BAGHDAD: Iraq on Monday announced a nationwide power outage as rising temperatures pushed demand on the electricity grid to unprecedented levels. The electricity ministry said the grid suffered a “total outage” after the shutdown of two transmission lines amid a spike in consumption triggered by a “record rise in temperatures,” with the heat reaching 48-50C in Baghdad and central and southern regions.

BAGHDAD: Power has been restored in Iraq after a blackout hit central and southern regions on Monday, Adel Karim, an adviser to the prime minister, told Reuters on Tuesday. “The…

BAGHDAD: Iraq was hit by a power outage in its central and southern regions on Monday after a shutdown at a power plant in the western province of Anbar, electricity ministry…