Q&A: Ali Zuhair Karim, director general for southern electricity transmission
Iraq's electricity grid is providing improving levels of service to southern provinces during high-demand summer months despite a drop in power imports from Iran.
Ali Zuhair Karim, director general for southern electricity transmission, at his office in Basra in July 2024. (ALI AL-AQILY/Iraq Oil Report)
BASRA - Summer heat in Iraq brings a season of peak electricity demand as everyone runs their air conditioners, challenging a power grid that often fails to provide consistent service even in milder months.
This summer, however, parts of Basra are receiving up to 20 hours per day of power, according to Eng. Ali Zuhair Karim, the head of electricity transmission in southern Iraq.
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