Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi chaired, today, Saturday, an emergency meeting that included governors, and was attended by Ministers and officials, members of the crisis cell specialized in dealing with electrical energy conditions.
The meeting came out with a set of decisions, the most important of which are: the recalculation of the governorates’ shares of the electric energy produced, according to a standard that depends on: (the governorate’s population census – air temperatures – relative humidity – industrial, commercial, governmental and tourist activity – environmental impact), and in coordination with the Ministry of Electricity and the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers.
The governorates’ commitment to the quotas that are set for each of them. Police leaders and governors protect electrical installations and their workers, and allocate special detachments for that.
The Ministry of Oil providing the necessary support for fuel to the owners of private generators for the three months (July – August – September).
Increasing the share of private generators to be 40 liters of fuel per (1 KVA) during the summer period.
Urging citizens to rationalize consumption, through government media and civil society organizations.
Assuming the command of the joint operations to protect the electric power transmission towers and allocating a special force for these tasks.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency