‘Power units repairs on schedule’
‘Ready for summer 2020’
KUWAIT CITY, Oct 22: The Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity and Water for power stations and water distillation Khalifa Al-Fareej confirmed that the maintenance schedule for electric power production units and water distillers, which began last September, according to the dates mentioned in the maintenance schedule are being strictly followed and stressed on the need to complete all maintenance works on the agreed stations to ensure all work is completed before summer 2020, reports Al-Rai daily.
“We are currently working on the maintenance of 13 water distillers, at a rate of 23 percent of a total of 57 programmed distilleries, and work on the maintenance of 10 power generating units at the rate of 11 percent of the programmed units for maintenance out of 90 units,” Al-Fareej said in a press statement.
He explained the program includes the maintenance of 90 power generating units representing 83 percent of the total units, and maintenance of 57 distillation units, equivalent to 97 percent of the total distillation units, in addition to the maintenance of desalination units using reverse osmosis technology at Al-Zour South and Shuwaikh plants and maintenance of auxiliary equipments.
He added the workers at the power stations – engineers and technicians – carry out the works and supervise all maintenance projects as per the program which was approved in coordination with contractors in this area.