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Why is electricity so expensive in Iraq?

Electricity in Iraq is often dependent onoil revenues. U.S. State Department reports indicated that up to 30% of Iraq’s refined fuels go into the black market. There is also widespread mismanagement and mishandling of the infrastructure that provides electricity.

Will Iraq introduce solar energy?

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Thursday approved plans to introduce solar energy systems into Iraqi households, in a bid to ease the load on the national electricity grid and combat electricity shortages.

Does Iraq have a power grid?

“The meeting also approved the economic model for purchasing electrical power, developed after multiple meetings and followed up on by the Prime Minister, with recommendations from KBR, the government's advisory company,” the statement added. For years, Iraq’s electrical grid has depended on gas imports from Iran to run its power plants.

How much electricity does Iraq produce?

In July, Ahmed Musa, the spokesperson for the Iraqi electricity ministry, told Rudaw that the Iraqi power system produces 27,450 megawatts of electricity, meanwhile, the required load is 48,000 megawatts.

Will Iraq build a power plant?

In late June, Iraq’s national investment commission signed an investment licence with French energy conglomerate, TotalEnergies, to develop a power plant with a capacity of 1,000 megawatts for the south of the country. The plant reportedly would supply clean energy for approximately 350,000 houses.

Why did Iraq lose 5000 megawatts of power in July 2023?

For years, Iraq’s electrical grid has depended on gas imports from Iran to run its power plants. The country lost nearly 5,000 megawatts of power in July 2023 due to Iran completely halting the supply of gas to the southern regions of Iraq, as well as decreasing exports to Baghdad and other central provinces.