Saturday 20 / April / 2024
Muscat: After the massive power outage in several governorates of the Sultanate of Oman on Monday, enquiries for backup generators have gone up rather drastically.
Mohammed Al-Ansari, father of four children from the Wilayat of Seeb in Al-Khoudh area, said: “Power outages continued till late in the night. My four children, my wife and I suffered a repressive heat after power snapped around 1:30 pm. Although we opened the windows of our house, there was little reprieve, especially for my youngest son who is two-year-old.”
Mohammed added: “My wife is five months pregnant and she needed rest and cool air. I didn’t know what to do. My children started crying. All my food, fruits, vegetables and meat in the refrigerator got spoiled. So I am thinking of buying a generator as a backup.”
He said: “I went this morning to buy a generator and fetched an electrician to fix the wirings. I can use the generator whenever power snaps. My family is everything to me and I will work for their comfort.”
Salem Al-Nahdi from the Wilayat of Al-Amerat in Muscat Governorate, said: “I went to one of the stores selling electrical appliances in Al-Wadi Al-Kabir industrial area to buy a generator for my house.”
Salem added: “My mother lives with me. She is old and suffers from chronic diseases such as diabetes and blood pressure. She needs rest and a cool environment. Yesterday, after power went off, I almost lost my mother. I had to hurry her to the health centre near my house.”
Salem said: “Now I am confident about my mother’s health after I purchased a generator.”
Mustafa Anwar, an expatriate living in Samail in Al Dakhliyah Governorate, who owns a shop selling fruits and vegetables, said: “When I realized the outage would be there for a long duration, I went to one of the generator shops and bought one and connected it to the power line.”
Mustafa said: “Had I not used the generator, all the fruits and vegetables would have got spoiled, and I would have lost about a thousand Omani riyals.”
Salem Al-Nahdi from the Wilayat of Al-Amerat in Muscat Governorate, said: “I went to one of the stores selling electrical appliances in Al-Wadi Al-Kabir industrial area to buy a generator for my house.” Salem added: “My mother lives with me. She is old and suffers from chronic diseases such as diabetes and blood pressure. She needs rest and a cool environment. Yesterday, after power went off, I almost lost my mother. I had to hurry her to the health centre near my house.”
Salem said: “Now I am confident about my mother’s health after I purchased a generator.”
Mustafa Anwar, an expatriate living in Samail in Al Dakhliyah Governorate, who owns a shop selling fruits and vegetables, said: “When I realised the outage would be there for a long duration, I went to one of the generator shops and bought one and connected it to the power line.” Mustafa said: “Had I not used the generator, all the fruits and vegetables would have got spoiled, and I would have lost about a thousand Omani riyals.”
