Iraq needs drastic rethink on crude resources
As if to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the ‘Economist’ in its March 23 issue had an article titled ‘Electricity in Iraq’ and added ‘Not yet switched on, in any way’. The Ministry of Electricity recently said that available supplies are 10,550 MW, which was the same number as […]Saadallah Al Fathi writes in Gulf News:
As if to commemorate the 11th anniversary of the invasion and occupation of Iraq, the ‘Economist’ in its March 23 issue had an article titled ‘Electricity in Iraq’ and added ‘Not yet switched on, in any way’.
The Ministry of Electricity recently said that available supplies are 10,550 MW, which was the same number as in the first-half of 2013 and indicating that no additional capacity was added since. The Ministry’s generation over that period was close to 6,000 MW only, and imports from Iran and Turkish barges in the Gulf were about 1,300 MW, on average. Therefore, Iraqis are supplied domestically with about 57 per cent of their requirements and about 69 per cent at best with imports.
