The Minister of Electricity invites the Iranian Minister of Energy and stresses the implementation of contractual obligations

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Move to Syria.

Iran offers gas to the Gulf states and confirms the continuation of negotiations with Iraq

2022.01.02 - 13:31

 

  

Baghdad - people   

Ahmad Assadzadeh, Assistant Iranian Oil Minister for International and Trade Affairs, confirmed that a delegation was recently dispatched to Syria with the aim of discussing new prospects for joint cooperation and preparing a report in this regard.  

  

 

  

In a press statement followed by "Nass" (January 2, 2022), Asadzadeh indicated that the ministry has a program for joint cooperation with Syria and "the countries of the axis of resistance."  

  

On the other hand, the official expressed Iran's readiness to fully cooperate with the countries of the region and the Arab countries bordering the Gulf, some of which "recently showed a constructive and positive approach."  

  

He added that "many of these countries need natural gas, of which Iran has good reserves in the Gulf, where it is possible through constructive cooperation to reach the implementation of good projects on a win-win basis."  

  

Regarding Iranian crude oil exports in recent months, Asadzadeh stressed that sales are witnessing a "serious movement" and that there are "new markets in the process of détente, which were previously unimaginable for marketing." As a result, the ministry was able to deliver revenues to the treasury that exceed its pledges.  

  

Regarding the export of Iranian gas to Iraq, the assistant minister indicated that there is a program underway to negotiate and extend the contract for supplying gas to "the brotherly country, which must seek to make the payments on the due date." 

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7600 megawatts of electrical energy production lost

Sunday 23 January 2022 97

 

 Baghdad: morning 

 

Yesterday, Saturday, the Ministry of Electricity announced the loss of 7,600 megawatts of power production.

A statement by the ministry stated, "The electric power system is still significantly affected by the decline in the supplied gas emissions and the reduction of its rates to (805) million cubic meters per day out of 50 million, as well as the extinguishing of the Iranian lines carrying energy to Iraq, which led to a loss of (1100). megawatts".

He added, "50 percent of the national gas has been reduced from the capacity of the Zubair fields, West Qurna/1, North and South, due to bad weather conditions, and thus the lost capacity due to low gas pressure becomes about (6500) megawatts."

He continued, "The lost capacity of Iranian lines is about (1100) megawatts, which casts a shadow over the decline in the hours of electricity supply."

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The Iraqi "Electricity" demands the "finance" to quickly pay the dues for importing Iranian gas

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 January 22 2022 10:58 PM

 

Mubasher: The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity sent a request to the Ministry of Finance to move to pay the debts owed by Iraq as import dues for Iranian gas.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Musa, told Al-Iraqiya News, and the Iraqi News Agency (INA) followed it, today, Saturday, that "today, there was a halt in 4 Iranian supply lines supplying Iraq with (1,100) megawatts of energy, and also the national gas supply was reduced by 50% due to bad conditions. Air".

He added, "Iranian gas supplies also decreased from 50 million cubic meters per day to only 8.5 million, and these combined repercussions caused load limitation and the suspension of many generating units in production plants, which negatively affected the processing hours."

And the ministry spokesman added, "The reason for stopping Iranian supply lines was justified by Tehran by delaying the payment of due financial dues. Also, Iran is going through a peak season and needs more energy, and unfortunately there are no alternatives."

Moussa called on the Ministry of Finance to pay the debts owed by Iraq due to the import of Iranian gas, because the matter had a great impact and reduced the processing hours for the citizens.

Moussa stressed that "the current government has proceeded to overcome problems and failures, and it requires time ceilings to solve them all, and has signed contracts to provide alternative energy through solar energy, and this needs time."

He pointed out that "Iraq not only has gas-powered stations, but there are also steam and thermal stations, and now the preparation of the southern governorates is stable, and the crisis is currently in the central and middle Euphrates governorates."

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An urgent meeting for electricity regarding the repercussions of the decline in imported and national gas

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{Local: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Electricity announced, on Saturday, that an urgent meeting was held at the ministry's headquarters to discuss the repercussions of the decline in service supply hours in the country.

And the ministry’s media said in a statement that {Euphrates News} received a copy of it, that “an urgent meeting was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Electricity for advanced leaders and public administrations, and an open operations room for the possibility of addressing what the electrical system is going through from the repercussions of the decline of the supplied and national gas, which led to a decline in processing hours.” .

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**Al-Kazemi directs three decisions to confront the electricity crisis and blames dependence on Iranian gas**

2022-01-23 10:20
Shafaq News/ Today, Sunday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi chaired an emergency meeting that included the ministers of oil, finance and electricity and a number of officials, to discuss the electric power crisis that the country is currently witnessing.

According to a statement by Al-Kazemi's office, the crisis is due to the increased loads on the electrical network as a result of the severe cold wave, and due to the lack of imported gas from the Iranian side.

Al-Kazemi stressed that the previous governments did not diversify the sources of gas import and adopted one source, which led to a deterioration in the production of electrical energy in the event of a shortage or halt in gas imports, while the current government sought to sign several giant contracts to invest gas in various oil fields for the purpose of developing a final and national solution. to this problem over the next few years.

The statement added, "To make the current situation critical, the Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Oil to take several measures that would contribute to providing electricity to citizens and compensating for the shortfall in energy production, as he directed the following:

1- Increasing the share of private generators from gas oil fuel in areas experiencing multiple power outages.

2- Follow-up to ensure the distribution of the prescribed quotas for citizens of white oil and the provision of additional quantities at the outlets.

3- Providing liquid fuels for electric power production stations to compensate for the shortfall in gas imports from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
https://shafaq.com/ar/اقتصـاد/الكاظمي-يوجه-بثلاثة-قرارات-لمواجهة-ازمة-الكهربا

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**Al-Kazemi directs three decisions to confront the electricity crisis and blames dependence on Iranian gas**

2022-01-23 10:20
Shafaq News/ Today, Sunday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi chaired an emergency meeting that included the ministers of oil, finance and electricity and a number of officials, to discuss the electric power crisis that the country is currently witnessing.

According to a statement by Al-Kazemi's office, the crisis is due to the increased loads on the electrical network as a result of the severe cold wave, and due to the lack of imported gas from the Iranian side.

Al-Kazemi stressed that the previous governments did not diversify the sources of gas import and adopted one source, which led to a deterioration in the production of electrical energy in the event of a shortage or halt in gas imports, while the current government sought to sign several giant contracts to invest gas in various oil fields for the purpose of developing a final and national solution. to this problem over the next few years.

The statement added, "To make the current situation critical, the Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Oil to take several measures that would contribute to providing electricity to citizens and compensating for the shortfall in energy production, as he directed the following:

1- Increasing the share of private generators from gas oil fuel in areas experiencing multiple power outages.

2- Follow-up to ensure the distribution of the prescribed quotas for citizens of white oil and the provision of additional quantities at the outlets.

3- Providing liquid fuels for electric power production stations to compensate for the shortfall in gas imports from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
https://shafaq.com/ar/اقتصـاد/الكاظمي-يوجه-بثلاثة-قرارات-لمواجهة-ازمة-الكهربا

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Al-Kazemi directs to address the electricity shortage crisis

Monday 24 January 2022 81

 

 Baghdad: morning

 

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi directed the Ministry of Oil to take several measures that would contribute to providing electricity to citizens and compensating for the shortfall in energy production. 

Al-Kazemi said, while presiding over an emergency meeting to discuss the electricity crisis that the country is currently witnessing, that "the current government sought to sign several giant contracts to invest gas in various oil fields for the purpose of developing a final and national solution to this problem during the next few years." He directed to "increase the share of private generators of gas oil fuel in areas that witness multiple power outages, and follow-up to ensure the distribution of the prescribed quotas for citizens of white oil and the provision of additional quantities at outlets."

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Electricity reveals the outcomes of its meeting on the repercussions of the gas recession

•  Time: 01/23/2022 19:14:25
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{Economic: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Electricity revealed, on Sunday, the outcomes of its meeting on the repercussions of the decline in imported and national gas.

 

The ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Al-Abadi, told Al-Furat News: "The outputs of the operations room yesterday in addressing the repercussions that the energy system is going through, from the decline of Iranian gas, the extinguishing of Iranian lines and the reduction of national gas due to bad weather."
 He added, "The possibility of operating some of our stations on alternatives was discussed in coordination with the Ministry of Oil."
Al-Abadi indicated that "the ministry was able today to operate two units at the Basmaya station on the Caswell and another station on jet fuel, which are alternatives to gas."
 Today, Sunday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi chaired an emergency meeting that included the ministers of oil, finance, electricity and a number of officials, devoted to discussing the electric power crisis that the country is currently witnessing; Because of the increased loads on the electrical network as a result of the severe cold wave, and the lack of imported gas from the Iranian side.
Al-Kazemi said:
1- Increasing the share of private generators from gas oil fuel in areas experiencing multiple power outages.
2- Follow-up to ensure the distribution of the prescribed quotas for citizens of white oil and the provision of additional quantities at the outlets.
3- Providing liquid fuels for electric power production stations to compensate for the shortfall in gas imports from the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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An expert in energy affairs: Electricity solutions are patchy and the few hours of preparation are due to the wrong policy

•  Time: 01/23/2022 21:02:33
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{Economic: Al Furat News} The expert in energy affairs, Ahmed Saddam, on Sunday described the solutions of the Ministry of Electricity as "prosthetics", while the wrong policies carried a lack of processing hours.

 

Saddam told Euphrates News: "The lack of hours of supplying electricity to citizens with bad weather is a known result of economic policies. There is a great delay in the investment process in the energy and natural gas sector, in light of the presence of approximately 52 power plants, 34 of which operate on gas."
He added, "Electricity has become a variable that is dependent on the policies of countries, including Iran, which is currently suffering as a result of bad weather. The demand for natural gas has increased due to the high demand for electric power. Therefore, Iraq has been greatly affected."
Saddam added, "These are the results of wrong policies over the years, and there is a contract with Iran of 50 million cubic meters, which was reduced to 8 million cubic meters per day, and this is not enough. Bad weather also affected the decrease in the production of the northern and southern Zubair energy fields by 50 percent."
He described the government's solutions as "patchwork", explaining, "Iraq is an oil country and occupies the third place in the world in oil reserves and possesses human resources and expertise, and what it lacks in the energy sector investment policy."
Saddam pointed to "a great waste of resources estimated at 80 billion dollars, and globally, each billion of them achieves 1,000 megawatts, in addition to the mechanism of investing allocations for the electricity sector and a deterioration in the infrastructure, distribution and production."
And he indicated that "the funds allocated to the Ministry of Electricity were very sufficient in accordance with international standards. Wrong politics and financial corruption are the main cause of the energy crisis in the country."
 Today, Sunday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi chaired an emergency meeting that included the ministers of oil, finance, electricity and a number of officials, devoted to discussing the electric power crisis that the country is currently witnessing; Because of the increased loads on the electrical network as a result of the severe cold wave, and the lack of imported gas from the Iranian side.
Al- Kazemi directed:
1- Increasing the share of private generators from gas oil fuel in areas that witness multiple power outages.
2- Follow-up to ensure the distribution of the prescribed quotas for citizens of white oil and the provision of additional quantities at the outlets.
3- Providing liquid fuels for electric power production stations to compensate for the shortfall in gas imports from the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Fars Agency: Iraq must pay its debts to Iran, which amount to billions of dollars

 

 2022-01-25 06:42

 

Shafaq News/ The semi-official Iranian "Fars" news agency reported, on Tuesday, that Iraq "must" pay its debts to Iran, which amount to billions of dollars for importing gas that feeds power stations.

 

The agency said in a report, seen by Shafak News, that the electricity and gas crisis has again ravaged Iraq, at a time when temperatures in most of the Iraqi governorates have reached below zero.

 

In its report, the agency quoted a spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, asking the Ministry of Finance to pay the debts owed to Iran for importing gas, noting that the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity attributed the reason for the return of the crisis to the interruption of the transmission lines of electric power, which caused the loss of one thousand and one hundred megawatts of energy. electrical.

 

The agency noted that Iraq relies solely on Iran to import 1,200 megawatts of electricity, as well as import gas to operate power stations, during the past years.

 

Fares quoted a spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Energy, Ahmed al-Abadi, as saying that the reason for stopping Iranian electricity supplies is Iraq's delay in repaying Iran's debts.

 

For his part, "Diaa Al-Mohsen", a member of the Iraqi Council of Experts, blamed the previous Iraqi governments for not finding an alternative to Iranian gas, saying: There is no good Iraqi negotiator to negotiate with Iran, not only in the field of electricity, but in all files, according to "Fares".

 

The Iranian Agency concluded its report by saying that Iraq must pay its debts to Iran, which amount to billions of dollars, and despite Iranian officials' follow-up to the issue and their repeated visits to Baghdad, the bulk of these debts have not been paid so far.

 

Earlier today, a spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Al-Abadi, revealed to Shafaq News Agency, that there are negotiations with the Iranian side in order to re-launch gas supplied to Iraqi electrical stations.

 

Iraq has been suffering from a chronic electricity shortage crisis for decades as a result of the siege and successive wars. The population has been protesting for many years against the frequent power cuts, especially in the summer, when temperatures sometimes reach 50 degrees Celsius, in addition to the winter season, when temperatures drop below zero degrees Celsius.

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Iran: Iraq must pay gas money to resume its exports

 

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energy On Tuesday, the semi-official Iranian news agency "Fars" reported that Iraq "must" pay its debts to Iran, which amount to billions of dollars for importing gas that feeds power stations . And the agency said in a report, that the electricity and gas crisis returned to ravage Iraq again, at a time when temperatures in most of the Iraqi governorates reached below zero . In its report, the agency quoted a spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, asking the Ministry of Finance to pay the debts owed to Iran for importing gas, noting that the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity attributed the reason for the return of the crisis to the interruption of the transmission lines of electric power, which caused the loss of one thousand and one hundred megawatts of energy. electrical . The agency noted that Iraq relies solely on Iran to import 1,200 megawatts of electricity, as well as import gas to operate power stations, during the past years . Fares quoted a spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Energy, Ahmed al-Abadi, as saying that the reason for stopping Iranian electricity supplies is Iraq's delay in repaying Iran's debts . For his part, "Diaa Al-Mohsen", a member of the Iraqi Council of Experts, held the previous Iraqi governments responsible for not finding an alternative to Iranian gas, saying: There is no good Iraqi negotiator to negotiate with Iran, not only in the field of electricity, but in all files, according to "Fares ." The Iranian Agency concluded its report by saying that Iraq must pay its debts to Iran, which amount to billions of dollars, and despite Iranian officials' follow-up to the issue and their repeated visits to Baghdad, the bulk of these debts have not been paid so far . And earlier today, the spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Al-Abadi, revealed to Shafaq News Agency, that there are negotiations with the Iranian side in order to resume the release of gas supplied to Iraqi electrical stations . Iraq has been suffering from a chronic electricity shortage crisis for decades as a result of the siege and successive wars. The population has been protesting for many years against the frequent power cuts, especially in the summer, when temperatures sometimes reach 50 degrees Celsius, in addition to the winter season, when temperatures drop below zero degrees Celsius .

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Al-Maliki's coalition: Al-Kazemi must pay Iran's debts before going to Jordan and Saudi Arabia!!

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 Baghdad / Iraq News Network - A member of the State of Law coalition, Wael Al-Rikabi, confirmed, on Sunday, that the caretaker government does not have the right to contract and conclude any agreements and deals in the electrical or oil field, while noting that Al-Kazemi’s government must pay debts to Iran to continue energy supplies instead of heading towards Saudi Arabia and contracting with it under American pressure. Al-Rikabi said in a press interview, “The caretaker government, according to the constitutional instructions, has no right to conclude agreements, especially with regard to connecting the electricity of Iraq and Saudi Arabia and trying to extend the Aqaba oil pipeline to Egypt and Jordan.” He added, “The matter of these contracts and agreements is subject to due to political dictates, especially after the Iraqi government’s non-payment of debts owed to the Islamic Republic of Iran for the continuation of energy supplies.” Iraqi society.Al-Rikabi explained, "There is a clear defect in the performance of the Iraqi government, which is supposed not to turn to any country such as Saudi Arabia, as far as it takes the real decision for the real advancement of the electrical system by contracting with the German company Siemens," stressing that "these failed contracts demonstrate the strength of American pressure. The Iraqi government and its policy should not do the construction of the electrical system so that Iraq remains a non-industrial and unstable country in all important aspects.” And a member of the State of Law coalition concluded by saying, “In addition to American pressure, there is evidence of great corruption in the electrical file, and the whole issue is political.” And it has no real dimension to serve the interests of Iraq.”

[JonnyV]

Maliki is such a trader putting Iran before Iraq.  

[nannab]

What a piece of work. They are just mad because Kazemi's care taker government

has done more for the country and it's people than Malarki and crew did in two terms.

 

[horsesoldier]

Ole Tater is an Iranian Tool. Always in the news AND LYING HIS AZZ off at every turn.

Maybe someday they’ll put him down: all the while he’s on the loose, he’ll continue to adisrupt Iraq’s bid for better tomorrows.

This guy has to be the most hated man in Iraq. He’s got the blood of countless thousands of people on his hands...and that’s just for starters.

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US report: Iraq is heading towards the Gulf to break Iran's monopoly on electricity

 

 2022-02-09 15:07

 

Shafaq News/ The US "Al-Monitor" website dealt with the complexities of the issue of energy and electricity sources in Iraq, and concluded that what Iraq is facing through the decrease in electricity supplies from Iran, may push Baghdad, despite the difficulties and challenges, to try to make plans to connect the country with the Gulf, electrically successful. 

 

At the outset, the American report, translated by Shafak News Agency, stated that the Iraqi government signed a memorandum of understanding on January 25, aimed at linking its electrical network with the Saudi network, which is an end to the monopoly on energy supplies from Iran.

 

The report indicated that Iraq relies heavily at the present time on Iran to obtain electricity and fuel for its power stations, adding that Iran has recently been unable to secure the quantities agreed upon between the two parties. 

 

He pointed out that Iran was scheduled to export between 35 and 50 million cubic meters of gas, but it has only provided 8 million at the moment, while the 1500 megawatts of electricity specified for export to Iraq fell to 200 megawatts recently, which is What caused a major power outage for Iraqi consumers. 

 

The report explained that the majority of power plants in Iraq use gas generators, and for this, the deduction of gas quantities, affects electricity as well.

 

He continued, "Iraq was seeking to find alternatives through the Gulf or Jordan and Egypt, but none of that has been completed." 

 

During the Iraqi-Saudi Trade Forum in Riyadh last January 24, the Secretary of the Iraqi Council of Ministers, Hamid Al-Ghazi, said that "the two countries are working on many issues, including linking electricity networks and developing industrial cities." 

 

The report pointed out that these statements came hours after the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi announced that the previous Iraqi governments are responsible for the electricity crises in the country. 

 

The report continued that the following day, Iraqi and Saudi officials were able to agree on a memorandum stipulating the interconnection of the two electricity networks in the two countries, signed by the Saudi Minister of Energy, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, and Al-Ghazi by the Iraqi side, accompanied by the Iraqi Ministers of Oil and Electricity Ihsan Abdel Jabbar and Adel Karim.

 

According to bin Salman, the memorandum is in line with the Kingdom's vision for 2030, while Iraqi Minister Adel Karim said that connecting the network will be completed within two years.

 

The report added that the Saudi-Iraqi move sparked severe criticism, as one of the leaders of the Al-Fateh coalition, Uday Al-Khadran, described this link as a waste of Iraqi money, not economically feasible and politically harmful, adding that the project will provide Iraq with 500 megawatts of electricity, which is not even enough for Baghdad itself. powered. 

 

 

 

Iraqi MP Ali Shaddad criticized even before signing the Saudi-Iraqi memorandum, calling on the Iraqi government to "disclose the details of the electricity connection contract between Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and also disclose the agreements previously signed in the field of energy with the Gulf states, Turkey and even Jordan." 

 

For his part, Representative Faleh Al-Khazali spoke about having evidence of the government’s failure to manage the electricity file, noting that the price of electricity from Saudi Arabia will range between 8.8 and 11.8 cents per kilowatt-hour, which is much more than the four cents that Iran provides at the present time to Iraq. . 

 

After the report pointed out that most of the criticism is issued by forces close to Iran, he mentioned reports that last May indicated an attempt by Iran to prevent Iraq from electrically connecting to the Gulf, and that "Sky News" channel talked about Iranian officials who offered to sell electricity at a price Reduced to Iraq with the aim of stopping the Iraqi link project with the Gulf. 

 

He added that Iraq resorted to neighboring countries because of the frequent interruptions in electricity and gas exports from Iran, noting that on August 10 last, Iran completely cut off electricity exports to Iraq due to the high temperature at the time. 

 

 A month earlier, the Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Majid Hantoush, submitted his resignation due to another halt in Iran's electricity exports, resulting from Baghdad's inability to transfer funds to Iran. 

 

The report quoted the former Secretary-General of the Iranian-Iraqi Joint Chamber of Commerce, Mahdi Moghadam, an energy economist, as saying that Iraq, like other countries, prefers to buy energy sources from several different vendors, due to the severe sanctions imposed on Tehran.

 

The report concluded by noting that linking the Iraqi network to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not an easy matter, as there are currently no transmission lines between the two countries, and according to the energy expert Bilal Al Khalifa, Iraq is obliged to pay a lot of money in order to extend these lines. 

 

In addition, the lines of this network must pass through uninhabited lands, which makes it vulnerable to terrorist attacks, and the length of the transmission lines also causes the loss and loss of a lot of energy transferred to Iraq. 

 

The report added that Iraq is also looking for other options, such as importing gas from Qatar to feed its own power plants, or reaching a tripartite arrangement, with Turkmenistan and Iran.

 

The US report concluded by saying that the electricity problem in Iraq is likely to continue as long as it does not have a comprehensive plan to boost production or to develop the network, which wastes up to 35% of the electricity.

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Iran reassures Iraq about the electricity and water files: We will increase the rate of gas supply in the summer

 

 2022-02-11 08:36

 

Shafaq News/ The Iranian ambassador in Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, said on Friday that his country will continue to supply Iraq with electricity and gas for power stations, in addition to working to reach a joint agreement on the water file between the two countries.

This came in his speech during a ceremony held by the embassy today in Baghdad on the occasion of the forty-third anniversary of the Iranian revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic, in the presence of Iraqi politicians and diplomatic missions of some countries.

"Today, Iraq is being equipped with 1,200 megawatts of electricity" by Iran, Masjedi said during his speech during the ceremony, which was attended by Shafak News Agency correspondent.

With regard to the export of gas from Iran to Iraq, the ambassador said that "the export process did not stop for one day," adding, "In the summer, when the demand for gas rises, we increase the supply."

Regarding the water file, the ambassador indicated that "cooperation will take place in the field of water, and the delegations of the two countries should sit down and reach an understanding on this matter."

Masjedi addressed the audience, saying, "Be confident that the Iranian government will do its utmost to cooperate with the Iraqi government and people."

As for the facilities provided in the field of passenger movement between the two countries, the Iranian ambassador said, "Today, any Iraqi can travel to Iran by air without obtaining a visa to enter."

He added that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi promised him to cancel the entry visa for Iranian travelers during the month of Sha'ban, stressing the need to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.

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Always Procrastination 

 

Iran reassures Iraq about the electricity and water files: We will increase the rate of gas supply in the summer

 

 2022-02-11 08:36

 

Shafaq News/ The Iranian ambassador in Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, said on Friday that his country will continue to supply Iraq with electricity and gas for power stations, in addition to working to reach a joint agreement on the water file between the two countries.

This came in his speech during a ceremony held by the embassy today in Baghdad on the occasion of the forty-third anniversary of the Iranian revolution and the establishment of the Islamic Republic, in the presence of Iraqi politicians and diplomatic missions of some countries.

"Today, Iraq is being equipped with 1,200 megawatts of electricity" by Iran, Masjedi said during his speech during the ceremony, which was attended by Shafak News Agency correspondent.

With regard to the export of gas from Iran to Iraq, the ambassador said that "the export process did not stop for one day," adding, "In the summer, when the demand for gas rises, we increase the supply."

Regarding the water file, the ambassador indicated that "cooperation will take place in the field of water, and the delegations of the two countries should sit down and reach an understanding on this matter."

Masjedi addressed the audience, saying, "Be confident that the Iranian government will do its utmost to cooperate with the Iraqi government and people."

As for the facilities provided in the field of passenger movement between the two countries, the Iranian ambassador said, "Today, any Iraqi can travel to Iran by air without obtaining a visa to enter."

He added that Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi promised him to cancel the entry visa for Iranian travelers during the month of Sha'ban, stressing the need to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries.

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Iran's gas debt owed $1.6 billion by Iraq

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A power plant in Nasiriyah on January 20, 2022 - Photo by France 24

 

 

ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - Iraq's Acting Minister of Electricity, Adel Karim, announced that his country owes Iran more than 1.6 billion dollars as a result of buying gas, and called on Washington to allow cash payments despite the sanctions targeting Tehran.

Baghdad turned to its neighbor, which supplies it with a third of its gas and electricity consumption, to face the energy shortage that the country has been suffering from for decades.

But because of the sanctions imposed by the administration of former US President Donald Trump on Tehran, Baghdad cannot pay in cash and Iran must use the money to buy goods from the agri-food or pharmaceutical sectors.

In an interview on Wednesday evening on state television, the minister indicated that the debts owed to Iran amounted to "1.692 billion dollars," noting that it "accumulated for the year 2020 (...) due to sanctions."

The official admitted that "these amounts are withheld by the Trade Bank of Iraq and are not paid to the Iranian government."

He explained that "with these amounts, (Iran) must buy food products or medicines, and this requires long approvals from the US government or other parties before being able to buy."

He added, "If the US government allows us to import gas, it should allow us to pay the money," noting that Tehran "needs very large investments to rehabilitate the infrastructure in the gas sector."

In an attempt to pressure oil-rich Iraq to pay its dues, Iran has repeatedly cut off gas and electricity supplies to Baghdad, which suffers daily blackouts that worsen during the summer.

Referring to the terms of the contract concluded with Tehran in this regard, the Iraqi official considered that some of the clauses are "not in the interest of the Iraqi government."

He explained, "I imagine that the contract was concluded quickly," expressing his regret that the contract does not include any texts obligating Iran to supply gas, nor "sanctions" in the event of an interruption and "when they need gas (in Iran) gas is cut off from us."

Referring to "ongoing negotiations" regarding this file, the official announced a visit "in the coming days" that an Iraqi delegation would conduct to Iran.

[yota691]

What about importing Qatari gas?

A high-ranking Iraqi delegation to Iran to discuss the files of the decline in the flow of gas and the payment of debts

2022.02.13 - 19:18

 

 

  

Baghdad - people  

The Ministry of Electricity confirmed, on Sunday, that a high-ranking delegation will visit Iran to discuss the files of the decline in the flow of Iranian gas and the payment of debts, while noting that importing it from Qatar needs a period of between one and a year and a half.  

  

 

  

Ministry spokesman Ahmed Moussa said in a statement to the official agency, followed by "Nas" (February 13, 2022), that "there are government contracts signed with the Iranian side, as the actual supply of gas at this time is eight million cubic meters," noting that The supply has receded by about 40 million cubic metres.  

He added, "We have a high-level delegation that will go to the Islamic Republic of Iran to discuss the issue of gas recession, especially after the cabinet's decision to schedule debts payable to the Iranian side," noting that "there are one billion six hundred and ninety-two million dollars in gas dues for previous years."  

And he added, "The delegation will go to Iran to schedule it after the cabinet's decision to pay equal amounts within three years," explaining that "the delegation will discuss resuming gas emissions, because the need is still ruling to maintain work at production stations."  

He stressed, "There were four Iranian lines, Mirzad - Diyala, Mirzad - Khanaqin, Basra - Khorram Shahr, and Amara - Karkha, as these lines were transmitting about 1200 megawatts, but they stopped completely in the summer of last year," explaining that "until a short period of time." The supply in these lines has become only 500 megawatts, in the lines of Mirza - Diyala, and Mirza - Khanaqin, while the remaining two lines are still suspended."  

He stressed that "Iran will continue to supply the Ministry of Electricity with gas, and we hope that it will understand the need of Iraq, which is working on a fuel plan, but it is now incomplete."  

Regarding Qatari gas, Moussa said that "our negotiations with the Qatari side to fill the shortage of supplied gas are still early, and it may take a year or fifteen months before supplying it to fill the shortage of supplied gas," noting that "the need for Iranian gas continues."  

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Electricity: 3 Iraqi delegations to Iran soon regarding gas and electricity

2022.03.03 - 22:10

 

  

Baghdad - people  

On Thursday, the Ministry of Electricity talked about an upcoming visit of an Iraqi delegation, comprising three ministers and officials, to Iran, with the aim of restoring gas flows and supporting the national grid with additional quantities of energy.  

  

 

  

  

The spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Moussa, said in an interview with the official channel, which was followed by “Nas” (March 3, 2022), that “under the government support provided by the Prime Minister, an early plan has been prepared since the end of last year to improve the hours of processing and we are counting on the entry of new generating stations with Completion of periodic maintenance and also we have introduced strategic lines linking the governorates.  

  

He added, "There are transformative and secondary stations, distribution bottlenecks have been removed and nutrients have been increased, and all of these we expect through them an increase in processing hours next summer with the availability of the required requirements as well."  

  

Regarding these requirements, Moussa explained that "the matter is conditional on financial allocations to support the distribution sector and provide financial liquidity for the benefit of the Ministry of Electricity for the rest of the sectors, as well as the success of the fuel plan, and this is supposed to be available before the summer and from now."  

  

He pointed out that "there are lines in which the completion rate has reached 87% and need more funds to be completed before summer, as well as addressing the issue of slum areas adjacent to the networks, which constitute additional loads."  

  

He stressed that "the Minister of Electricity in charge, Adel Karim, informed the cabinet of the necessity of providing funds from now in preparation for the summer season and to achieve the goal of improving processing hours."  

  

  

Regarding Iranian gas flows, he said, "The decline in flows is still continuing, and it is assumed that Iran will supply Iraq daily with no less than 45 million cubic meters, and the supply is still only about 8 million, and we have the possibility to add 8000 megawatts to the national grid, but provided that fuel supplies are available." .  

  

He revealed that "high-level Iraqi delegations will visit Iran represented by the Ministers of Electricity, Finance and Oil and the Director General of the Iraqi Trade Bank, with the aim of finding solutions to restore the flow of gas quantities that Iraq needs."  

  

He added, "What was caused by the reduction of gas flows, we managed to deal with it according to the emergency plan, and this helped us to improve the weather, but we are facing a great challenge in the summer, and all the ingredients must be available to increase the processing hours in the peak season."  

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A high-ranking delegation from 3 ministries visits Iran

• Time : 03/03/2022 21:12:17
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{Local: Al Furat News} A government official revealed the intention of a high-ranking ministerial delegation to visit Iran.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Al-Abadi, said in a press statement this evening that "a delegation of the Ministers of Electricity, Oil and Finance and the Director of the Iraqi Trade Bank will visit Iran under the guidance of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi."
He added, "The visit will discuss the issue of debts due to the supply of Iranian gas and reach a settlement."
And the tasked with the duties of the Minister of Electricity, Adel Karim, revealed last month that Iraq owed Iran an estimated $1.7 billion in debts, following the purchase of gas, and called on Washington to allow cash payment of the sums despite the sanctions targeting Tehran.
Baghdad turned to its neighbor, which supplies it with a third of its gas and electricity consumption, to face the energy shortage that the country has been suffering from for decades.
But because of the sanctions imposed by the administration of former US President Donald Trump on Tehran, Baghdad cannot pay in cash and Iran must use the money to buy goods from the agri-food or pharmaceutical sectors.
The minister indicated, in an interview on Wednesday evening on state television, that the debts owed to Iran amounted to "1.692 billion dollars," noting that it was "accumulated for the year 2020 due to sanctions."
Karim admitted that "these amounts are withheld by the Trade Bank of Iraq and are not paid to the Iranian government."
He explained, "With these amounts, Iran has to buy food products or medicines, and this requires long approvals from the US government or other parties before being able to buy."

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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The US has granted Iraq another 120-day sanctions waiver allowing the payment of electricity imports from neighboring Iran, the US Department of State confirmed to Rudaw on Tuesday, adding that it hopes this will provide Iraq enough time to draw up plans to become less reliant on Iranian imports.

The waiver enables Iraqi payments for Iranian electricity imports, bypassing existing US sanctions on Iranian exports. An official from the US State Department responded via email to questions asked by Rudaw’s Bijar Bashqali, saying that  that the waiver ensures that energy demands in Iraq are met during the 120 days “while it takes steps to reduce its dependence on” imports from Iran.

The official also referred to the progress made regarding energy agreements during the four rounds of the Strategic Dialogue talks between the US and Iraq over the course of the past two years, with the last round taking place in July last year.  The agreements reached are aimed at reducing Iraq’s dependence on Iranian imports and making the country self-sufficient. 

The State Department added that it believes that 120 days are enough for the Iraqi government “to take meaningful action” to achieve self-sufficiency and in turn become less dependent on Iran. 

This is not the first time the US has provided waivers to Iraq since sanctions were slammed on Iran. US President Joe Biden extended the waivers in March and August last year. 

In January 2021, Washington granted a three-month extension after "long discussions," an official told AFP at the time. On March 31, the US again agreed to another four-month extension.

The recent sanctions waiver comes amid ongoing talks in the Austrian capital aimed at restoring the 2015 nuclear deal. Iran and world powers, including the US, have held talks for almost a year aimed at reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, with Iran insisting that the US must lift its crippling sanctions.

Washington does not allow Iraq to pay Iranian dues in US dollars, but western and Iraqi sources said that Iraqi officials had obtained a green light from the United States to release the money owed to Tehran through a Swiss bank account.

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The Minister of Electricity invites the Iranian Minister of Energy and stresses the implementation of contractual obligations

• Time: 04/15/2022 13:08:58
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{Local: Al Furat News} The person in charge of the duties of the Minister of Electricity, Adel Karim, directed the Iranian Minister of Energy to visit Iraq.

A statement by the ministry, which Al-Furat News received a copy of, said that Karim "received in his office at the ministry's headquarters the delegation of the Iranian Energy Company for Energy, in the presence of the Ministry's advisor, to clarify the obligations of the two parties in light of the joint framework agreements."

Karim pointed to the serious prospects of cooperation adopted by the ministry with all companies, especially with Iranian companies specialized in energy, through continuous visits to the Islamic Republic in an attempt to reach binding agreements, and knowledge of each party's obligations towards the other.

He explained in detail, "We discussed extensively with the Iranian Minister of Energy about purchasing energy, and we obtained the approval of the Council of Ministers to purchase specific energy through the carrier lines, in line with peak times where our need for energy is increasing, and it is a varying need that is subject to fluctuations in demand, but we hope to abide by the terms of the contract."

And Karim said, "We faced a significant reduction in the amount of energy received, and this prompted us to discuss our mutual commitments."

He added, "We sent invitations to the Iranian Minister of Energy to visit us, to discuss higher policies based on cooperation, and to discuss facilitating the procedures for paying dues, based on agreed numbers between the two sides, and we cooperated greatly and obtained government attention to resolve them."

The Iraqi side had adhered to the legal frameworks in its negotiations with the delegation of the Iranian company, given that the contract represents the law of the contractors, and contains in its text clauses that are binding on both parties, so the Iraqi electricity will abide by its role and requested that the company reciprocate according to what was agreed upon, according to the statement.