مجموعة ٩/٣٠(٢) "تقارير إدارية عن الخليج الفارسي - ١٩٤٥ -" [و‎‎٦‎٢] (١١٤٨/١٢٣)

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6. MUNICIPALITIES.
The work of the Municipalities was confined
to routine matters and no important projects were
instituted.
7 * PUBLIC WORKS .
No new major works were carried out during
this year.
8 * electricity department .
(a) The new generating set of 206 KW capacity
arrived in-^lri^n in March, 1945, but the extension
of the power TTouse having proceeded little beyond the
stage of planning and the engine having arrived minus ,
certain essential parts, the plant was not in operation
by the end of the year and the three overworked and long
enduring British sets catered very spasmodically for the
needs of the hard tried and perspiring population of
Bahrain during a very unpleasant hot weather.
^'ere it not that the R.A.F. f s plant at
Muharraq came into operation on the 1st June and thereby
released the Government Power House of about 100 KW of
their load the situation would have been even worse than
it was. Consumers were, during the hot weather, cut off
daily at regular (sic) intervals and the total period
during which supply was proportioned was'as follows:-
A Sc C Feeders
Royal Naval Base,
264
hrs.
11
Minutes
Jufair
233
ii
8
ti
Belgrave Feeder
196
ii
49
u
Bazaar Feeder
73
»
30
ii
Muharraq, which has its own feeder, was cut off for a
total of 18 hrs. 37 minutes.
The total period of shutdowns for mechanical
defects was 786 hrs. 15 minutes during the months
April/December.
(B) Extensions to power Supply .
(1) In April the Royal Air Force Rest House
and the British Overseas Airways Corpora
tion Jetty were connected by means of a
new L.T. Line and transformer from the
Shaikh’s Palace at Gudhaibiya.
(2) The British Overseas Airways Corporation
Transit Camp, Gudhaibiya, was connected
by means of a new II. T. Line and 20 KVA
Transformer during July.
(3) A new sub-station for the British Overseas
Airways Corporation Rest House was connected
direct from the Government power House by