due to a malfunction in the fuel (gas) supply, which led to the shutdown of some electricity generation units in the Al-Subiya and Doha West power generation and water distillation stations, according to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

 

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