Saudis hit by power cuts

POWER CUT: for many residents and businesses in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. (Getty Images)

Blackouts struck many parts of Saudi Arabia on Wednesday for several hours, affecting residents and businesses alike.

The Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) blamed the incident on the malfunctioning of a transmission line and trouble at some power plants.

The power outage that began at 3.40pm affected people in different parts of Riyadh, Hail, Qassim, and in the Eastern Province cities of Dammam, Jubail and Al-Ahsa, Arab News reported on Thursday.

He said the malfunctioning resulted in the loss of 3,400 megawatts from the network that links the Eastern and Central Regions of the kingdom, which accounts for 15 percent of the total supply of the network.

A team has been appointed to investigate the reasons for the outage so that such incidents can be avoided in future.

Most companies of Saudi Basic Industries Corp. were not able to operate in the Jubail Industrial City as a result of the power cut.

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