Night demonstrations in Dhi Qar and Basra to protest power cuts

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Saw the governorates of Basra, Dhi Qar For the second week in a night demonstrations in protest against the deterioration of the reality of power, to coincide with the holy month of Ramadan and the dramatic rise in temperatures.

Correspondent (morning) in Basra, that the demonstrations night swept areas Qibla stronghold and 5-mile district of the Republic inspired Hussein, in addition to the center of the province and on the vine Ali, for the second week in a row to express their resentment of not fulfilling the Ministry of Electricity promises made to improve the reality of electricity during this summer, threatening to organize sit-ins in public places that did not meet their demands by providing electricity for 18 hours, as well as addressing the causes of Antafaúha within the prescribed hours of processing per day.

He said citizens have participated in a demonstration night launched from the market underlined down to the dwelling Governor Dr Majid Nasrway in the neighborhood of engineers in the area of ​​Qibla, the suffering from a lack of electricity supply is exacerbated in can not be borne by humans, especially in July and August from the summer of each year, as rising two temperatures to record stages, Mukden loss of confidence in the promises made by the Ministry of Electricity, especially after more than 5 years on those promises.

In terms of Hartha, north of Basra, residents continue to pretend at night a week ago, demanding the provision of electricity and hold negligent in the ministry.

The electricity minister said in a press statement during his visit to Basra earlier this year, the electricity crisis heading to the final solution, and this summer will see an improvement in the reality of power, especially after his assertion that there is an increase in quantities of electric power allocated to the province of Basra, up to 700 MW increase in the share amounting to 1,200 MW, the total energy is processed through the province this summer to nearly 2,000 megawatts

In a later development, said in a statement that the Ministry of Electricity and Electricity Minister Karim Aftan Jumaili the face of the introduction of the manufacturing plant Basra-powered (400 (kv to work, in order to decode the national grid bottlenecks in the province.

Basra's governor, Dr. Majid Nasrway confirmed in a press statement during a meeting last Wednesday with notables clans province, that the priorities of its program focused on addressing the problem of electricity and the fight against corruption and the introduction of foreign expertise to develop the province of Basra, explaining that the plan developed by the province include the formation of crisis cell to follow up on the problems of electricity and work generators eligibility and ensure the commitment of the owners work the controls assessments., and instructed setting up generators to processing areas north of Basra electricity free pending the availability in the national system, waving referral companies lagging in completing projects substations and power transmission lines to the competent courts for violating the conditions of government contracts completion of projects during the times specified.

In Dhi Qar new parents pretend night in protest against the deterioration of the reality of electric power in the province.

A reporter for the (morning), that dozens of people of the province came out yesterday Friday demonstration night in protest against the deterioration of the reality of the power supply and the acute shortage of hours of processing, expressing their anger at the continuing crisis in light of the surge in temperatures, the correspondent added that the demonstrators stressed they continue to demonstrations peaceful until they are responding to their legitimate demands to get a stable electric current.


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