Iraq starts setting up electricity links with Saudi Arabia to combat energy shortages

Critical energy links between Iraq and Saudi Arabia will begin to be established this week, according to Iraq's News Agency.

Economy

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The New Arab Staff & Agencies

15 June, 2022

Iraq has repeatedly suffered from energy shortages [source: Getty]

Iraq's electricity ministry has begun establishing interconnection stations with Saudi Arabia and determining transmission paths, state news agency INA said on Wednesday.

Iraq suffers from an electricity shortage that worsens during the hot summer months.

The country also has electricity supply agreements with Turkey, Jordan and the Gulf states.

Iraq and Saudi Arabia have a long, complex relationship. At times, ties have soured; namely, after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. More recently, bilateral relations have improved between the two countries.

[Reuters]