Iraq Approves LPG Supplies to Kurdistan Region Until Khor Mor Production Resumes

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has approved the provision of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to residents of the Kurdistan Region until production at the Khor Mor gas field returns to normal, following a request from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Natural Resources.

In a statement released on Monday, the KRG Ministry of Natural Resources announced that the Iraqi prime minister had directed the federal Ministry of Oil to ensure sufficient quantities of LPG were supplied to the Kurdistan Region throughout the disruption.

The ministry reassured residents that it was making every effort to prevent shortages or interruptions in household gas supplies until production at Khor Mor resumes normal operations.

Meanwhile, on Sunday, Omed Ahmad, spokesperson for the KRG Ministry of Electricity, told Kurdistan24 that gas supplies to power stations in Erbil, Sulaimani, Bazian, Chamchamal, and Duhok had been suspended following the attack on the Khor Mor gas field.

Ahmad warned that the impact of the resulting electricity shortage would become fully apparent from midnight on Sunday, with an estimated 2,500 to 2,800 megawatts of electricity generation lost from the national grid.

Outlining emergency measures to mitigate the crisis, Ahmad said the Ministry of Electricity would activate hydropower stations at the Dukan and Darbandikhan dams, alongside power plants capable of operating on alternative fuels, to prevent a nationwide blackout.

He added that electricity supplies would be prioritized for essential facilities, including hospitals and water stations.

The spokesperson emphasized that the full restoration of electricity supplies depended on the resumption of gas deliveries from the Khor Mor field to power stations.