Iran Gas Cutoff Knocks Up To 4,500 MW Off Iraq’s Power Grid

By Mansour Al-Maswari

(Al Bawaba) -- Iraq’s power sector was hit hard after Iran suspended all natural gas exports, wiping out 4,000 to 4,500 megawatts from the national grid and exposing the fragility of the country’s already overburdened electricity system.

Spokesman Ahmed Moussa said Baghdad received an official notification from Tehran citing “extraordinary circumstances,” prompting the shutdown of several gas-fired generating units and load restrictions at others. The...