Well, everybody living here in Kuwait how hot it is when the government declares the official temperature as 50 deg. A couple of minutes on a bad glass is enough to start a fire, as we saw the Sawaber Complex incident.

In this time, it is very imperative that we manage the power prudently and not waste it on unproductive work.

In order to overcome the power crisis, what the govt authorities have suggested is to reduce the govt work timing to 12 noon. So that reduces the official working hours to 5, including the breaks of all kinds.

What I am trying to emphasize is that to beat the power crisis, the government is not focusing on generating power from the resources which are plentiful and requires minimum efforts to tap, namely SOLAR ENERGY. People talk of having a nuclear power plant, as if it can be built over a year.

We need to concentrate on tapping the solar energy to beat the power crisis. A community power plant may take longer to materialize; hence individual houses can tap this energy to beat the power crisis. In this regards, the govt should form a committee to promote the SOLAR energy to all by giving incentives and facilitating easy import of solar panels that can be incorporated into the homes easily.

Well just to make a start, why don’t we get this small, pocketable, foldable solar charge that can charge your mobiles, iPods, etc.

Japanese firm ambienTec has a smart and fashionable solution.  They make the 2W, 5V USB Solar Fold and  Solarfan portable chargers SC001P1-01BK which can provide 3 hours of listening time on your ipod (or 3 minutes of mobile phone talk time)  for every 10 minutes of sunlight exposure. The 186g Solar Fold has dimensions of 195×69×22(mm) looks like a fan when maximize.

It’s a nice sunny summer day and you’re out at the beach watching nice Japanese babes in their bikinis listing to your ipod. The battery is running out of juice and you have no spares and no recharger – what can you do?  Japanese firm ambienTec has a smart and fashionable solution.  They make the 2W, 5V USB Solar Fold and  Solarfan portable chargers ソーラーフォルド SC001P1-01BK which can provide 3 hours of listening time on your ipod (or 3 minutes of mobile phone talk time)  for every 10 minutes of sunlight exposure.

The 186g Solar Fold has dimensions of 195×69×22(mm) looks like a fan when maximized

http://beta.nbk.com/careers/localknowledge_en_gb.aspx

It says:

“During the summer, which lasts from May to September, the weather is hot. With temperatures ranging from 40°C to 42°C, residents are advised to stay out of the sun during afternoons.”

As far as I have known Kuwait, the extremes are in the range of 47-50. Sometimes even 50+.  So what if nobody declares it officially. It is a fact, that cannot be denied.

Is NBK trying to conservative and not reflect the ground realities or is the website content being developed by somebody sitting in US and who just goes by the official reports.

Its time to wake up, NBK. Get real and say the TRUTH.

Update 1:

Well, it seems people do not like to be reviewed negatively. It is a healthy criticism which makes one improve and give it thier 100%.  Some people cannot digest the truth, especially if is it bitter.

Lets hear what you feel. Is it right?