Baghdad, The Minister of Electricity, Ziad Ali Fadel, arrived in Turkmenistan today, Tuesday, at the head of a government delegation, to complete the procedures for supplying gas to Iraq.

A statement by the Ministry of Electricity stated, “Minister of Electricity Ziad Ali Fadel arrived in Turkmenistan, heading a government delegation, to complete the procedures for supplying Turkmen gas to Iraq.”

It pointed out that “the delegation will hold meetings with energy officials in Turkmenistan, in continuation of the consultations held in Baghdad last month, which resulted in the conclusion of a memorandum of understanding between the two countries stipulating the supply of gas to Iraq through the Iranian pipeline network to reach Iraqi power stations.”

The statement added, “This visit comes in line with the adoptions of the government program aimed at its first phase, which emphasized diversifying the sources of energy supplied to Iraq, increasing the hours of electricity supply to citizens, completing gas investment projects, and completing renewable energy projects currently implemented, until reaching self-sufficiency of energy locally.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency