Exclusive: Iraq continues to import gas and electricity from Iran without interruption.
A member of the Iraqi Parliament’s Electricity Committee, Dahel Radhi, revealed on Monday that Iraq continues to import electricity and gas from Iran without interruption, despite US sanctions imposed on Tehran.
Radhi told Shafaq News Agency, “The Iraqi government is currently working to find alternatives to Iranian gas, by importing electricity from the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jordan, and other countries.”
He added, “There is a move to import gas from Qatar, in addition to the entry of foreign companies into Iraq with the aim of utilizing associated gas to generate electricity.”
The US State Department spokesman said last March that the Trump administration had ended waivers granted to Iraq to purchase electricity from Iran. Reuters quoted the spokesman as saying that Washington would not allow Tehran any form of economic or financial relief.
The head of the Iraqi parliament’s Finance Committee, Atwan al-Atwani, previously sent a letter to the US government stating that halting gas imports from Iran would cause the collapse of Iraq’s electricity grid next summer. This signaled the need to extend the exemptions granted to Iraq in this regard after they were officially suspended by the administration of US President Donald Trump.
Late last month, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani confirmed that all power plants will operate on Iraqi gas by the end of 2027.
Shafaq.com