US EditionIraq hit with total electricity blackout, ministry says
A sudden 1,900-megawatt gas supply drop at Rumaila plant caused the blackout amid grid vulnerabilities from under-investment, officials said.
- On March 4, 2026, Iraq's Electricity Ministry said the national grid shut down, causing a power blackout across all provinces and citing a technical fault.
- A ministry spokesperson said a sudden drop in gas supplies to the Rumaila gas-fired power plant in Basra caused a rapid loss of 1,900 megawatts, while Iraq's national grid has long struggled due to under-investment and mismanagement.
- Iraqi security sources said two drones were shot down near Baghdad International Airport with no casualties, while explosions and repeated drone interceptions occurred around Erbil airport, hosting US-led coalition forces and a US consulate complex.
- Repair crews are working to restore power stations and transmission lines while the US embassy in Baghdad urged American citizens in Iraq to shelter in place and depart soon.
- Parts of Iraq have faced repeated attacks since the outbreak of the broader regional conflict involving Israel, the United States and Iran, including a drone strike in Sulaymaniyah yesterday.
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The Iraqi authorities have reported this Wednesday that there has been a widespread blackout in all...
A sudden reduction in gas supply in Iraq this Wednesday caused “a total blackout” in all the provinces of the country amid the conflict in the Middle East over the offensive launched on Saturday by the United States and Israel against Iran. The Ministry of Electricity, which urged the media and citizens to “abstain from speculating and spreading malicious rumors,” explained that the power cut was due to a technical problem caused by a sudden red…
Iraq is living in darkness due to power outages across all the country's provinces, while two drones were shot down near Baghdad airport, amid reports of new explosions in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, on Wednesday evening...
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has reported on Wednesday a total blackout that affects the entire country. "The power grid went out completely in all Iraqi provinces," said the ministry, quoted by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), which disengages from the conflict in the Middle East because of the surprise offensive launched on Saturday by the United States and Israel against Iran."The relevant authorities are working to determine the causes of t…
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