US EditionIraq Loses Major Power Capacity as Iran Halts Gas After South Pars Strike
The loss of 3,100 megawatts from halted Iranian gas exports affects up to three million homes as Iraq seeks alternative fuels amid rising demand, officials said.
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Iraq’s gas imports from Iran halted due to war
Iraq's gas imports from Iran were completely halted on Wednesday, authorities said, the latest blow to the country's battered economy reeling from the impact of the Middle East war. The country has been unwillingly drawn into the conflict triggered by the US-Israel attack on its neighbour Iran on 28 February. The cutoff came as Baghdad had barely had time to celebrate a deal to export a fraction of its oil production through Turkey after disrupt…
Iran's neighbors are shocked by the strike on South Pars: Iraq is without gas, Qatar is waiting for an attack
The Israeli strike on oil and gas facilities in southern Iran, which led to a partial halt in production at the largest South Pars gas field, shocked neighboring countries. Iraq reported that the import of Iranian gas stopped.
The Iraqi Electricity Ministry said Iranian gas supplies had been halted following developments in the region. This significantly reduced supply to power plants and rendered approximately 3,100 megawatts inoperable.
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