The Ministry of Electricity in the Kurdistan Region confirmed today, Friday, that it will not supply any other areas outside the region with power. In a statement, the ministry stated that it "will not grant any quantity of electricity produced in its stations to any other location," noting the loss of 340 megawatts from the national electricity grid in Iraq due to station shutdowns and fuel shortages in the provinces of Kirkuk and Mosul.
The statement added that "Iraq provides diesel fuel for the stations through companies, and this has no relation to the electricity supplied to citizens in the Kurdistan Region." It continued that "the Kurdistan Region requires between 4,200 and 4,500 megawatts of electricity in the summer," warning that "the ministry currently produces 3,300 megawatts, and production is expected to rise to 3,500 megawatts." The statement emphasized that the main issue facing the region in increasing power production is fuel.
It is worth noting that the Minister of Electricity in the Kurdistan Region, Kamel Muhammad Saleh, announced on Thursday an increase in the hours of electricity supply on the national grid in the region after five generating units began operating.
