The Government of Kuwait has reported early Saturday morning that a power plant, a desalination plant, and a "vital installation" of oil have been the target of attacks attributed to Iran. The fires resulting from these incidents have caused several injuries among emergency teams and have led authorities to ask citizens to reduce energy consumption at least until late afternoon-evening.
"As a precautionary measure, several generating units were disconnected to ensure the safety of the plant and the stability of the electrical grid," the emirate's communication service has stated on social media, detailing the initial response after the impacts.
The Kuwaiti Fire Service has confirmed "several injuries among firefighters and an employee of the plant and the power station, who were evacuated to receive necessary medical treatment." Emergency teams have worked to contain the flames and secure the affected facilities.
In order to prevent greater problems in the grid, authorities have urged the population to moderate electricity use during peak hours, specifically between 11:00 and 17:00, while the system stabilizes.
Hours later, the state company Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) reported that one of the "vital sites of the oil sector was the subject of repeated Iranian attacks, causing significant material damage and some injuries." The company has emphasized the strategic relevance of the affected installation for the country's energy industry.
In a statement released by the official news agency KUNA, KPC specified that the injured have received medical attention and that the site was evacuated, while authorities "are currently addressing the incident in coordination with the relevant state agencies," referring to the bodies responsible for security and energy.
The emirate's authorities had already reported on Friday Iranian attacks against such infrastructures during a week marked by the resumption of hostilities between Tehran and Washington. Both capitals accuse each other of violating the ceasefire and the terms of the memorandum of understanding signed between the two countries, which has heightened fears of a definitive collapse of negotiations for a peace agreement.