RIYADH: Power outages at the weekend in Al-Khaleej District, in the eastern part of the city, led to residents filling furnished apartments in the area. The problems came as citizens and expatriates endured difficult conditions due to the heat; the temperature on Thursday reached 41 degrees. The SEC said via its complaint line that the problem would be fixed promptly and that the outage wouldn't last too long, but it continued until Thursday morning as power was cut off more than six times. Residents of Al-Khaleej District were disgruntled by the Saudi Electricity Company carrying out maintenance work at mid-day, during the hours of peak heat. Abdul Salam Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Yemeni, a senior SEC official, said there was a breakdown at the transmission station that feeds Al-Khaleej District.
