Privatization of electricity re-mass demonstrations to the streets of Dhi Qar

Privatization of electricity re-mass demonstrations to the streets of Dhi Qar


 Dhi Qar / Hussein factor

Hundreds of demonstrators refused to Dhi Qar province, on Friday, the new pricing and privatization of the electricity sector to maintain, demanded the local government to "move away from regionalism" in the distribution of electricity within the province, and stressed continue to demonstrate until the achievement of the demands.
Fadel said Naseem Hamidi, one of the activists in the field of demonstrations in the district of al - Rifai (range), said that "hundreds of people in the districts and areas of Dhi Qar province, including Rifai spend (80 km north of Nasiriyah), demonstrated to express their rejection of the privatization project of electricity and demanded reduction in pricing current and equitable distribution in processing power and away from the regional distribution. "
He added Zergany, that " the demonstrators called for the provision of basic services and vocabulary ration and opportunities set for graduates and unemployed , " noting that " the demonstration called for political and administrative reform and the fight against corruption in the state administration, including corruption , which hit the ration."
He Zergany, that " the demonstrators waved pictures martyrs of the popular crowd and the armed forces who sacrificed their lives and Anne did not receive their rights as demonstrators demanded the rights of the martyrs, including the granting of their families cut distinct lands in recognition of their sacrifices , " asserting that " the demonstrations will continue and until the achievement of all the demands of the demonstrators."
In an unprecedented escalation in the pace of the mass movement in the province of Dhi Qar clans Bani Said in Dhi Qar province , called on all the families of the province to organize demonstrations of demands wide and called on tribal leaders to hold a conference to support the demonstrations and rallying her after he took part hundreds of members of the tribe mentioned a demonstration rally in front of municipal Council in the district Aldoaah (65 km north of Nasiriyah) to protest against the privatization of electricity demand and the provision of services and vocabulary ration.
Said Mustafa al - Saidi, one of the participants the demonstration, (range), said that "hundreds of residents demonstrated in front of Aldoaah spend the municipal council building in the courts to claim the decision to cancel the privatization of electricity and the imposition of new pricing is not commensurate with the income of the poor."
He added Saidi, that "demands included the provision of basic services to the population of the judiciary and the vocabulary ration , which was cut off for about three months and oscillated processing process over the past years", calling on the Council of Ministers and the Ministry of Electricity to "cancel the privatization and new pricing decisions and activating the role of the Ministry of Electricity and its institutions in the energy - saving electric clock for citizens. "
Saidi pointed out that " the people of Aldoaah and the families of the sons happy they decided to continue the demonstrations and transfer to the center of the province with the participation of all the clans of the province , " adding that "there are contacts and coordination between the clans of Dhi Qar , about the demonstration in front of the Court of the province to cancel the decision of privatization and the provision of services and the regularity of the ration" .
For his part , civil rights activist said in the hand Garraf Abu Ali al - Khafaji (range), " The people of hand Garraf (30 km north of Nasiriyah) decided to demonstrate as of yesterday (Friday) , the following for the days to demand the suffering from unemployment and lack of services and the deterioration of the reality of electricity rights" .
Khafaji said that " the demands of the demonstrators focused on the people 's refusal to privatize the electricity and new Tsairtha that are not commensurate with the economic situation of the population that half of the population suffers from unemployment and destitution and extreme poverty."
Participants lifted the demonstrations of the three slogans of cities demanding better services and job creation and the fight against corruption as well as the rejection of privatization , including (Vuk Daesh and affliction, went up the price of electricity) and privatization are cutting electricity for the poor to enjoy the rich) and (Taanat .. Taanat .. Antonh share of Almkhmutat) and ( the government does not serve its citizens illegitimate government (f) Where ration Dear corrupt) and (silence catalyst for the destruction of Iraq) and (our share of Hlinvtat disease and smoke Bs).
The demonstrations demands in the province of Dhi Qar starts usually every Friday in Habboubi Square Nasiriyah city center of Dhi Qar province (375 km south of Baghdad) and the participation of hundreds of people of the province, while other demonstrations scattered off in the districts and sub - districts of the governorate.
The faces of the electricity sector in the province of Dhi Qar, its city of Nasiriyah, a number of problems, most notably the frequent interruptions and fluctuating hours of processing power and aging networks and carrier lines, and exacerbate the bottlenecks in the secondary stations 132, which are not absorbed more loads.
It is noteworthy that Iraq is suffering a power shortage, if a production of energy up to 14355 MW, while the initial estimates of the need of it more than 21 thousand MW, in terms of operating hours are shrinking dramatically and sometimes up to 12 hours a day with high temperatures and increased loads on stations generation during peak times.

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