As the intensification of angry demonstrations in the southern provinces and central to demand the provision of electricity, coinciding with high temperatures in, reveal political leaks about the existence of a government tendency to cancel the controversial privatization project.
Iraq is suffering from a severe crisis due to the electricity crisis, despite the spending of about $ 41 billion 15 years ago, on this sector, which is one of the most corrupt and the least in fulfillment of promises to provide electricity service for 24 hours a day.
Iraq is suffering from a severe crisis due to the electricity crisis, despite the spending of about $ 41 billion 15 years ago, on this sector, which is one of the most corrupt and the least in fulfillment of promises to provide electricity service for 24 hours a day.
Sources say in an interview with the «Journal News», "There are consultations currently underway with the Ministerial Energy Committee paving the way for the abolition of the privatization project and rely on a new way to collect the wages of energy from the homes of citizens and shops."
The sources pointed out that "the ongoing demonstrations that reject the privatization decision and demand the provision of electricity prompted officials to think about decisions that will address the crisis of demonstrations and find solutions to provide electricity."
The sources pointed out that "the Ministry of Electricity will impose fines on ministries and government departments that did not pay the wages of energy consumption, as well as cutting off energy from hospitals and medical services that are not paying for wages."
According to the expert on Iraqi political and academic Iyad al-Anbar, "The crisis of electricity privatization may overshadow the political situation in Baghdad."
"The crisis of privatization of electricity confirms the inability of the government to address the file service, while trying to burden the burden of this file on the citizens in the southern provinces of Iraq not being able to make the project of privatization of electricity."
The economic analyst Laith Mohammed Rida says, "What the government is doing today is the implementation of the contract of service collection through contracting with companies specializing in this area," stressing that "the government lowered tariff rates after the protests that started with the implementation of the project."
Reza said in an interview with «Journal News», that "the Ministry of Electricity failed to implement the system of collection during the last period, and referred the matter to the competent companies."
Wasit Council Council decided to lift the system of remote fire, and the separation of Wasit thermal station for the national network of all provinces, which threatens the interruption of energy from the provinces that feed on the national network.
Deputy Speaker of the Council Turki al-Ghunaimawi said that "the Council, in light of the deterioration of the reality of electricity and in light of the failure of the central government to respond to the communications sent by, decided to activate the previous decision to raise the system of remote fire and the separation of Wasit thermal station from all provinces and turn the decision to the executive side."
For its part, the Ministry of Electricity suspended the decision of the Council of Wasit province on lifting the fire system and the separation of Wasit thermal station from the national system.
"The ministry finds a number of decisions and irresponsible statements that come out of a number of members of the provincial councils, the most recent of which was the decision of the Wasit Governorate Council, which was issued, and requires the lifting of the system of remote fire and the separation of Wasit thermal station from the national electricity system, His decision to the executive side. "
Experts believe that the cancellation of the privatization decision and the activation of the system of natural collection will provide funds directly to the revenues of the Ministry of Electricity is invested to provide energy, without the need for companies accused of theft and the use of experts in the field of electric power to end the suffering of Iraqis.
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The sources pointed out that "the ongoing demonstrations that reject the privatization decision and demand the provision of electricity prompted officials to think about decisions that will address the crisis of demonstrations and find solutions to provide electricity."
The sources pointed out that "the Ministry of Electricity will impose fines on ministries and government departments that did not pay the wages of energy consumption, as well as cutting off energy from hospitals and medical services that are not paying for wages."
According to the expert on Iraqi political and academic Iyad al-Anbar, "The crisis of electricity privatization may overshadow the political situation in Baghdad."
"The crisis of privatization of electricity confirms the inability of the government to address the file service, while trying to burden the burden of this file on the citizens in the southern provinces of Iraq not being able to make the project of privatization of electricity."
The economic analyst Laith Mohammed Rida says, "What the government is doing today is the implementation of the contract of service collection through contracting with companies specializing in this area," stressing that "the government lowered tariff rates after the protests that started with the implementation of the project."
Reza said in an interview with «Journal News», that "the Ministry of Electricity failed to implement the system of collection during the last period, and referred the matter to the competent companies."
Wasit Council Council decided to lift the system of remote fire, and the separation of Wasit thermal station for the national network of all provinces, which threatens the interruption of energy from the provinces that feed on the national network.
Deputy Speaker of the Council Turki al-Ghunaimawi said that "the Council, in light of the deterioration of the reality of electricity and in light of the failure of the central government to respond to the communications sent by, decided to activate the previous decision to raise the system of remote fire and the separation of Wasit thermal station from all provinces and turn the decision to the executive side."
For its part, the Ministry of Electricity suspended the decision of the Council of Wasit province on lifting the fire system and the separation of Wasit thermal station from the national system.
"The ministry finds a number of decisions and irresponsible statements that come out of a number of members of the provincial councils, the most recent of which was the decision of the Wasit Governorate Council, which was issued, and requires the lifting of the system of remote fire and the separation of Wasit thermal station from the national electricity system, His decision to the executive side. "
Experts believe that the cancellation of the privatization decision and the activation of the system of natural collection will provide funds directly to the revenues of the Ministry of Electricity is invested to provide energy, without the need for companies accused of theft and the use of experts in the field of electric power to end the suffering of Iraqis.
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