Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, in an emergency meeting over the disruption of Iranian gas supplies, instructed to find alternatives, including from Turkmenistan and Qatar, Shafaq news agency reports.
A statement from al-Sudani's office said the meeting reviewed measures taken to find alternative and quick solutions to the crisis over disruptions in the supply of imported Iranian gas.
Shia al-Sudani noted that the measures taken by the government have brought electricity production to 26,000 megawatts, the highest production in the country's history.
"But the stability of this production depended on the condition of continued supply of Iranian gas...US sanctions and non-compliance with the gas fee payment mechanism agreed in 2018 led to the reduction of Iranian gas supplies by more than half, which had a negative impact on the national production system."
Iraq's power generation relies heavily on imported Iranian gas, which accounts for about 40% of its energy supply, especially during the summer months when temperatures can reach 50 degrees Celsius (122°F) and electricity consumption peaks.
Experts told Daryo that Turkmen gas may enter Iraq through intermediate Iran, which periodically declares its readiness to re-export it to new markets - on a reimbursable basis, in the amount of up to 15bn cubic metres of gas annually.
Credits: Eziz Boyarov
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