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46% of the national electricity goes to the {irregular} connection.
Iraq 05/27/2024
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, spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Musa, reported that 46 percent of the national electricity is lost as a result of “irregular” connections by the owners of private schools, hospitals, and malls. Specialists believe that the electricity problem, which has been troubling Iraqis for years; It is still ongoing and without strategic solutions to it, indicating that huge sums of money collected on electricity do not find their way into the state treasury as government revenues.
The head of the “Rasid” organization for supporting integrity, Abdul Razzaq Al-Sultani, said in an interview with “Al-Sabah”: “With regard to the mass wastage of electrical energy, there are approximately 20 percent of Iraqis who withdraw electrical energy from behind the meters in twisting and camouflaging ways, with the help of some skilled, specialized workers.” Thefts, in addition to unjustified waste and excessive use by malls, stores, government departments and institutions,” stressing that “everyone is involved in this waste, and the electricity problem continues.”
Al-Sultani proposed some solutions for the government to consider, which relate to “setting digital meters or meters that are connected to the main wires and are sealed and cannot be tampered with, and setting sensitive optical numbers for elevators and escalators that operate as people approach them, and this is the practice in all countries of the world, in addition to employing... The religious text through fatwas and religious directives prohibiting any violation of the national network.”
He added, "It is also possible to tighten oversight and impose fines on violators by an entity (other than the Ministry of Electricity) because slackness, corruption, and bribery have taken a large part on the part of many employees of this ministry, in addition to careful follow-up of this file by the regulatory agencies, because there are large amounts of money." “The collection is not recorded as government revenue.” For his part, the head of the “Osoul” Foundation for Economic Development and Sustainable Development, Khaled Al-Jabri, said in an interview with “Al-Sabah”: “Iraq has recently witnessed an increase in the conversion of lands allocated for housing into schools, hospitals, educational centers and other jobs without informing the competent authorities.” Pointing out that "this random transformation led to the creation of chaos and enormous pressure on the electricity system, which led to a complex problem that begins with the conversion of land without informing the real estate registry, the conversion of that plot into a building for non-residential purposes, and the absence of the supervisory role of municipalities in following up on functional changes to these buildings, and this situation It harmed the Iraqi economy through tax evasion and negatively affected the organization of urban planning.” He explained, “The problems resulting from the irregular connection of electricity are linked to the failure of real estate to adhere to the function for which it was built, which creates chaos in the distribution of housing and leads to fluctuation in real estate prices, which complicates urban planning and planning efforts.” He pointed out that “the evasion of real estate owners allocated for housing and converted into commercial or educational jobs without paying the taxes due on these activities, causing significant financial losses to the state.”
Al-Jabri suggested to the government, “Not to supply buildings with electrical energy except after verifying the type of land and the function of the property, and verifying the principle of energy efficiency, which will come into effect as of next July. Municipal departments must also not issue a building permit except after verifying the above-mentioned standards.” “This ensures that buildings adhere to their assigned functions and reduces tax evasion and residential chaos.”
Edited by: Muhammad Al-Ansari
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