Iran to resume gas flows to Iraq after agreement on unpaid bills
December 29, 2020 at 6:02 pm | Published in: Iran, Iraq, Middle East, News
A gas flare on an oil production platform in Iran [REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/]
December 29, 2020 at 6:02 pm
Iran will resume normal gas flows to Iraq on Wednesday after reaching an agreement with Iraq on Tuesday over unpaid bills, a spokesman for Iraq's electricity ministry said.
Iran's state gas company said on Monday it had slashed supplies to neighbouring Iraq over arrears of more than $6 billion. The Iraqi electricity ministry said the cuts placed Baghdad and other cities at risk of serious power shortages.