Kuwait’s water network recorded a significant loss of 107 million imperial gallons yesterday after a sudden leak forced the shutdown of the water distillation units at the Al-Zour North (Phase One) station.

According to informed sources, emergency maintenance teams immediately located the fault, assessed the damage, and began repair operations to bring the station back to its production levels agreed with the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy.

The sources emphasized that the temporary gap between water production and consumption is being covered through Kuwait’s strategic water reserve, ensuring that the public will not experience supply disruptions. The sources, added that repairs are expected to be completed today, allowing the distillers to resume normal operation, according to Al-Rai daily.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy is awaiting the final approval of the Civil Service Bureau on its newly proposed organizational structure. Once endorsed, the structure will be formally adopted by the Minister of Electricity, Water and Renewable Energy, who also serves as Minister of Finance and Acting Minister of State for Economic Affairs and Investment, Dr. Subaih Al-Mukhaizeem.

Sources within the ministry revealed that the proposed structure includes major changes, such as merging the electricity transmission networks sector with the monitoring and control centers sector, and combining the water operation and maintenance sector with the water projects sector.

The restructuring also introduces several new departments, abolishes some existing ones, and merges others. The ministry expects the new structure to be approved next week, after which it will begin finalizing nominations for the position of Director General, followed by filling vacant supervisory posts.

In parallel, Undersecretary Dr. Adel Al-Zamel issued an administrative decision delegating three key disciplinary powers to Acting Assistant Undersecretary for Administrative Affairs, Ahmed Al-Nama to refer ministry employees to administrative investigation, adopt the results of those investigations and impose all disciplinary penalties with the exception of dismissal from service.

These measures underscore the ministry’s push to strengthen internal oversight and streamline organizational procedures during a period of structural transition.