Iraq announces complete cutoff of natural gas from Iran
In a written statement issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, it was noted that disruptions in electricity supply are being experienced across the country due to the complete cessation of natural gas flow from Iran.
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The cutoff of natural gas has caused some of thepower generation units to stop and the capacity of others todecrease, theMinistry stated.It was stated that this situation has caused a loss of between 4,000 and 4,500 megawatts in the electrical system, which directly affects electricity supply hours.
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The Ministry emphasized that Iran sent an official letter stating that the natural gas flow was completely halted due to emergency reasons,andthat the Ministry, in order to supply the power plants, the Ministry of Oilstating that they have resorted to using local alternative fuels in coordination with theProduction is still under controland although some power plants are affected by the gas shortage, they continue tooperate," it said.
The Ministry also noted that for the peakload demand during the winter season, maintenance,rehabilitation, and expansion carrying outthe necessary work to complete preparations and stated that they are in constant coordination with the Ministry of Oil to meet local demand until the flow of imported gas provided by Iran resumes. The Ministry of Oilis inconstant coordinationwith them.
Iraqi GovernmentSpokesperson BasBassem al-Awadi previouslystatedina statement that his country imports50 million cubic meters of gas daily from Iranand that this amount corresponds to one-third of Iran's energy production.had noted.
According to official data,Iraq needs approximately50,000 megawatts to meet its energyneeds, especially during thesummer months.while hearing, currently about 28 thousand megawatts of production is beingrealized.