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Al-Sudani announces the activation of "broken" mechanisms for the development of electricity: I will follow it up personally 2023-05-03 14:13 Shafaq News/ The Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia'a Al-Sudani announced, on Wednesday, the activation of mechanisms that have been "discontinued" for years to develop the electricity sector, stressing that he will follow up on implementing them directly. Al-Sudani's media office stated in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, that the latter received today members of the Electricity and Energy Committee in the Parliament, and during the meeting, they reviewed the government plans, which center on service and investment projects approved for the development of the energy sector in Iraq. Al-Sudani indicated the importance of holding these meetings, which aim at integrating executive and parliamentary work, and reaching a common understanding of facing challenges in various sectors, especially the energy field, which is a gateway to the advancement of the economy, in all its aspects. He stressed that the government is working on crystallizing a new vision for the electricity sector, which involves developing it and adopting combined cycles with high efficiency and productivity, as part of these projects have been implemented and work is underway on the rest, in addition to activating the principle of collection that has been idle for years, provided that it is in a studied and fair manner, far from it. On suspicions of corruption that accompanied him throughout the previous period. Al-Sudani stressed the importance of strengthening the oversight role, and that he would personally follow up the reports of the Electricity and Energy Committee and its observations regarding contracts and the level of performance, stressing the lack of complacency in confronting corruption and taking swift measures in this regard. He pointed to the importance of implementing reform in the energy sector, and choosing radical solutions to intractable problems, including the government's approach to investing in associated gas and stopping its waste, as well as addressing obstacles related to some contracts concluded related to solar energy and preparing lands allocated for these projects.