An attack stopped production at the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, interrupting supplies to power plants. Regional officials reported the loss of 2,500–2,800 megawatts of generation and turned to hydropower and other fuels for essential services. Iraq’s prime minister ordered an investigation; an initial assessment reported no casualties.
An attack on Khor Mor, a gas field in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan Region, interrupted production and gas deliveries to electricity plants on Sunday night. The facility is in Sulaymaniyah province in northern Iraq. A fire followed the strike, and officials reported a sharp fall in regional power generation as gas supplies stopped.[1], [2]
Omid Ahmed, spokesperson for the regional electricity ministry, said plants in Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Bazian, Chamchamal and Duhok had lost their gas supply. He estimated that between 2,500 and 2,800 megawatts of generation had gone offline. Officials put the lost regional electricity supply above 70 per cent, an initial assessment of the interruption’s scale.[1]
The ministry turned to hydropower and alternative fuels to keep hospitals, water facilities and other essential services supplied. Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi ordered a joint investigation with the regional authorities and said an initial assessment found no casualties. Responsibility remained unknown. The field had also suffered an attack the previous year that nobody claimed.[1]
