Fuel shortage shuts electricity in Baghdad
<p>Iraq's capital and surrounding provinces experienced a power shortage this week due to a cut in fuel for power plants, the Electricity Ministry said in a statement.</p>BAGHDAD - Iraq's capital and surrounding provinces experienced a power shortage this week due to a cut in fuel for power plants, the Electricity Ministry said in a statement.
Musab Mudariss, the ministry spokesman, said 1,600 megawatts were cut from the national grid since Saturday due to reduced fuel.
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