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Iraq imports 7 GW of electricity from Iran to bridge the gap
between domestic electricity production and the country's demand, officials from Iraq's Electricity Ministry said Wednesday.
Abbas Jabber, deputy minister of electricity, told a conference in Cairo that Iraq could become self-sufficient "perhaps within three years," but that it would be a challenge
as consumers paid a portion of the cost of production.
Decades of sanctions and conflict have plunged major oil producer Iraq into a power shortage
.
Jabber said domestic capacity is 19.
5 GW, while the country's demand is 26.
5 GW, with Iran imports filling
the gap.
These figures do not include Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region
.
Referring to Iraq's dependence on Iran, the deputy minister said: "This must be done because we do not have enough power generation capacity to meet Iraq's needs
.
”
But he said Iraq is on track to diversify its electricity suppliers as power connections to the Arabian Gulf countries are expected to begin operating in the summer of 2020 with a capacity of about 500 megawatts
.
Jabber also revealed that consumer bills in Iraq account for less than 10% of production costs, but Iraq is adding capacity, though it did not elaborate
.
Iraq imports 7 GW of electricity from Iran to bridge the gap
between domestic electricity production and the country's demand, officials from Iraq's Electricity Ministry said Wednesday.
Abbas Jabber, deputy minister of electricity, told a conference in Cairo that Iraq could become self-sufficient "perhaps within three years," but that it would be a challenge
as consumers paid a portion of the cost of production.
Decades of sanctions and conflict have plunged major oil producer Iraq into a power shortage
.
Jabber said domestic capacity is 19.
5 GW, while the country's demand is 26.
5 GW, with Iran imports filling
the gap.
These figures do not include Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region
.
Referring to Iraq's dependence on Iran, the deputy minister said: "This must be done because we do not have enough power generation capacity to meet Iraq's needs
.
”
But he said Iraq is on track to diversify its electricity suppliers as power connections to the Arabian Gulf countries are expected to begin operating in the summer of 2020 with a capacity of about 500 megawatts
.
Jabber also revealed that consumer bills in Iraq account for less than 10% of production costs, but Iraq is adding capacity, though it did not elaborate
.
