Kuwait’s surging summer power demand leads to serial blackouts
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 power grid is under strain, leading to the summer power cuts.
Delays in expanding the grid, along with a shift from oil to imported natural gas for power generation, have contributed to the electricity shortages, according to the newspaper.
Some of the problems have been blamed on the country’s disorganized administration, which has had 14 electricity ministers over the past 10 years.