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Iraq’s Gas Imports from Iran to Continue: Electricity Minister
Iraq’s minister of electricity said that import of gas from Iran will remain in place as the country needs Iranian gas to generate electricity. Ziad Ali Fazel on Monday emphasized the need for importing gas from Iran. The minister went on to say that Iraqi power plants operate with gas fuel to generate about 7,000 to 8,000 megawatts of electricity. Since the previous projects related to Iraq’s oil ministry have been delayed with the aim of investing in gas projects, Iraq’s need to import gas from Iran has remained in place. Fazel pointed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) inked between Iraq and Turkmenistan ... (full story)