If you live in Kuwait and rely on your air conditioner, fridge or home internet router working all day Saturday, you’ll want to read this before you make plans.
The Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy (MEW) says it will carry out scheduled maintenance at several secondary substations this Saturday. That means temporary power cuts in nine residential areas across the country. If you’ve recently had to switch to fibre-optic service in your area, this is a separate issue, but it’s another reminder that utility work is picking up pace this month.
- Power cuts are planned for Saturday, starting at 8:00 am
- Work is expected to last about four hours, but could run longer
- Nine residential areas will be affected, based on MEW’s maintenance list
- The cuts are part of routine upkeep of secondary substations, not an emergency
Why is this happening?
MEW runs a periodic maintenance programme to check the readiness of secondary substations and their equipment. This involves inspections and technical maintenance on parts of the electrical network that carry power into neighbourhoods.
The goal, according to the ministry, is to keep substations working efficiently and to strengthen the reliability of Kuwait’s electricity network overall. In plain terms: it’s preventive work meant to avoid bigger breakdowns later, not a sign that something has gone wrong.
How long will the power be off?
MEW says the work starts at 8:00 am and should take roughly four hours. But the timing could change depending on what engineers find once work begins.
The ministry was clear that cuts in some areas may run shorter or longer than others, depending on the technical work needed at each substation. If a team finds extra issues at a site, the outage there could stretch well past the four-hour estimate.
This flexibility matters more than the headline number. The next section explains who should plan around this and how.
Which nine areas are affected?
The ministry’s announcement did not list the specific area names in the version available to us. If you want to know whether your neighbourhood is on the list, the safest move is to check MEW’s official social media accounts or its website close to Saturday morning, since ministries sometimes update area lists shortly before the work starts.
You can also look at our latest local news in Kuwait for any update if the list becomes available before Saturday.
What this means for people living in Kuwait
Whether you’re a citizen or an expat, a few hours without power on a Saturday morning is mostly an inconvenience rather than a crisis, but it’s still worth preparing for. If you work from home, plan to charge your laptop and phone the night before. If you have elderly family members or young children at home, make sure fans or backup cooling are ready, since November mornings in Kuwait can still get warm indoors without air conditioning.
Households that rely on internet routers for work calls should also note that a power cut usually means no WiFi too, even if your phone still has mobile data. If your area was recently moved to fibre-optic lines, check that your router has a backup battery or plan around the cut.
Quick answers
Will this affect my water supply too?
The ministry’s notice is about electricity only. It doesn’t mention water cuts. Kuwait has had separate scheduled water cuts in other areas recently, including a water cut in Hawally, Jabriya and Bayan last month, but that was unrelated to this Saturday’s electricity work.
Is this a one-off or does it happen regularly?
MEW describes this as part of its periodic maintenance programme, which suggests this kind of scheduled, short-notice maintenance happens fairly often across different areas, not just this once.
What should I do if my power doesn’t come back after four hours?
The ministry itself says timing can shift depending on the technical work at each substation, so some delay beyond four hours wouldn’t necessarily be unusual. If an outage runs much longer than expected, contacting MEW’s official channels for an update is your best option.
If you’re not sure whether your street is on the list, it’s worth double-checking with MEW directly before Saturday morning rather than finding out the hard way. Has your area had unannounced or longer-than-expected power cuts recently? Let us know in the comments.
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