Iraq adds new power supplies from Turkiye and Kurdistan Region – Shafaq News

Shafaq News- Mosul

Iraq has brought new electricity supplies online through Turkiye
and the Kurdistan Region, adding around 1,200 megawatts to the national grid in
an effort to improve power availability during the summer, a local electricity
official in Nineveh told Shafaq News on Tuesday.

Approximately 600 megawatts had recently entered Iraq’s
national grid through the Turkish interconnection line, while a similar amount
was supplied through KAR Group in the Kurdistan Region, the source said, adding
that Nineveh will receive about 8.5% of the additional power, with the
remainder distributed to other Iraqi provinces through the national network.

“These lines do not benefit Nineveh alone but support the
stability of Iraq’s electricity system as a whole.”

The additional supply is expected to improve electricity
services in Nineveh, where residents of Mosul are currently receiving between
14 and 16 hours of power per day, a level the source described as more stable
than in previous periods.

However, he cautioned that the current stability may not be
sustained, noting that rising temperatures and increased demand during the
summer could affect supply hours in the coming months.

On Saturday, Iraqi Electricity Minister Ali Saadi Waheeb
ordered the formation of a central emergency operations room to address
challenges expected during the summer of 2026.

The development comes as Deputy Electricity Minister for
Production Mohammed Nima recently warned that Iraq’s power generation system is
facing “very critical conditions” due to declining domestic gas production and
a 50% reduction in gas imports from Iran amid ongoing regional conflict and
tensions.