Kish Water and Electricity Company: Projectile Explosion Near Island's Water and Power Plant Damaged Parts of Power Generation Units

Kish Water and Power Engineering Company announced that, following the explosion of projectiles near the Kish Island power plant, some technical parameters of the power generation units have changed and been damaged. From the earliest minutes of Tuesday morning for one hour thereafter, the island was targeted by seven projectiles. The company has begun assessing the damage and has raised the possibility of temporary, scheduled outages.

• Kish Water and Power Engineering Company announced that the projectile explosions occurred near the island’s water and power generation site.
• The impact site of the projectiles was close to the location of the power generation units.
• Some technical parameters of the power generation units have been altered.
• The damage is being assessed by the company’s experts, and the results will be known in the coming days.
• If necessary, some power generation units may be taken offline for repairs.
• Temporary, scheduled outages will be unavoidable.
• The outage schedule will be announced to Kish residents or the public.
• Kish Island was targeted by seven projectiles from the earliest minutes of Tuesday morning until one hour later.
• Some sources referred to “American projectiles” and “U.S. attacks.”
• Some sources referred to “enemy projectiles” and “the aggressors.”
• In addition to the damage caused to power facilities, damage was also sustained in the island’s port area.. Coverage difference: Some media outlets such as Etemad, Rooz 24, Tejarat News, Shargh newspaper, Khabar Fori, and Independent Persian explicitly referred to “American projectiles” or “U.S. attacks.” By contrast, Khabar Online and Akhbar-e Fori used broader terms such as “enemy projectiles” or “projectiles.” Some sources also provided more details on the number of projectiles (seven) and the timing of the attack (from Tuesday morning until one hour later).