Iranian pipeline outage underscores urgency of Iraq’s domestic gas projects
Iraqi gas imports have fallen by about 70 percent after Iran scheduled a temporary pipeline maintenance period to prioritize its own energy supply.
Workers lay a pipeline south of Mansuriya to bring natural gas from Iran into Iraq, on July 30, 2016. (ADAM AL-ATBI/Iraq Oil Report)
KHANAQIN/BASRA - Iraqi imports of gas from Iran have plummeted in recent days, causing reductions in electricity service and highlighting the country's urgent need for alternative sources of supply.
The national grid has lost 5,500 MW, according an Electricity Ministry statement, because of a stoppage in Iranian pipeline flows that is expected to last at least two weeks.
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