Fahdawi: Ministry of Electricity to the city of $ 12 billion to be repaid this year
BAGHDAD - Iraq Press - April 18: After the clamor and resentment of a large popular of approval of the Iraqi Council of Ministers new pricing for electricity processed for citizens and determine the minimum 15 thousand dinars ($ 13) a month to rise upward to reach 750 thousand dinars (650) dollars in The electricity made the symbolic wages up to two dollars and 20 dollars, said Minister of Electricity, Qassim al-Fahdawi, in a press conference held at the parliament building with a number of members of the Oil and Energy Committee, said that "the annual expenses owed by the ministry and the required repayment this year, amounting to $ 12 billion and we expect to reach $ 24 billion in 2020, with the increase in production of electric energy. "
He said the minister that the Iraqi parliament demanded hosted on the back of new rates, that "balancing the federal government alone can not afford these amounts and increase the pricing of electricity wages approved by the Cabinet was for the ministry you can bring to the development of the electrical system resources in order to sustain over today and rationalize consumption, "adding that" Iraq's production of electrical energy compared to per capita better than neighboring countries, but there are profusion of electric power, "he described. Admiral ended
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BAGHDAD - Iraq Press - April 18: After the clamor and resentment of a large popular of approval of the Iraqi Council of Ministers new pricing for electricity processed for citizens and determine the minimum 15 thousand dinars ($ 13) a month to rise upward to reach 750 thousand dinars (650) dollars in The electricity made the symbolic wages up to two dollars and 20 dollars, said Minister of Electricity, Qassim al-Fahdawi, in a press conference held at the parliament building with a number of members of the Oil and Energy Committee, said that "the annual expenses owed by the ministry and the required repayment this year, amounting to $ 12 billion and we expect to reach $ 24 billion in 2020, with the increase in production of electric energy. "
He said the minister that the Iraqi parliament demanded hosted on the back of new rates, that "balancing the federal government alone can not afford these amounts and increase the pricing of electricity wages approved by the Cabinet was for the ministry you can bring to the development of the electrical system resources in order to sustain over today and rationalize consumption, "adding that" Iraq's production of electrical energy compared to per capita better than neighboring countries, but there are profusion of electric power, "he described. Admiral ended
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