Monday, January 30, 2006
Iraqi RhetIraq: Ministry of Electricity
Who: Ministry of Electricity
Source: Azzaman
Quotes: From article titled, "Sabotage worsens blackouts"
Ministry of Electricity says the national grid is reeling from a series of sabotage attacks in the past three weeks.
“These attacks have targeted power lines, power stations and transformers causing major blackouts in the country,” a ministry source, refusing to be named, said.
He said Baghdad suffered most as the city of nearly six million people now has one hour of electricity on and ten hours off.
He said the attacks have put two major power generating stations out of service temporarily. In reality “we are now without approximately 1,000 megawatts,” he said.
The country still needs to reach pre-war power generating levels.
Source: Azzaman
Quotes: From article titled, "Sabotage worsens blackouts"
Ministry of Electricity says the national grid is reeling from a series of sabotage attacks in the past three weeks.
“These attacks have targeted power lines, power stations and transformers causing major blackouts in the country,” a ministry source, refusing to be named, said.
He said Baghdad suffered most as the city of nearly six million people now has one hour of electricity on and ten hours off.
He said the attacks have put two major power generating stations out of service temporarily. In reality “we are now without approximately 1,000 megawatts,” he said.
The country still needs to reach pre-war power generating levels.
