29/07/2012Iraqi parliament to vote tomorrow on a resolution privatization of electricity
Baghdad, The Committee on Oil and Energy Parliament that the House of Representatives will vote in its day on Monday the decision to include the privatization of the electricity sector in the country after the disbursement of more than $ 27 billion without ending the crisis.
Iraq has suffered from a severe shortage of electric power, and continues to the national grid is unable to provide electricity supply for more than a few hours a day.
Spent and Iraq since 2003 until in 2011 the amount of $ 27 billion for electricity, an amount he could, according to statements made by experts in the European countries to establish an integrated network of electric power from Iraq may be an exporter of energy.
A member of the Committee, Uday Awad, told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "the House of Representatives will vote at its meeting on Monday the decision to include the privatization of the electric power sector in the country."
The Awad, a deputy from the Sadrists that "the vote on the privatization of electric power decision comes after the failure of the Ministry of Electricity to solve the problem."
The frequent interruptions in power at the top complaints of the population, especially in summer when the temperature exceeds 50 degrees Celsius.
The parliamentary investigative committee on the production of electric power may have read earlier in the report which was commissioned by one of the sessions in the past, and held the report is the responsibility of the low energy officials in the Ministry of Electricity.
The report included a recommendation of dismissal of the Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Hussain al-Shahristani from office and a number of staff on the background of corrupt files.
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