Electricity: loss of 2600 Megawatts due to Decline Iranian Gas

Economy

10-08-2021, 19:40

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Baghdad-INA
Ministry of Electricity announced that the national system has lost about 2,600 megawatts of power, due to the reduction in the amount of Iranian gas supplied.
The ministry stated in a statement that "the ministry announces the general readiness of its staff to maintain the productivity of the system currently achieved and try to raise its rates to unprecedented numbers, with the continuation of periodic and emergency maintenance for all generating units."
And the ministry indicated that, the amount of Iranian gas supplied to the central region was reduced from 30 to 20 million cubic meters per day, as its equal supplied to the gas stations in the southern region, which also decreased from 17 million to 5 million cubic meters per day, causing the national system to lose about 2,600 megawatts.