KUWAIT CITY, Oct 15: The State Audit Bureau (SAB) approved the contract of the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy for the maintenance work in Doha Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plant, along with equipment, to increase the alkalinity of the produced water (Phase One) at a total cost of KD10.45 million. Sources informed the newspaper that SAB’s audit and review contributed to savings estimated at KD36,713,000 after reducing some items and deleting one due to redundancy.

In another development, the latest monthly report of the ministry revealed that electricity was supplied to 700 plots in various residential sectors in September. The private residential sector recorded the highest number of electricity connections with 672 plots, followed by the government and investment sectors with nine plots each, and the industrial and agricultural sectors with five plots each.

The newspaper obtained a copy of the report, indicating that the total load provided to new customers reached 81,599 kilowatts, with Jahra Governorate ranking first in terms of electricity connection, followed by Farwaniya Governorate, Ahmadi Governorate, Capital Governorate, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Governorate, and Hawally Governorate. According to the report, the total electricity connection load increased in September, reaching 81,599 kilowatts, compared to 75,881 kilowatts in August -- a difference of 5,716 kilowatts. Meanwhile, the Statistics Department at the ministry disclosed that 563,751 megawatts were imported from the Gulf Interconnection Network in September.

By Mohammad Ghanem Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff