Dear PAWS Supporters,
Following the extremely high temperatures being experienced in Kuwait at the moment, rumours are circulating that the government plans to carry out periodic electricity cuts. We do not know at present if there is any truth in these rumours but nevertheless we must start to make plans.
At our animal shelter in Wafra right now the situation is already desperate, one of our air-con units breaks down daily and the heat is causing severe logistical problems.
If we lose our power we will inevitably have fatalities as many animals will not survive these 50 plus temperatures, no matter how hot you think it is right now its always 4-5 degrees hotter down in Wafra.
The cost of an emergency generator is prohibitedly expensive so we are asking if anyone has access to one that we might borrow, then we can use it if the situation becomes worse and our power is cut….any help with this or any air conditioning units would be greatly appreciated.
If you have any connections with companies or individuals, it would be enormously helpful if you could contact them and try and get a generator and/or fuel donation.
Please contact PAWS by email or leave comment in case if can help.
The PAWS Kuwait Team
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Summary of setup (Requirements):
• 29 AC units (11 split units and18 window AC)
• Units installed in 7 different porta cabins
• Average power requirements for each unit is around 2.5 Kwatts. Total: 72.5 K watts.
• Voltage – 240V
• Currently units connected to MOE (possible 1 phase, need to be checked in more details)
• Generator need to be in standby mode – will be used only when MOC will disconnect power supply
• Generator can be setup for balance during start since we can control each cabin separately and can connect cabins to different phases.
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here the link for the story i put about the power cutting sorry i had to say that some animals died already so they someone move out there
http://www.alqabas.com.kw/Article.aspx?id=615864&date=22062010
hi
yes we collect donations for new AC units but i think that the government should help us now & they should know that there is lives in this shelter n not cut the power off
i can make the message clear to them we got enough of their reckless reactions against animals in Kuwait actually also foreign labors too !
Hello PAWS, i agree with the donation. we can collect money and get a new generator. You should spread emails and put ads on Facebook im sure people will help!
Dear Sir/Madam,
Don’t have contacts I am afraid but can donate. What would be a usful donations over the summer months for repair or diesal costs?
Thanks,
Guy