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Expert: poor management of the electricity sector in the Iraqi economy, causing the loss of $ 300 billion
Saturday July 18, 2015 11:24
Baghdad
revealed expert in the field of energy and Walid Khadduri, Saturday, that poor electricity sector management caused the Iraqi economy, the loss of about $ 300 billion over the past eight years, as he pointed to the possibility of dam electricity shortage since 2006 through the modern gas generators. said Khadduri in an interview with Alsumaria News , that "the economic damage resulting from a lack of electricity production was estimated at $ 40 billion annually due to non-availability of electricity to sectors of the task of the Iraqi economy, and that, according to a study of the International Energy Agency and consultants who prepared the study energy strategy for the benefit of the advisers in the Cabinet" .
Khadduri added that "the provision of electricity generators modern gas does not require more than two years, so it was possible to bridge the lack of electricity in 2006, or shortly thereafter, either by public funds or private sector and duration reasonable time", pointing out that "it means that the poor sector management electricity caused the Iraqi economy, the loss of about $ 300 billion over the past seven or eight years. " The member Najiba Economic Commission Najib demanded, in (July 13, 2015), the government prosecute officials who squandered money on electricity which is non-existent, noting that corruption and dereliction led to waste that money. and suffer all the Iraqi provinces, especially the capital Baghdad of lack of electric power and increase this case during the summer days, has prompted increasing hours programmed cutting and youth activists to organize demonstrations and to stop a protest to demand better the reality of power.
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Saturday July 18, 2015 11:24
Baghdad
revealed expert in the field of energy and Walid Khadduri, Saturday, that poor electricity sector management caused the Iraqi economy, the loss of about $ 300 billion over the past eight years, as he pointed to the possibility of dam electricity shortage since 2006 through the modern gas generators. said Khadduri in an interview with Alsumaria News , that "the economic damage resulting from a lack of electricity production was estimated at $ 40 billion annually due to non-availability of electricity to sectors of the task of the Iraqi economy, and that, according to a study of the International Energy Agency and consultants who prepared the study energy strategy for the benefit of the advisers in the Cabinet" .
Khadduri added that "the provision of electricity generators modern gas does not require more than two years, so it was possible to bridge the lack of electricity in 2006, or shortly thereafter, either by public funds or private sector and duration reasonable time", pointing out that "it means that the poor sector management electricity caused the Iraqi economy, the loss of about $ 300 billion over the past seven or eight years. " The member Najiba Economic Commission Najib demanded, in (July 13, 2015), the government prosecute officials who squandered money on electricity which is non-existent, noting that corruption and dereliction led to waste that money. and suffer all the Iraqi provinces, especially the capital Baghdad of lack of electric power and increase this case during the summer days, has prompted increasing hours programmed cutting and youth activists to organize demonstrations and to stop a protest to demand better the reality of power.
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