Power loads in Taif have surpassed all expectations, especially in the first week of Ramadan, and power cuts have been brief, said an official source at the Saudi Electricity Company in the Western Sector, but residents said outages have lasted too long and caused serious problems. “The network remained stable, especially after being converted to unified grid,” the source said. “We admit that there were some power cuts, but they were dealt with immediately.” A number of people in Dhulm complained about power cuts in some districts, especially those that happen in the afternoons. They said hospital patients and children were affected by the outages, which have damaged their households and electrical appliances because of current fluctuations. Most of their frozen food has rotted because of repeated power cuts, which have also inflicted huge losses on owners of supermarkets, they added. Residents urged the Saudi Electricity Company to assign a standby emergency team to the area so residents do not have to wait for the nearest emergency team, which has to come from Al- Moya Center, which is 50 kilometers from Dhulum.
