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Shafaq News- Maysan<\/p>\n
Three security personnel were injured during a protest over poor
\nelectricity supply in central Maysan on Sunday. <\/p>\n
Clashes broke out when security forces moved to disperse the
\ndemonstration, with protesters throwing stones at security personnel, Shafaq News correspondent reported.<\/p>\n
Electricity Minister Ali Saadi Wahib earlier today dismissed<\/a> Read more: Corruption arrests in Iraq pass 210 under PM al-Zaidi<\/a><\/p>\n Power shortages remain a major source of public frustration
\nNizar Qahtan Hassan as head of the ministry\u2019s Training and Energy Research
\nDepartment for \u201cfailing to perform his duties\u201d and reassigned him to a
\nlower-ranking position. The move is the latest in a series of leadership
\nchanges since Wahib took office in May.<\/p>\n
\nin Iraq, particularly during summer, when temperatures often exceed 50\u00b0C and
\nmillions depend on private generators. Peak demand<\/a> has exceeded 60,000
\nmegawatts, while generation stands at around 20,000 MW, leaving a shortfall of
\nnearly 40,000 MW. The Electricity Ministry attributes the gap partly to illegal
\ngrid connections and shortages in natural gas supplies caused by regional
\nconflict and disruptions linked to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n