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A photograph shows the Al-Zubaidiya power station near the city of Kut in southern Iraq on April 14, 2026. (AFP)

How decades of instability, dependence on Iranian gas hollowed out Iraq’s power sector

  • Iraq faces another punishing summer of outages after war damage prompts Iran to halt gas supplies
  • Experts say electricity crisis and reliance on foreign supplies extend beyond any single disruption or season
By ANAN TELLO ·