Minister of Electricity: The Runaki project has reduced electricity bills by 80% for four million subscribers

Kamal Mohammed Salih, Minister of Electricity said: Now in coordination with the team of the Prime Minister's Office, the 24-hour Runaki project is being implemented properly, with the increase in the speed of electricity customers to more than 1.95 million customers.

He added that 4,200 MW of electricity is currently produced and electricity production has been increased by 1,840 MW in this cabinet, this additional megawatt is not produced for free, but with the support of the Council of Ministers, workers, ministry employees which is natural gas has been done.

The minister also pointed out the stations where electricity production has been increased, they are as follows:

Bazian power plant, with a capacity of 750 MW

Khormala plant, with a capacity of 500 MW

Khabat Steam Plant, with a capacity of 300 MW

Garmian power plant, with a capacity of 165 MW

Dereluk power plant, with a capacity of 38 MW

Rehabilitation of Erbil, Sulaimani and Duhok power plants with a capacity of 87 MW

This is in addition to solving the technical problems of the two hydropower plants (Dukan and Darbandikhan) and amending the electricity contracts with investors.

The Minister of Electricity said that the most important thing was to protect the environment, which we were able to increase the level of electricity production with clean energy to more than 84%, natural gas to 83% and 1% hydropower existing. If we count the Runaki project, which turned off all the generators that used poisonous gas, it is the biggest achievement for the safety of citizens; Even the 165 MW Garmian power plant is the first in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq to use waste gas from oil fields and instead of burning and harming the environment and citizens, we used it again to produce electricity. More than 50 MW of solar power projects have been installed in the same cabinet.

In another topic of the meeting, Kamal Mohammed, talked about the transportation and distribution projects, which with the efforts and hard work of workers and employees of the ministry and the patience of citizens and the care of the prime minister. Most importantly, the installation of smart meters for 80% of electricity partners, which laid the foundation for the success of the 24-hour electricity Runaki project; Thus, more than 3353 projects in the electricity distribution sector and 61 projects in electricity transmission were implemented.

He also pointed out several examples of stations and projects to lay high pressure lines, including the establishment of stations Iskani New, Sherwan Mazen and providing four mobile stations for Sulaimani, Said Sadiq, Chamchamal, Garmian, Azadi New, Kesnazan, Runaki, Barhushtar Makhmur. With the laying of high pressure lines such as Bazian - Raperin, Tanjaro - Said Sadiq, Khabat - Ifraz, Erbil - Khabat, Erbil Center - West Erbil and construction of 400 KV transmission line between the Kurdistan Region, Iraq and Turkey and Kalar - Said Sadiq. Bardarash-Daretoo, Sarsang-Chamange, Fayda-Sharia, Sarsang-Bamarne and dozens of other projects.

Meanwhile, dozens of villages, especially remote villages, have been supplied with electricity and smart meters have been installed in the provincial centers and those who receive 24-hour electricity projects. The implementation of the smart meter project reduced electricity waste from 45% to 31%. Through this project, 14% of wasted electricity revenue was returned to the government treasury, electricity transformer burning was significantly reduced, hundreds of violations were revealed and a large number of new electricity partners were opened.

In another topic of the meeting, the Minister of Electricity, mentioned the distribution of electricity, that 4,000,000, four million citizens, which reaches 50% of citizens throughout the Kurdistan Region, benefit from the 24-hour Runaki project They have benefited from the project. 24-hour electricity has now reached the center of the cities (Erbil, Sulaimani, Duhok and Halabja) and even the surroundings of the city center. Halabja was the first province in the Kurdistan Region to have 24-hour electricity.

Four million citizens will pay 80 percent less through Runaki projects, in a cleaner and safer environment after 3,222 generators were turned off; This electricity has also ensured a stable voltage and a more stable life for families, traders and professionals. At the end of 2026, the s