Sharjah, August 22: Power supply was restored on Friday to all areas in Sharjah, except some parts in industrial areas No 1 and 13.
On Thursday night, Residents of various areas said power supply stabilised around 2am and in some areas around 3.30am.
The areas most affected were Al Mussala, Rolla, Al Tawoun, Al Majaz, Abu Shagara, King Faisal Street, Jamal Abdul Nasser Road, Al Qasimiam Al Yarmouk, Al Khizamia, and industrial areas No 1, 2, 3, 6, and 13.
Essa Al Zarouni, director of Control Section, Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa), said the power outage was caused due to a major breakdown in a unit of the main power plant in Sharjah. He said that a team of engineers worked hard to fix the fault and restore power supply. Priority was given to residential areas with families and children and then to industrial and commercial areas. Al Zarouni said the network is being monitored continuously for efficiency and to ensure breakdowns do not recur.
Ahmed bin Darweesh, head of Anjad Patrol, said all traffic signals were functioning on Friday as power supply had been restored to most of the areas and traffic was moving smoothly.
Meanwhile, people flocked to supermarkets and malls to do their purchases for Ramadan.
–Agencies