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Excess Electricity in Iraq?

By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has announced that some power plants will be shut down due to a surplus of electricity generation, Azzaman reports. The plants will undergo maintenance before coming on line to meet summer demand. This may come as a surprise to some residents of major towns such as Baghdad or Basra, and […]

Basrah Official: ‘We Won't Stand Still Over National Interventions’

Engineer Zeead Ali, electricity commission chairman in Basrah council, confirmed that the Provincial Council will not stand still regarding central intervention to assert national control  and the deprivation of citizens from a fair share of electrical power. Zeead told Eye Media reporter "The council will take steps concerning workers of electricity departments who overburdened the […]