1. Iraq’s Power Sector: Problems and Prospects
- Author:
- Sujata Ashwarya
- Publication Date:
- 01-2020
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Georgetown University Press
- Abstract:
- Despite substantial efforts and investments in rebuilding Iraq’s infrastructure since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in 2003, the country is still struggling to deliver on public services. Years of destruction in conflict, as well as alleged mismanagement and neglect, have taken a heavy toll on the country’s power infrastructure. Severe power cuts and rolling blackouts are endemic in Iraq today. Between 2014 and 2018, Islamic State terrorism inflicted billions of dollars in damage on the already dilapidated electricity infrastructure, causing a cumulative potential and actual loss of a whopping 7GW in generation and transmission capacities.
- Topic:
- Economics, Energy Policy, Infrastructure, Business, Conflict, Services, and Electricity
- Political Geography:
- Iraq, Iran, and Middle East