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Iraq Oil Report » Electricity http://www.iraqoilreport.com The Source to Iraq, Its People and Its Oil Wed, 08 Feb 2012 03:55:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 New power minister promises review http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/new-power-minister-promises-review-6333/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-power-minister-promises-review http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/new-power-minister-promises-review-6333/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:47:20 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6333

A worker at the Daura Power Plant during the summer 2010 heat wave. (GRAHAM CROUCH/Iraq Oil Report)

Abdul Karim Aftan pledges a thorough review of senior staff and all ongoing projects, as the Electricity Ministry reels from outcry over corruption allegations and inadequate power supply.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/new-power-minister-promises-review-6333/feed/ 0 Corruption court seeks ex-electricity minister's arrest http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/breaking-anbar-governor-halts-arrest-of-ex-electricity-minister-6253/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=breaking-anbar-governor-halts-arrest-of-ex-electricity-minister http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/breaking-anbar-governor-halts-arrest-of-ex-electricity-minister-6253/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:10:34 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6253

Baghdad's anti-corruption authorities mobilized to arrest Ra'ad Shalal al-Ani, who resigned from the Electricity Ministry in the aftermath of an August contracting scandal.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/breaking-anbar-governor-halts-arrest-of-ex-electricity-minister-6253/feed/ 0 After contracting debacle, Shahristani to head Electricity Ministry http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/after-contracting-debacle-shahristani-to-head-electricity-ministry-6137/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=after-contracting-debacle-shahristani-to-head-electricity-ministry http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/after-contracting-debacle-shahristani-to-head-electricity-ministry-6137/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:23:12 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6137

Minister of Oil Hussain al-Shahristani (L) and then-Minister of Electricity Karim Waheed Hasan (R) at a news conference with then-U.S. Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman in Washington, DC on July 26, 2006. Shahristani became acting electricity minister last summer after Hasan was forced out, and last week when the electricity minister resigned amidst a scandal. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)

Hussain al-Shahristani is reprising his role as acting electricity minister, after Ra'ad Shalal al-Ani resigned amidst controversy.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/after-contracting-debacle-shahristani-to-head-electricity-ministry-6137/feed/ 0 Maliki officially requests Electricity Minister resignation http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/maliki-officially-requests-electricity-minister-resignation-6070/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maliki-officially-requests-electricity-minister-resignation http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/maliki-officially-requests-electricity-minister-resignation-6070/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:46:36 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6070

Minister is still at work, his office says, as the prime minister officially asks Parliament to begin the process removing him from office.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/maliki-officially-requests-electricity-minister-resignation-6070/feed/ 0 Electricity Ministry defiant as investigation begins http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/electricity-ministry-defiant-as-investigation-begins-6051/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=electricity-ministry-defiant-as-investigation-begins http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/electricity-ministry-defiant-as-investigation-begins-6051/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 14:07:03 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6051

Iraqi deputy prime minister Hussein al-Shahristani speaks during a press conference in Baghdad on August 8, 2011 where he announced that the Iraqi government is cancelling allegedly improper contracts to expand power provision in Iraq with foreign firms. (ALI AL-SAADI/AFP/Getty Images)

Ministry denies accusations it failed to prevent fraud, as Shahristani launches investigation that could lead to the minister’s firing.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/electricity-ministry-defiant-as-investigation-begins-6051/feed/ 0 Power deals could lead to minister's ouster http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/power-deals-could-lead-to-ministers-ouster-6047/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=power-deals-could-lead-to-ministers-ouster http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/power-deals-could-lead-to-ministers-ouster-6047/#comments Sun, 07 Aug 2011 18:36:54 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=6047

Iraq's electricity minister is facing possible firing over deals alleged to be with unqualified companies.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/power-deals-could-lead-to-ministers-ouster-6047/feed/ 0 Heading off summer power protests http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/heading-off-summer-power-protests-5777/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heading-off-summer-power-protests http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/heading-off-summer-power-protests-5777/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 22:59:48 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/heading-off-summer-power-protests-5777/

Fearing unrest on the heels of the "Arab Spring," government OKs emergency fuel to angry citizens who forced out electricity minister last year.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/heading-off-summer-power-protests-5777/feed/ 0 Iraq faces another summer of electricity problems http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/iraq-faces-another-summer-of-electricity-problems-5525/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=iraq-faces-another-summer-of-electricity-problems http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/iraq-faces-another-summer-of-electricity-problems-5525/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:44:44 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5525

Turkey's Energy Minister Taner Yildiz (R) speaks at a joint news conference with Hussain al-Shahristani, Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs in Baghdad March 28, 2011. (MOHAMMED AMEEN/Reuters)

Electricity Ministry will only minimally improve power supply this summer, amidst ongoing protests over government service failures.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/iraq-faces-another-summer-of-electricity-problems-5525/feed/ 0 Analysis: Iraq's electricity plans http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/analysis-iraqs-electricity-plans-5465/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analysis-iraqs-electricity-plans http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/analysis-iraqs-electricity-plans-5465/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 12:11:52 +0000 Ben Van Heuvelen http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5465

The Al-Quds power plant in northern Baghdad undergoes maintenance. Iraq is struggling to close a wide gap between limited power supply and rising demand. (THAIER AL-SUDANI/Reuters)

Iraq’s electricity plans can address the country’s chronic power problems, says Iraq legal expert David Lockhart – but only if government officials can work together to implement them.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/analysis-iraqs-electricity-plans-5465/feed/ 0 Analysis: Electricity master plan 'flawed' http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/analysis-electricity-master-plan-flawed-5325/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=analysis-electricity-master-plan-flawed http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/analysis-electricity-master-plan-flawed-5325/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 05:59:10 +0000 Ben Lando http://www.iraqoilreport.com/?p=5325

Contributing analyst Isam al-Khalisi critiques an advance copy of the Electricity Ministry’s new master plan to be unveiled Feb. 1.]]> http://www.iraqoilreport.com/energy/electricity/analysis-electricity-master-plan-flawed-5325/feed/ 0