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Kuwait Hit by Power Outages as Temperatures Soar

Kuwait City, Kuwait: Large parts of Kuwait experienced power outages today due to a combination of high temperatures and increased electricity demand. A key power station shut down due to strain, leaving over 40 areas without power. The Ministry of Electricity is working to restore service, with an estimated timeframe of 2-4 hours for the power station to be brought back online.

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Emergency response teams have been deployed to address malfunctioning transformers in residential areas, which were also impacted by the heatwave. Areas including Yarmouk, Al-Oyoun, and Farwaniya experienced disruptions attributed to overloaded transformers on the electrical grid.

40 Areas Experienced Power Outages

  1. Al-Rai
  2. Khaitan
  3. Al-Yarmouk
  4. Abdullah Port
  5. Industrial Shuwaikh
  6. Al-Nuzha
  7. Sabah Al-Salem
  8. Al-Rihab
  9. Al-Oyoun
  10. Al-Waha
  11. Al-Surra
  12. Al-Rawdah
  13. Al-Shamiya
  14. Al-Khaldiya
  15. Al-Fintas
  16. Al-Bida’a
  17. Al-Salemiyah
  18. Hawally
  19. Al-Ardiya
  20. Salwa
  21. Al-Mangaf
  22. Al-Farwaniya
  23. Jaber Al-Ali
  24. Al-Jabriya
  25. Om Al-Haiman
  26. Saad Al-Abdullah
  27. Al-Qadsiya
  28. Al-Rumaithiya
  29. South Al-Surra
  30. Al-Salam
  31. Abdullah Al-Mubarak
  32. Sabah Al-Salem
  33. Al-Mansouriya
  34. Al-Finṭas
  35. Al-Andalus
  36. Al-Dhahr
  37. Al-Adan
  38. Bneid Al-Gar
  39. Mubarak Al-Kabeer
  40. Al-Eshbilya

The Ministry of Electricity has established an emergency response center to address the situation and is expected to release a detailed statement shortly, reported Al Rai daily.

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