Iraq officially acknowledges the suspension of power lines to Iran due to US sanctions.
Iraq officially acknowledges the suspension of power lines to Iran due to US sanctions.
2025-05-03
The Prime Minister’s advisor for electricity affairs, Adel Karim, confirmed on Friday that the government has developed multiple plans to address any potential shortage of Iranian gas. He also noted that electricity lines with Jordan and Turkey are currently operating, and progress has been made in connecting them to neighboring countries.
Karim told the official agency that “the government is making great efforts to secure electricity during the coming summer, amid concerns about a shortage of gas supplies and its impact on energy production.” He noted that “Iranian gas is still available, and we expect its flow to continue normally in the coming period.”
He added that “the government has developed multiple plans to address any potential shortage,” noting that “among the most prominent of these plans is the construction and completion of the floating platform at Khor Al-Zubair Port, which will allow the import of approximately 400 cubic meters of gas, equivalent to more than 1,500 megawatts of electricity.”
He confirmed that “the Ministry of Oil has reached the final stages of completing the pipeline for this project,” noting that “the government has imported and stored large quantities of gas, in addition to other quantities produced by local refineries, in anticipation of any interruption or reduction in Iranian gas supplies.”
He stated that “these measures will contribute to the continuation of energy production,” noting that “there are ongoing daily negotiations with the Turkmen side regarding the gas exchange, and we have encountered some minor technical problems that we are working to overcome soon.”
He explained that “the Iranian side is committed to supplying gas to Iraq, even if there is sometimes a decrease from the agreed-upon percentage,” stressing that “Iraq hopes to return to the fixed quotas in accordance with the agreement between the two countries.”
She stated that “approximately 8,000 megawatts of Iraq’s power generation relies on gas imported from Iran,” explaining that “electricity interconnection projects with neighboring countries have achieved significant progress, as the lines with Jordan and Turkey are currently operating, and the connected capacity has been increased.”
He pointed out that “lines with Iran were temporarily suspended due to recent US sanctions,” noting that “connection with the Gulf Cooperation Council countries is nearing completion and is in its final stages, while most of the technical and commercial work with the Saudi side has been completed, and a portion of the project has been awarded to an international company.”
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