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Kuwait’s surging summer power demand leads to serial blackouts

Some of the problems have been blamed on the country’s disorganized administration, which has had 14 electricity ministers over the past 10 years

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Kuwait City skyline (Getty Images)

Kuwait is suffering from more than the intense summer heat this year.High temperatures have increased electricity demand and led to an unusual series of blackouts, The New York Times reports.

Although the country is one of the wealthiest in the world, its...