Economic Report Reveals Challenges in Iraq's Energy Sector and Its Heavy Reliance on Imports

dijlahpoint - A specialized economic observatory revealed a recent analysis of Ministry of Electricity data, showing that the national grid still heavily relies on purchasing power from investment projects and international interconnections by up to 41 percent. The report clarified that government power plants provided only 59 percent of total production, noting a significant decline in hydroelectric generation due to the drought crisis. The report also warned of reduced thermal efficiency and the outage of some transmission lines due to delayed maintenance and lack of equipment.