From Al Jazeera. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.
Iraq is among the world's richest countries in energy, but that is doing little for the people who live there.
For decades, many have suffered because of power outages, and there is no easy solution.
Since 2003, Iraq has spent more than $80bn upgrading its power grid and restoring electricity supplies, but many Iraqis say they are not seeing the benefits.
Al Jazeera's Ali Hashem reports from Baghdad.