ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iran has halted natural gas exports to Iraq, despite a sharp drop in domestic production following an attack on a field in the Kurdistan Region, the spokesperson for Iraq’s electricity ministry said on Thursday.
"Iran's gas stops completely today because there is maintenance work, and therefore we hope for the resumption of gas releases from Khor Mor gas to those stations to resume pumping power or delivering power to the system and the northern region," Ahmed Musa told Rudaw.
The Wednesday drone attack on Kurdistan Region's Khor Mor gas field "has clearly begun to affect the electricity supply to Nineveh province, as well as Kirkuk and Salahaddin, and we hope this damage will be repaired," he added.
The Kurdistan Region supplies electricity to Iraq's northern provinces.
Iraq is largely dependent on its energy imports from Iran, though the supply is irregular.
The Khor Mor attack has triggered a partial blackout across the Kurdistan Region, reducing electricity supply from 24 hours to just five in most areas.