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STATE ENGINEER’S DEPARTMENT.
(Report by Mr. W. 13. Steele, State Engineer.)
Electricity.
Units generated for the year 1361 showed an increase of 73,508 over 1360.
Units sold for the year 1361 showed an increase of 66,887 over 1360.
The extra load connected amounted to 41 KW. The nature of the new load connected during
1361 was as follows :—
Lights and fans (336 points) i6-o
Power (motors etc.) 17-0
Hospital appliance 4-0
A. C. units .. 3*o
Refrigerators i-o
41*0

Revenue from units sold during 1361 amounted to Rs. 1,42,460 as compared with Rs. 1,24,198-14
in 1360. Increase Rs. 18,261-2-0.

The increase in demand was chiefly due to increased Naval and Military load.
Black-out restrictions were in force during 1361, which very considerably reduced the
lighting load.

56 new consumers were connected during 1361.
In Manamah .................................. 5i
In Muharraq .................................. 5
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Total consumers connected to date 1673.
Maximum load recorded 189 KW.
Capacity of generating plant, including standby, 400 KW.
Wiring Contracts. The wiring of houses by local contractors continued, 336 points being
wired during 1361 as compared with 461 points in 1360. The falling off was due to general trade 1
depression and to some extent to the fact that wiring material is difficult to obtain.
Premises wired by the registered contractors were as follows:—
Haj Salman Zayani .. 7 premises.
Mr. Yusuf al Moaycd .. 19
Haj Abdulrehman Zayani 2
Messrs. Kohji Bros. .. 17
The department carried out the wiring of Government and certain other premises as follows :—
Government Hospital—Surgery Block (first floor and European ward).
Muharraq Royal Air Force Camp.
Technical School—additional load.
Air Liaison Officer’s house—additional quarters and Offices.
Jufair Naval Base—additional buildings.
Main Extensions. (<i) A high tension (3300 volts) underground cable was run from the
Electricity Department’s substation near Muharraq causeway to a point adjacent to the Muharraq
Boys’ School at Muharraq. From this point a high tension overhead line was run to the cast side
of the Royal Air Force camp, where a 3300/400/230 volts 50 KW substation was erected to supply
the Royal Air Force on a two years’ contract.

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