According to reliable sources at the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy, 86.04 percent of Kuwaiti consumers use freshwater out of a total of 79,119 consumers across residential sectors. These sources indicated that 7.60 percent of consumers are from the investment housing sector, followed by 4.35 percent from the commercial housing sector. Other types of housing, including livestock pens and chalets, accounted for 1.11 percent, while the industrial housing sector represented 0.41 percent, and the agricultural housing sector 0.32 percent. Additionally, the government sector had 0.17 percent of consumers.
Recent statistics show that freshwater distillation stations have a total capacity of 682 million imperial gallons per day. These stations vary in capacity, ranging from 5 million to 15 million imperial gallons per day each, depending on the station. Furthermore, the ministry has included in its plan a project to establish horizontal drainage systems to reduce groundwater levels around some electrical transfer stations. This move aims to protect these stations, totaling approximately 837 major transfer stations nationwide, from the adverse effects of water presence underneath them.
In other news, the Ministry of Electricity, Water, and Renewable Energy announced yesterday the full restoration of power to blocks 5 and 6 in Salmiya. This followed a morning interruption due to four sub-feeders of the main substation being out of service. The ministry dispatched emergency teams to the site promptly, conducted necessary repairs, and subsequently restored power to the affected areas.
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