Jubouri: Minister of Electricity provides Abdul Mahdi with misleading information about energy

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[size=52]Parliament is preparing to question the electricity minister for energy degradation and financial corruption[/size]

[size=45]Baghdad / Mohammed Sabah
[size=45]The formalities of the questioning of the Minister of Electricity Loay Khatib were completed by the House of Representatives, accusing him of shortening his ministry in equipping the citizens with electricity, as well as suspicions of financial corruption, which is pursuing many of the contracts concluded during the past few days.[/size]
[size=45]The panel will determine the timing of the interrogation session over the next 20 days, days observers expect to witness angry demonstrations as a result of poor power supply and high temperatures.[/size]
[size=45]The summer season is expected to be a hot season, no less exciting and more important than the previous years that knocked down many electricity ministers because of their failure to solve the energy crisis.[/size]
[size=45]"The formal procedures for questioning the Minister of Electricity Loay Khatib have been completed and are ready after the collection of 26 signatures," says the member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, Ala Al-Mada. "There are new files and violations to be added to the file of questioning the Minister of Electricity related to waste of money."[/size]
[size=45]The Presidency of the Parliament referred requests to question six ministers in the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi to the Board of advisers a few days ago, including the file of questioning the Minister of Electricity to ascertain the constitutionality and evidence provided with them before scheduling the hearings.[/size]
[size=45]The MP pointed out that "there is a mafia of corrupt people running the Ministry of Electricity exploiting the specialty of the minister far from the competence of electricity," asserting that "this problem helped to dominate the political parties and corrupt the decision of the head of the Ministry during the past and current."[/size]
[size=45]"The volume of waste of money in the Ministry of Electricity is 60 to 70 per cent of the volume of contracts concluded by the Ministry of Electricity during the period of Istizar," Naseef said, noting that she had no precise information on the size of these contracts, Over three decades in which public money is wasted. "[/size]
[size=45]In the opinion of MP Nassif that "the reduction in the processing of energy by the Ministry of the citizen with the increasing temperatures in the coming days or lack of them in many areas in the capital Baghdad will prompt the establishment of the timing of the questioning," describing the ministry's talk about an increase in electricity production amounted to 3000 mica ".[/size]
[size=45]The Ministry of Electricity indicated in a statement last month that "the serious efforts made by its staff, has succeeded significantly and significantly increase the production of electric power throughout the country," adding that it began and will continue to equip citizens with electricity for more than (20) hours a day in Baghdad And the provinces.[/size]
[size=45]The MP commented on the coalition of state law: "According to the information available to us, the increase in production does not exceed only (1500) megawatts," noting that "the figures reported by the ministry is incorrect."[/size]
[size=45]"Questions of questioning will be complete between 15 to 20 days," a member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee said. "These questions do not exceed ten questions or questions that will be put to the minister."[/size]
[size=45]The deputy attributed the reasons for reducing the hours of processing power by the ministry to the citizen to "rampant corruption in the ministry," pointing out that "the contract with the German company Siemens will enter service within three years to develop the electrical sector."[/size]
[size=45]The Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, in the month of April to cut off electricity from the headquarters of state institutions, except the service to provide them for citizens.[/size]
[size=45]"One of the reasons why the government contracted with Siemens and the search for alternatives to buy energy from Turkey or Saudi Arabia came because of the imposition of US economic sanctions on Tehran," Nassif said. "These contracts can not be achieved in this period. Correct to address the energy crisis. "[/size]
[size=45]The Energy and Energy Committee of the (range), less than a month ago, the rates of electricity supply this summer will fall to less than 12 hours a day, warning of the collapse of the national system because of problems in the transmission and distribution lines.[/size]
[size=45]"The increase in the number of protests and demonstrations in the coming period against the Ministry of Electricity and repeat the scenario of the past years after the forecasts that indicate that the summer season will be (Lahaba) and that the preparations of the Ministry of Electricity do not fit him.[/size]
[size=45]On the other hand, a member of the parliamentary energy committee Faleh al-Khuzaie that "the next few days will intensify the intensity of protests and demonstrations and escalate because of the low rates of equipping citizens with electricity."[/size]
[size=45]Al-Khuzai added that his committee "hosted the Minister of Electricity for a period of up to five meetings, the last of which was 15 days ago. It was about finding a solution to the electricity problems," adding that "the increase achieved In the production of electric power up to 4000 megawatts.[/size]
[size=45]He pointed out that "the problem of low rates of electricity supply due to the existence of problems in the transfer process as well as the shutdown of some stations for the purpose of maintenance," stressing "the continuation of the Iranian line to provide the Iraqi side with electricity and gas."[/size]
[size=45]The Iraqi government has asked Washington to exempt it from economic sanctions on Iran until the end of summer to continue importing gas and electricity.[/size]
[size=45]The attempts of Iraqi officials came days before the United States announced the inclusion of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards on the list of terrorism, which arranges the government of Adel Abdul Mahdi, review of its economic dealings with several Iranian companies related to the Revolutionary Guard.[/size]


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