The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced on Tuesday a complete halt to Iranian gas supplies, while noting that alternative measures have been taken to overcome the crisis at power plants until supplies resume.Ahmed Musa, a spokesperson for the ministry, said in a statement reported by the Iraqi News Agency: "The pumping of Iranian gas has stopped completely, and the system's loss is between (4000 to 4500 megawatts), as a result of stopping some generating units and overloading others at power plants, which affected supply hours."Musa added that "the Iranian side sent a telegram informing the Ministry of Electricity of a complete halt to gas pumping due to emergency circumstances," indicating that "the ministry resorted to local alternative fuel in coordination with..."
