Heatwave causes outages and protests in southern Iraq
The article concerns the escalating electricity crisis in Iraq, which worsens as temperatures rise to around 50 degrees Celsius during the summer. The crisis intensifies due to a decline in energy supplies, as Iraq produces only one-third of its actual demand—roughly 60,000 megawatts—while current production reaches just 22,000 megawatts. This has led to continuous power outages ranging from several hours, forcing citizens and factory owners to rely on private generators, thereby increasing operating costs and impacting production, especially in vital sectors such as manufacturing. The parliament summoned the Minister of Electricity for questioning and acknowledged a decline in production due to fuel shortages resulting from reduced gas supplies—an issue that reflects decades of deterioration, recurring every summer with the heatwaves, causing public protests and political pressure.
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