Boushahri promises power supply to secondary power stations in Wafra

Ministry to conduct random visits to monitor smart meter data

KUWAIT CITY, Feb 13: The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity and Water, Mohammed Boushahri, has promised the voluntary committee of Wafra to ensure power supply to the secondary power stations in the area as soon as possible, reports Al-Anba daily.

This came during a meeting with a delegation from the committee which visited him in his office with a request to supply power to the secondary stations to offer services in the area.

In another context, the Ministry of Electricity and Water has launched a new campaign in cooperation with the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning to study the comparative consumer pattern among a group of randomly selected households.

The director of the of Energy Efficiency and Rationalization Department in the ministry said the campaign is organized under the name ‘Try it’ taking a random sample of homes to raise awareness of the importance of rational consumption through the use of the latest technology, including smart meters installed in those homes.

During the campaign, the ministry team will conduct random visits to these houses, measure their consumption through smart meter data and monitor the consumption in the coming weeks. After the end of the campaign period, it will be clear through readings if the owner of the house is committed to saving electricity and water.