Power supplies cut to stop bachelor behaviour - Kuwait

POWER CUTS: Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity has said it will cut off power supplies to bachelor's living in family areas. (Getty Images)

Single expatriate males renting apartments in family residencies in Kuwait are to have their power cut off in a bid to force them out of their accommodation, it was reported on Saturday.

The Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) decided to introduce the new policy at a meeting held last week following complaints from families about the rowdy behaviour of neighbouring bachelors, according to a report in Kuwait daily Kuwait Times.

Penalties will also be imposed on the owners of buildings where bachelors rent apartments, said a report drawn up by MEW.

The policy will be put into practice first in Rumaithiya, Salmiya and Jabriya before it is rolled out nationally.

Meanwhile, MEW has said it is planning to invest KD1bn on a number of new projects to increase its electrical capacity to meet the growing demand for power.

A MEW official said the ministry was committed to carrying out the work before 2012 as part of a previous five-year plan.

The total cost of upgrading the current electricity system in existing and planned residential areas and new will cost KD548m in total.

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Power cuts will not solve the problem.
Posted by Glen, Dubai, U.A.E. on Sunday 22 February 2009 at 12:47 UAE time


Why is the issue not being dealt with? It is more than apparent from the article that the tenants are rowdy, if this is the only problem they should be warned and if they persist in tyheir behaviour they should be charged.

There may also be a secondary problem that the person who is the legal tenant has changed the dwelling from a four person dwelling into a singles quarters. This should be corrected by the landlord.

There is also the possibility that the landlord knowingly rented this accomodation to people as a single quarters, in which case he shouild be charged.

Correcting the problem will remove the requirement to resort to manipulative actions.

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