UPDATE: Power cuts in Basra over unpaid bills
Turkish company shuts down floating power stations in a second attempt to recoup $85 million in debts.
One of the electricity barges owned by Karadeniz Holdings, which is supplying power to Basra. (Source: Karadeniz Holdings)
UPDATE: The power barges resumed operation Wednesday “because the Electricity Ministry made promises to pay off the debts,” according to Alaa al-Mousawi, the spokesperson for the Basra Electricity Production Department. Current power supply in Basra is 22 to 24 hours per day, he said, though repairs to the Najibiya power station will take another 48 hours.
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