Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi called for cooperation to resolve the problems, and the continuation of setting plans to activate economy and achieve public interest. He also affirmed the need to supply poor areas with electricity.
This came during his presidency of the second meeting of the Supreme Authority for Inter-Provincial Coordination.
Abd
al-Mahdi said he continuously follows up on energy issues through the
ministerial energy committee. He pointed out energy production will increase to
over 18,000 megawatts.
The
prime minister affirmed providing required funds to make an increase in energy
production, saying that ten power plants will be inaugurated. He added that development
contracts have also been concluded.
Abd al-Mahdi said that if all efforts are combines, the situation next summer will be better than the last one.