BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Electricity Ministry announced Saturday the resumption of Iranian gas supplies after a three-day halt caused by Israeli strikes on Iran’s South Pars gas field.Ministry spokesman Ahmed Mousa said gas pumping resumed at a rate of 5 million cubic meters per day, adding that supplies are being gradually restored to support electricity generation and stabilize the national power system.He noted that several power plants were affected during the disruption, which followed Wednesday’s strikes on the South Pars facility.During the outage, the ministry relied on alternative measures, including reallocating domestic gas supplies and coordinating with the Oil Ministry to provide gas and fuel oil, while transmission stations worked to maintain electricity flow.“After the resumption of Iranian gas flows, the national grid recorded stability in production at 14,000 megawatts,” Mousa said.Earlier this week, the ministry reported that the suspension of Iranian gas had forced around 3,100 megawatts offline, significantly impacting electricity output.Iran holds 43 gas fields, with South Pars — the world’s largest natural gas field — being the most significant. The field is shared with Qatar, where it is known as the North Field.Iraq depends heavily on Iranian gas to run its power plants, particularly in the south. Iran supplies around 50 million cubic meters per day, covering roughly one-third of Iraq’s needs and enabling the production of about 6,000 megawatts of electricity.
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