Kuwait supplies fuel to inactive power stations in Iraq

20/07/2018

BAGHDAD-- The State of Kuwait will provide fuel to out of service power stations in Iraq, the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said Friday.

A ministerial statement said that the leadership of Kuwait issued orders to the Kuwaiti Oil Ministry to supply fuel to the power stations in Iraq.

It added that a Kuwaiti tanker -- filled with 30,000 cubic meters of fuel -- would arrive Saturday in the port of Basra, indicating that the process will repeat in the forthcoming days.

Iraq is witnessing a severe shortage of energy supplies, which are much needed in the advent of the summer season's heatwaves.

The lack of public services and electricity had resulted in mass protests throughout southern Iraqi cities. Protestors are demanding better services and more job opportunities.