Iraq was left in the dark due to the complete collapse of its electricity system.

Iraq was left in the dark due to the complete collapse of its electricity system.

04.03.2026 20:36

Widespread power outages occurred due to the collapse of the electricity system in all provinces of Iraq. The Ministry of Electricity has launched an investigation to determine the causes of the incident. Instead of national electricity, neighborhood generators are operating for a fee across the country.

The electricity system has completely collapsed in all provinces of Iraq. Following this development, the country has been plunged into darkness.

THE COUNTRY HAS BEEN PLUNGED INTO DARKNESS, THE REASON IS UNKNOWN

According to a statement from the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, an investigation has been launched to determine the reasons for the collapse of the electricity system that led to the outage.

GENERATORS ARE BEING USED

It has been announced that work has begun to reactivate the power plants and transmission lines that were put out of service due to the complete collapse of the system. Throughout the country, neighborhood generators are operating for a fee instead of national electricity.

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