How was the impact of the power outages on pumping water in the regions of the Kingdom

Written By رنا السيلاوي on 2021/05/22

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.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><strong>Arab Weather</strong> - The Ministry of Water and Irrigation showed yesterday evening, Friday, the impact of the sudden power outages that most of the governorates of Jordan witnessed, that the power outages for a long time caused delays in the programmed water circles for about 6- 12 hours, after the power outages caused the pumping to stop in various regions of the Kingdom, and the impact There is a great deal to the regularity of the water program in most regions of the Kingdom.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The spokesman for the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Omar Salama, said that the main and subsidiary pumping stations have stopped, and the water supply operations have stopped in all areas, due to the suspension of the main water systems of Disi and the Ministry of Ma&#39;in. He emphasized that the electricity cuts had led to major imbalances in the water supply programs, noting that the Ministry of Water needed 6-12 hours after the electricity supply was restored to re-pump and fill the main lines.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The ministry spokesman stated that the backup generators were operated in the sewage stations, but the backup generators were not sufficient for pumping water because the pumping process needed to be supplied from the main sources and <strong>with major electrical</strong> energy, as the water sector consumes about 15% of the Kingdom’s total energy consumption. electrical. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vM39BKxaicI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The Ministry called on citizens to cooperate and understand such circumstances outside the control of the ministry and its affiliated companies, stressing that &quot;the bodies and cadres of the Water Authority and in all regions of the Kingdom will spare no effort in providing them with the best services, especially in the water sector and re-pumping as soon as the electric current returns, according to the best specifications. To protect the citizens&#39; interests, and secure their needs with water.</p>

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.


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