Electricity

Perpetrators of attack on Iraqi power towers arrested

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – According to the Joint Operations Command, Iraqi security forces managed to prevent an attack on power towers in the country, arresting a number of perpetrators.
2021-08-21 18:41
ISIL targets several electricity towers in Kirkuk

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – In continuation of targeting power towers in various parts of Iraq, ISIL takfiri terrorists recently targeted several other towers in Kirkuk province.
2021-08-16 17:26
Iraq says water scarcity halts electricity exports from Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Iraqi Electricity Minister Adil Kareem claimed on Tues. that water scarcity in Iran has stopped electricity exports to Iraq.
2021-08-10 16:00
2 towers transmitting Iran's electricity to Iraq exploded

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – News sources reported the explosion of two electricity transmission towers from Mersad to Diyala near Lake Hamrin.
2021-07-12 13:10
Iran imports electricity from three central Asian countries

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Turkmenistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Armenia are the three countries that Iran imports electricity from, according to the spokesman for the Iranian electricity industry Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi.
2021-07-11 19:00
ISIL attempt to blow up electricity towers in Iraq failed

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Iraqi army forces thwart ISIL terrorists' attempts to blow up electricity towers in Diyala and Saladin provinces.
2021-07-11 14:00
Iraq seeking to foil terrorists' sabotage in power network

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – The Iraqi government has established an operation chamber between the security forces and the Ministry of Electricity to foil the sabotage operations of ISIL terrorists in the country's electricity network.
2021-07-05 13:38
ISIL seeking economic crisis in Iraq: MP

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – An Iraqi MP blamed ISIL for the recent attacks on the Iraqi electricity grid, noting that the terrorist group seeks to create an economic crisis in the country.
2021-07-04 18:40
3 injured, 3 power towers destroyed in ISIL attack on Mosul

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – The ISIL terrorist group attacked an Iraqi army unit southeast of Mosul, wounding three of its forces and destroying three power transmission towers in a separate operation south of the city.
2021-07-04 17:30
7 killed, 11 injured in attack on Iraqi electricity grid

TEHRAN, Jul. 04 (MNA) – The Iraqi government says at least seven people have been killed and 11 injured in attacks on the country's national electricity grid in recent days.
2021-07-04 08:43
Iraq faces widespread power outage during hot summer

TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – A massive power outage hit Iraq on Friday as temperatures reached scorching levels, affecting millions of Iraqis including in affluent areas in the capital and stirring concerns of widespread unrest.
2021-07-02 18:03
Power outage in south Iraq forces electricity min. to resign

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Media in Iraq have reported that Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush has resigned amid power shortages in the south of the country during hot summer days.
2021-06-29 22:00
Iraq to build eight nuclear power plants with Russia’s help

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – The Iraqi government plans to build eight nuclear power plants with the cooperation of Russia, costing over $40 billion, in order to overcome the challenges of electricity shortages in the country.
2021-06-19 12:53
ISIL blows up Iran’s power transmission line to Iraq: report

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – According to Iraqi media, ISIL terrorists have attacked a power transmission line from Iran to Iraq in Diyala province (eastern Iraq), casing power cut in part of the province.
2021-06-16 19:35
Iran starts importing electricity from Republic of Azerbaijan

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – Spokesperson for Iranian Electricity Industry revealed that Islamic Republic of Iran began importing electricity from the Republic of Azerbaijan on Thu. in order to reduce restrictions for supplying domestic power.
2021-06-12 12:10
Iraq plans nuclear power plants to tackle power shortage

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Iraqi officials have said that the country seeks to build eight nuclear reactors to tackle a crippling power shortage in the oil-rich economy.
2021-06-09 21:00
Iran's power export to Afghanistan disconnected: report

TEHRAN, Jun. 08 (MNA) – Afghan officials say electricity imported to the country from Iran has been cut due to an explosion in an electricity tower.
2021-06-08 12:17
Iran ready to increase gas exports to Iraq: Oil minister

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – The Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zangeneh has told a visiting Iraqi delegation led by Finance Minister Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi that Iran is ready to increase gas exports to Iraq, hoping that Iraq will settle unpaid debts soon.
2021-05-29 20:06
Iranians firms ready to provide electrical services to Iraq

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Pointing to the high capabilities and capacities of Iranian electricity companies, Spokesperson for the Iranian Electricity Industry said that these companies are ready to provide Iraq with desirable electrical services.
2021-05-03 23:00
Iraq to continue imports of Iranian gas, electricty

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – In a meeting with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran, Iraqi Energy Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush announced that his country will continue purchasing gas and electricity from Iran.
2021-05-02 15:53
Iranian, Iraqi officials discuss electricity cooperation

TEHRAN, May. 01 (MNA) – The Iranian Deputy Energy Minister has held a meeting with the Iraqi Electricity Minister in Tehran to discuss the development of relations and cooperation in the field of electricity supplies.
2021-05-01 22:00
Iraq hopes to increase gas imports from Iran

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Iraqi Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush expressed hope that his country could reach an agreement in upcoming negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran to increase gas imports.
2021-04-30 23:00
US extends Iraq's waiver to import gas, electricity from Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) – The United States has reportedly granted another waiver from sanctions to Iraq to let the Arab country import electricity and gas from neighboring Iran and pay for electricity purchases within a four-month period.
2021-03-31 18:32
Iraq hopes to import more gas from Iran: official

TEHRAN, Mar. 31 (MNA) – A spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity expressed hope that the Iranian authorities would supply the gas needed by Iraqi power plants in accordance with a previously signed agreement.
2021-03-31 01:18
Iran says 100% of villages now have access to electricity

TEHRAN, Mar. 04 (MNA) – An Iranian official on Thursday announced 100% village electrification, saying that 57,703 villages in the country with a population of 10 to 20 households have now access to electricity.
2021-03-04 20:00
Iraq's connection to PGCC's power grid discussed

TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – The Secretary-General of the PGCC and the Iraqi FM announced during a joint press conference in Baghdad that they have discussed connecting Baghdad to the Cooperation Council's electricity.
2021-02-01 22:30
US renews waiver for Iraq to import Iranian gas, electricity

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – An Iraqi official said that Washington has extended a waiver for Baghdad to resume importing Iran’s electricity and gas for three more months.
2021-01-05 16:33
Iran, Iraq confer on energy issue, bilateral coop.

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian met and held talks with Iraqi Electricity Minister Majid Mahdi Hantoush on Tuesday.
2020-12-29 11:00
Iran ranked among states with high efficiency turbine tech.

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran was ranked among countries with high efficiency turbine technology.
2020-12-02 16:11
US extends sanctions waiver Iraq to buy Iranian electricity

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – The US State Department gave a 45-day waiver extension to Iraq on November 20, allowing it to keep paying for electricity imports from Iran.
2020-11-21 10:20