Expert (time): The State guarantees the right of the consumer to the investor

Expert (time): The State guarantees the right of the consumer to the investor

– February 5, 2016

Divergent views of citizens about the privatization of electricity

Baghdad Tamara Abdul Razak

Varied views of citizens between supporters and opponents about the project and the Ministry of Electricity privatization of the electricity sector, While some felt that such a project will ensure the provision of sufficient electrical energy to consumers and that it has led to increased wages, others stressed that securing significant electrical current process should rests with the Government and the Ministry of Electricity without assigning additional burdens citizen, at the time described the project as an economist (positive progress) in the way of solving the power crisis, pointing out that the executive bodies of the HP ensures the consumer's right evacuated as companies invested in their work.

Said Jaber Ghazi (Baghdad granular), (time) yesterday that (the privatization of the electricity sector may be a positive thing if it leads to control over the distribution of power in the region referred to the invested Maani reduce losses, thereby increasing processing), adding that the ( weakness in the performance of some of the transformers and the lack of justice in the processing and other negatives back what ails the network of excesses had a negative impact on the nutrients that is damaged due to encroach upon the capacity of the load). Ahmed said Elias (Baghdad neighborhood-Obeidi) (time) yesterday (If this project leads to the full processing power cuts, we welcome it, even if we had to pay an extra amount simple).

Afterthought (but that it can not succeed if the investor does not have the maintenance and rehabilitation of some transformers and nutrients, which are consuming and futile). And he expressed Um Ahmed disaffected from the project, and she said (time) yesterday that the (citizen's patience over the past years in the hope of solving the problem of electricity surprised today a new project and promises new Where I went all that money wasted and where you go these promises?).

Stewardess (I have no doubt that this project and other projects will be a new opportunity to commit irregularities and administrative corruption and the victim Djaima is the ordinary citizen).

He seemed reticent Sameer Ahmed, said (time) yesterday (I do not know what's Agip and what comment Projects and many more rumors and became a citizen Incredible anything begrudge that deems all just a mirage).

Positive progress

For his part, stressed the economic expert, contrary goldsmith that the state is to ensure that the consumer's right evacuated if the companies invested in a project to privatize the electricity work. The jeweler said (time) yesterday that (the contract between the company and the Ministry of Electricity which is taken all the basic aspects that ensure the right of Almsthec especially breach of the company's energy-saving Awalanzhab for work).

He added that the (Investment stations by national companies is positive progress in the way of solving energy and provided necessary 24 hours even if it has reached the value of collection to 100,000 dinars a month because the regularity of processing is one of the duties of the committed and the other hand it is the duty of families or the region that fall within the area geographic investment pay its rights and are intended to collection). He stressed the jeweler on (the need to be careful investing companies to attend in the processing and enhance the capacity and efficiency of the work in order to earn the confidence of the ministry and of the Citizen).

It revealed for the Ministry of Electricity to start privatization of energy, identified as the first Zayouna district of the capital area coverage so.

The ministry said in a statement it (privatization project began distribution of the energy sector and the purpose behind it is to get rid of corruption and ensure equitable distribution between the regions and the stability of the electrical system). She added that he (was hauling a single patch for privatization included Zayouna area after it has been divided over Iraq to 180 patch), an advocate who wish to enter this sector may submit their applications to the ministry. She said (to refer all the patches, the collection will be organized and there will be an increase in electricity imports clearly reflected on the rationalization of consumption and thus the stability of the electricity system and increase the hours of processing).

Smart gauges

It referred to the (Ministry of Electricity had been confirmed in 2012 that the project of smart measures that the ministry is seeking to apply to exclude areas of the pieces programmed according to a new pricing depends on Kartat prepayment).

The Electricity Minister Qassim Fahdawi had said last week that the (privatization of the collection project requires the investor to reduce consumption by 20 percent, so that would be on the citizen to economize on energy use by 20 percent of the maximum during the summer, if the citizen's five air conditioners and snuff out one or it has a dozen lamps and switched off the two of them, so when the electricity in the whole of Iraq would be sufficient for 24 hours) ,.

Adding (admit that we did not succeed in the process of collection at the Ministry of Electricity not previously nor now, so we decided to enlist the services of jurisdiction in this area) .oroy Fahdawi that (privatization collection project will benefit the ministry, investor will receive only 12.9 percent of the levy revenues while we win 25 percent of the electricity that is currently stolen, and that the investor is obliged procuring specific sums of money from the government is not entitled to determine the amounts levied on citizen).