Kuwait's Ministry of Electricity and Water said technical emergency teams were working to secure the area and maintain the operation of the facilities that were the target of the attack.
Kuwait operates several large, integrated power plants and water desalination plants throughout the country. They constitute the core of the national network of municipal services. Power plant disruptions could also have immediate consequences, as Kuwait must continually desalinate water to meet domestic demand.
Power plants and desalination plants damaged. “Critical Importance”
The country relies heavily on desalination – about 90%. drinking water is produced from seawater, which makes the operation of these installations critical.
The Persian Gulf region is one of the most water-stressed areas in the world.
Earlier in the day, authorities in Kuwait reported that an Iranian drone attack had caused a fire at one of the country's three oil refineries.
Airstrikes by Israeli and US forces on Iran have been ongoing since February 28. In response, Tehran attacks Israel and several countries in the region, hitting both American bases located there and key civilian facilities, especially petrochemical facilities. Iran also blocked the Strait of Hormuz, through which oil and gas were exported from the region.
