According to Mohammad Khalil al-Juburi, the Kirkuk provincial council member tasked with electricity issues, the deal also guarantees an allocation of a further 90 megawatts in August.
Mustafa said at Thursday’s news conference that the province required nearly 900 megawatts of power to supply all homes, businesses and offices.
Juburi, meanwhile, warned central government authorities not to stray from the deal, telling AFP: “If this deal is broken, we will be obliged to cut off supplies again.”
Kirkuk’s three power stations produce about 500 megawatts of electricity, with the majority of that sent to Baghdad, Salaheddin and Dohuk provinces.
Iraq’s power supply remains drastically short of demand, with homes and businesses nationwide suffering daily cuts and relying on generators to fill the gap, as the war-ravaged country struggles to boost capacity.
Overall Iraqi demand totals around 15,000 megawatts, compared with supply of 7,000 megawatts – 6,000 megawatts produced locally, and 1,000 megawatts imported.
(Sources: Daily Star, Al SumariaTV)
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