Power cuts reported as temperatures soar
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
As power load exceeded 13,000 megawatts across the country, some part of the country experiences power outages. Area such as Mahboula, Fahaheel, Waha, Abu Halifa, agricultural Wafra, Wafra Road, Mishref and Qasr are experience power outages reports local daily Kuwait Times.
The blackouts took place on Sunday and lasted for several hours, bringing everything to a halt, and the Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) was informed through the hotline 152. According to Kuwait Times report, MEW said the main reason for the cuts is bachelors living illegallyin residential areas and overloads due to violating buildings, and asked consumers to switch off unnecessary appliances at home to avoid overloads.
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