BAGHDAD: Electricity supply returned to all Iraq’s provinces on Tuesday, a government official told AFP, expecting the grid’s full recovery within a day after a nationwide power outage.
Electricity shortages are a frequent complaint in Iraq, suffering from endemic corruption and dilapidated public infrastructure.
Most households rely on private generators, acquired to compensate for daily power cuts to public electricity.
On Monday, the electricity ministry said that “a record rise in temperatures” coupled with a surge in demand resulted in the shutdown of transmission lines, which then led to a total outage.
A senior ministry official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP on Tuesday that “since midnight, all provinces have seen the return” of power supply.
