MOE to contract with Kazakhstan to supply Iraq with gas

Baghdad - INA

The Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee requested today, Wednesday, the Ministry of Electricity to provide it with the 2025 plan while indicating that the ministry is going to contract with Kazakhstan to supply Iraq with gas.

The spokesman for the Oil, Gas and Natural Resources Committee, Ali Shaddad, said in a statement to the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The Minister of Electricity, Ziad Ali Fadhil, attended with the advanced cadres to host the committee based on previous recommendations," noting that "the issue of the scarcity of kerosene and gas oil was reviewed due to the depletion of the strategic reserves of the Ministry of Oil and the Ministry of Electricity."

He explained that "most power stations operate on kerosene, and this is based on the fluctuation in the import of gas from the Iranian side," noting that "there were crises during the peak months, accompanied by the Iranian side's failure to commit to exporting gas to Iraq to operate the power stations, which led to turning to alternative fuel, and this had a negative impact on the citizens."

He added, "The committee asked the Ministry of Electricity to provide us with the 2025 plan," noting that "the Ministry of Electricity is going to contract with Kazakhstan to supply Iraq with gas in the future in quantities reaching 20 million cubic meters."