The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has planned to raise its production capacity to 24,000 megawatts next summer.
Iraqi Electricity Minister Ziad Fadel said, in a statement to Al -Iraqiya TV today, Monday, that Iraq needs to implement correct plans to address the lack of electric energy production in Iraq and raise the hours of supply, and it is possible to achieve acceptable success in this file.
He stated that «the levels of current and imported electrical energy are about 20 thousand megawatts and we are working to raise the production capacity to 24 thousand megawatts next summer and we aspire to achieve 30 megawatts in the future to address this crisis according to realistic correct plans.
He explained that Iraq has concluded contracts with Iran, Jordan, the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the Kurdistan region to obtain production levels through the joint linking, as well as the ministry is continuing to implement its plans to raise the levels of energy production.
Fadel said: “We have to choose discreet international companies in the field of electrical energy production and distribution, and we are currently successful experiences with the American General Electric and Siemens, as they own sober equipment,” Fadel said.
The German State Council (Bondsat) decided an emergency aid package estimated at billions of gas consumers and central heating.
During an emergency session today, Monday, the Council of State abandoned the formation of a mediation committee to review the law approved by the Federal Parliament (Bundestag) last Friday, to approve the Council of State to do so.
This is the first step in a plan to reduce the effects of high gas prices on consumers, and the next step – setting a ceiling for the price of gas – will enter into force as of next March at the latest, yet the German government will expedite the matter to February next The government expects costs estimated at nine billion euros.
The law aims to help families as well as small and medium -sized companies in the face of high gas prices..
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