In Kuwait, one of the world's hottest countries, residents are limiting air conditioner use during peak summer as Iranian strikes on power infrastructure make energy rationing a national priority.

The conflict adds strain to Kuwait's power system, which already faces high demand during the sweltering summer months.

Kuwaiti authorities urged the public to consume less energy to sustain 24-hour electricity as Iranian attacks target the grid.

Nasser Al-Dhafiri, a civil servant in his 40s, described “immense psychological pressure” on ordinary people as the attacks sparked fears of electricity outages.

For weeks, people in Kuwait and Bahrain—Iran's primary Gulf targets—have been waking to sirens and explosions.

Dhafiri said the daily strikes were “compounded by ongoing attacks on infrastructure, particularly power plants ... creating anxiety and confusion in our daily life. Everyone now feels that maintaining essential services is a shared responsibility.”

David Michel, a water and food security expert, wrote in March: “Freshwater output from these installations could thus be interrupted not only by strikes on the water treatment units but also on the energy plants and grid connections supplying them. Cut the water by cutting the power.”

The strikes further strained a power grid that survived the 1990 Iraqi invasion and occupation, as well as a round of Iranian attacks earlier this year.

Abdulrahman Al-Azmi, a Kuwaiti in his sixties, said, "Conserving electricity means preserving the nation’s resources. We must not strain the electrical grid with unnecessary usage."

Khaled Al-Badri, a Kuwaiti man in his fifties, said he started turning off the air conditioning before leaving his house and switching off the outdoor lights. “Everyone can contribute to getting us through this period,” he said.

For Dhafiri, renewed war and power problems brought back memories of the Iraq invasion.

“What Kuwait is experiencing today is something we did not experience even during the Iraqi invasion in terms of psychological pressure and not knowing where events are headed,” he said.

On Saturday, Electricity Ministry spokeswoman Fatima Hayat hailed “widespread responsiveness” from the public that helped “reduce electricity consumption below projected levels.”

The public’s compliance “allowed the ministry to overcome a challenging phase for the electrical grid, and helped maintain the stability of our services.”

The attacks compound pressures on a grid that withstood the 1990 Iraqi invasion and earlier Iranian strikes this year. As expert David Michel noted, strikes on power plants could also disrupt freshwater output. The current crisis underscores the vulnerability of critical infrastructure in the region. Kuwaiti citizens are responding by sharing the responsibility of conservation, hoping to avert blackouts.