Power cuts continue as temperatures decrease

For the first time since last week, power consumption on Friday decreased to 9.082 megawatts reported Al Watan. Sources at the Ministry of Electricity and Water said that there were several reasons behind the decrease of power consumption including the decrease of temperature which reached 47 Celsius and high humidity witnessed by the country on Friday, as well as the successful plan developed by the ministry to face the crisis.
However, power cuts hit Jeleeb Al-Shoukh and Hasawy areas. Policemen in Jleeb Al-Shoukh Police Station had to use candles after the power cuts hit the area.
A security source said that policemen and inmates suffered because of high temperature, which reached 50 Celsius. He added that policemen used fans to cool down inmates. He added that the situation was even worse at night and policemen asked for back up in order to be ready for any emergencies.
For the second day in a row, citizens and expatriates living in Jeleeb Al-Shoukh and Hasawy faced continual power cuts. Large numbers of expat workers were seen sleeping in the streets waiting for the return of power. They complained that they did not receive any response from the emergency services. Residents in this area said that the ministry did not care about these areas because the majority of residents are expatriates.
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