Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah chairs the second meeting of the Special Parliamentary Committee to follow up on the electricity crisis file, stressing the need to address the shortage of electrical energy and alleviate the suffering of citizens…

Today, Monday, 30/5/2022, Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Dr. Shakhwan Abdullah Ahmed chaired the second meeting of the Parliamentary Committee for the membership of representatives from the Electricity and Energy and Oil and Gas Committees to follow up on the repercussions of the electricity crisis and discussed ways to address the shortage of electric power and organize the work of private generators, The meeting was attended by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity for Transmission and Distribution Affairs, Eng. Nizar Qahtan Al-Tamimi, Mr. Hussein Talib Abboud, Director General of the Oil Products Distribution Company, And a number of other officials and cadres in the Ministries of Electricity and Oil in the Federal Government, and representatives of the Association of Private Generators in the governorates.

The Deputy Speaker of the Council stressed the need to develop realistic solutions to the issue of the shortage of electrical energy, to alleviate the suffering of citizens, fix the price of amperes, and provide fuel to private generators to provide hours of electricity supply to fill the shortage, His Sovereignty indicated that the electricity file is a great and complementary responsibility between the concerned ministries and the supporting authorities because it affects the daily life of citizens, Justice must be achieved in the distribution of electricity and the provision of energy in all governorates of Iraq.
Abdullah heard from the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity and the general directors of the Ministry of Oil the procedures and continuous efforts to solve the electricity crisis
, While representatives of the Association of Private Generators talked about their suffering and demanded to secure quotas of kerosene to provide hours of electricity supply at reasonable prices for the ampere price.

Media Office of the Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives
Monday 30 May 2022