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Kuwait Cuts Power to Some Areas on High Demand and Maintenance
Kuwait’s latest power cuts are a warning for many Middle Eastern nations, where summer temperatures can rise above 50C.
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Kuwait cut power supply to some agricultural and industrial areas as demand rose while there was maintenance work at generating plants ahead of the summer.
The cuts have started even before the scorching heat kicks in, highlighting the challenges facing one of the world’s richest countries as it struggles to meet surging summer demand because of a lack of capacity. Kuwait was forced to resort to rare scheduled outages last year as temperatures soared.