ShareKUWAIT: Acting Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy and Assistant Undersecretary for Electric Power and Water Distillation Stations Khalifa Al-Freij announced the completion of the preparation of a comprehensive annual maintenance program for electrical and distillation units at all power and water distillation stations.
Freij said in a press statement on Saturday that maintenance will be carried out on 88 electrical units, representing 83 percent of total units, and the necessary maintenance work of 59 distillation units, equivalent to 100 percent of the total number of distillation units, in addition to desalination units with reverse osmosis technology at Shuwaikh, Zour and Western Doha plants.
Freij explained that the comprehensive annual maintenance program for electrical units will start from September and continue until the end of May 2023 at all six main power and water distillation stations spread over the regions of the country. He pointed out that engineers and technicians of the stations will participate and supervise all maintenance work in accordance with the approved maintenance programs in coordination with contractors in preparation for the summer of 2023 and meet the needs of the electric and water networks in line with the needs of the escalating consumption of electricity and water.
Freij pointed out that the preparation of the maintenance program is carried out in accordance with international standards to achieve the required quality and efficiency and in full coordination with all sectors of the ministry and the oil sector. He pointed out that electricity consumption this year reached 16,180 megawatts until Aug 9 at temperatures of 49 Celsius, an increase in electricity consumption of 3.03 percent from last year, noting that the ministry covered this consumption through its power plants and water distillation stations.
