British News Agency

According to CCTV, a major loss of capacity occurred in the system after supplies were halted following reports that Israel struck a natural gas facility in Iran.

According to official data, the outage caused a loss of 3,100 MW in the electricity system. It was reported that many areas of Baghdad were plunged into darkness and that electricity supply dropped to as little as one hour per day.

Due to Iraq’s heavy dependence on Iranian gas for its power plants, it was emphasized that a “second disaster” is expected as summer approaches with rising demand for generator fuel.

It was stated that there is no ready alternative to Iranian gas due to geopolitical reasons and technical shortcomings such as the lack of storage facilities.