Kuwait Power Outage Caused by Al Khiran Substation Fault; Power Gradually Restored

Kuwait City, Kuwait – A power outage struck parts of Kuwait due to an emergency fault at the main Al Khiran substation. The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy announced the disruption affected several overhead transmission lines, leading to the outage.

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an emergency fault affecting several overhead transmission lines disrupted operations at the main Al Khiran (AZ) substation, resulting in a power outage.

Emergency response teams were immediately deployed to the site. Their primary focus was to locate and repair the fault, with the goal of restoring electricity service as quickly as possible. The ministry provided updates throughout the response.

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emergency response teams were immediately dispatched to locate and repair the fault, with efforts focused on restoring electricity as quickly as possible.

Later, the ministry confirmed that power restoration efforts were underway in the Al-Mutlaa residential area. This restoration is being conducted on a gradual basis, following specific technical procedures. These steps are designed to ensure the stability of the national electricity grid and maintain the safety of the operational system. Ministry teams continue to monitor the situation until full power is restored across all affected areas.

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power restoration to the Al-Mutlaa residential area is now underway on a gradual basis.