An advisor to the governor of Diyala revealed on Thursday that the sum of $300 million was “squandered” in payments to Iran for the supply of electricity. “Iran’s Karmanshah line that supplies Diyala with electric power since 2004 caused the waste of $300 million paid to the Iranians, despite beign a mediocre service that provides […]
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Major Campaign to Reduce Electricity Theft in Basra
A major campaign kicked off in Basra on Sunday to clamp down on the theft of electricity from the grid. Basra police chief Maj. Gen. Adel Dahham, speaking in a statement to "Eye Media" on the role of security services, said "military and police forces worked with the electricity departments in a campaign to stop […]
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Additional Funding for Power Network in Basra
The Basra Provincial Council has allocated an additional ID300 billion [$250m] to rehabilitate the power network in Basra. “This is a temporary and quick solution for the power problem in Basra,” the council’s head told Aswat al-Iraq news agency on Wednesday. He noted that agreements have been obtained to construct four new gas-driven power stations […]
Iran to Supply Electricity to Northern Iraq
(Source: IRNA) IRNA, the Iranian news agency, reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran is willing to supply electricity to northern Iraq. The managing director of Kurdistan's electricity department said the Iranian electricity distribution company will supply electricity to the Iraqi national grid at the border town of Bashmag, in northern Iraq. "According to an […]
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As the new Iraqi parliament remained deadlocked on the formation of a new government, frustrated Iraqis took to the summer streets in protest at the government's failure to provide an adequate and reliable supply of electricity. With peak temperatures of nearly 50C (120F), and many Iraqis still getting less than six hours of electricity per […]
Iraq's Oil Minister Takes on Electricity Portfolio
(Sources: Reuters, Financial Times) Reuters reports that Iraqi Oil Minister, Hussain al-Shahristani, has taken over the electricity portfolio after the electricity minister resigned over protests against power shortages in the sweltering heat of summer, the Oil Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday. Karim Waheed stepped down as electricity minister after demonstrations triggered by power cuts, claiming […]
Electricity Minister Offers to Quit After Violent Demos
(Sources: AFP, Associated Press) Iraqi Electricity Minister, Karim Wahid, offered to resign on Monday after a wave of bloody street protests demanding his dismissal over harsh power rationing in the scorching summer heat. Public anger with the work of the electricity ministry has boiled over in recent days as temperatures have hit highs of 54 […]
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Electricity Bills Jump
100 percent increases in electricity charges are being received by Iraqis in an attempt to reduce power cuts. Demand has risen since the 2003, but the national grid still only supplies a few hours of electricity a day. The Electricity Ministry announced that it would send invoices on June 1 for the previous two months […]
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Fears of renewed central control
“The main issue to be addressed now is that of electricity supply. Another very important one is the development of the Iraqi infrastructure," said Majid al-Souri, an Iraqi economist.
Iraq Ministry of Electricity to Start New Projects
Iraq Minister of Electricity Karim Wahid said that the Ministry bids to open the door of investment in order to implement vital projects in electric power development field. Wahid told Alsumaria that he expects electric power supply to make an important progress during this summer. ( Al SumariaTV )
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Iraq Invites Bids to Install 2,500 MW Turbines
Iraq's Electricity Ministry has invited foreign companies to bid to install 20 gas turbines that would boost the country's power capacity by 2,500 megawatts in the next few years.
US Team Expects Electricity Increase
A US construction team expected Iraq electricity production to increase to 22000 megawatt by 2014. Iraq currently needs 9500 megawatt, the same source said adding that by 2016 Iraq would be able to export electricity. ( Al SumariaTV )
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