Iraq agreed on Sunday to double electricity imports from Turkiye to 600 MW.

Axar.az informs the Iraqi state news agency reported.

The move coincides with a recent decision by the US administration to end a waiver that allowed Iraq to import electricity from Iran.

Decades of conflict have left Iraq struggling with chronic electricity shortages. Despite its oil wealth, the country remains heavily dependent on gas imports from Iran to power its grid.

Baghdad currently receives up to 50 million cubic metres of gas per day from Iran depending on its needs under a five-year deal extension signed in March 2024.

Iraq pays $4-5 billion per year to Iran for gas imports, according to Iraqi energy officials.

Iraq’s electricity minister said the potential loss of gas imports from Iran would reduce Iraq’s daily electricity output of 27,000 megawatts by a third.