The demand for fuel is at historical record levels due to the depression

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><span style="line-height: 1.6em;">ArabiaWeather.com- Yesterday, Sunday, demand for oil derivatives, especially kerosene and gas, recorded unprecedented levels, to record historical records; This comes with the onset of the impact of the depression that is currently crossing the Kingdom, and is expected to continue for several days. Electrical system loads have also increased significantly.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">The Director of the Production Planning Department at the National Electric Power Company, Eng. Amin Al-Zaghal, confirmed that the electricity loads have risen to exceed 3,000 megawatts, pointing out that the generating capacity of the Kingdom, which is approximately 4,000 megawatts, covers these needs, as all power plants are operating to cover the demand, while it is still working. The system keeps about 600 megawatts back up.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">And the head of the Energy Regulatory Authority, Engineer Farouk Al-Hiyari, stated that a state of alert was declared in its Crisis and Emergency Management Center and in the contact centers of the electricity companies in the Kingdom to deal with the repercussions of the depression.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">While the Syndicate of Owners of Gas Stations and Distribution Centers confirmed that the demand for oil and gas derivatives rose yesterday, Sunday, to unprecedented levels, to record historical numbers, as it recorded Sunday 240,000 cylinders and 200,000 cylinders from the day before yesterday, Saturday, which are numbers that were not previously recorded, according to “Al-Ghad.” &quot;.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">And it indicated that the demand for kerosene rose to exceed its daily average during the past two days, 3,700 tons, while the highest total recorded during the current winter was 1,200 tons, while its normal rate is close to 800 tons.</span></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="line-height: 1.6em;">In turn, the petroleum refinery indicated that work in the activities of refining oil derivatives and bottling gas in all of the company&#39;s facilities continues around the clock to meet the needs of the Kingdom in light of the prevailing weather conditions, explaining that its responsibility has become limited to providing fuel marketing companies for oil derivatives, while these companies in turn bear responsibility The responsibility of delivering these items to consumers in different weather conditions.</span></p>