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Iraq’s Minister of Electricity, Majed Hantoosh, submitted his resignation to the Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, today, Tuesday.
The deterioration of the power supply due to increased weather temperature in summer and the organized attacks on power transmission tower was the motive of his resignation.
The spokesperson of the Ministry, Ahmed Moussa, said in a statement to Alghadeer News, “Indeed, the Minister submitted his resignation,” without revealing further details.
Moussa’s resignation will be deliberated in the cabinet meeting to be held later today, according to a source.
Electricity provision is a problem across Iraq, particularly in the summer months.
Iraq has long suffered from chronic outages and electricity shortages. Such shortages have in past years been a rallying call for protesters, most notably in the summer of 2018.
According to experts, Iraq’s net production of Electricity (19 thousand MW) is not sufficient to meet the demand (30 thousand MW). The shortfall is addressed by importing electricity from neighboring countries.
