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Iraq's electricity was restored on Tuesday, according to a government official, following widespread disruptions on Monday.
Most households rely on private generators to compensate for daily power cuts to public electricity. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Power was out across Iraq on Monday as scorching summer temperatures pushed electricity grid demand to unprecedented levels, ...
How do Iraqis cope in fiery summer heat, especially during power outages? They use private generators, which are now essential in Iraq. But the huge machines you see on every city block have plenty of ...
Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Tuesday that the national grid came back online after a countrywide power outage a day ...
Power has been restored in Iraq, a government official said on Tuesday, after electricity outages hit large parts of the country on Monday.
The Iraqi prime minister said that the government has moved on with the largest project with GE, which will produce 24,000 ...
In March 2025, US President Donald Trump ended a waiver allowing Iraq to pay Iran for electricity within his broader maximum ...
Major oil producer Iraq began gradually restoring power on Monday, the state news agency reported citing the electricity ministry, after a power outage hit central and southern regions of the country.
Electricity shortages are a frequent complaint in Iraq, which is sometimes rocked by protests when outages worsen in the hot ...
Iraq's power outage was caused by record heat and high demand, triggering transmission line failures, officials said ...