Kuwait’s Emir Sheikh Mishal Al Ahmad Al Sabah on 10 March accepted the resignation of electricity minister Mahmoud Boushehri, appointing public works minister Noura al-Mashaan in his stead on acting basis.
Mr Boushehri’s resignation comes at a critical time for the Ministry of Water and Electricity (MEW) which is preparing its generation fleet for 2025’s summer high demand season. Last summer saw blackouts as demand peaked at 17.64GW. With estimates that peak demand will be higher still this summer, MEW plans to hike imports via the GCC Interconnection Authority’s grid to 1GW from last summer’s 690MW peak, though this may prove insufficient. (CONTINUED - 149 WORDS)