Iraq starts setting upÌýelectricity links with Saudi Arabia to combat energy shortages
Iraq starts setting upÌýelectricity links with Saudi Arabia to combat energy shortages
Critical energy links between Iraq and Saudi Arabia will begin to be established this week, according to Iraq's News Agency.
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Iraq has repeatedly suffered from energy shortages [source: Getty]
Iraq's ministry has begun establishing interconnection stations with and determining transmission paths, state news agency INA said on Wednesday.
Iraq suffers from an electricity shortage that worsens during the hot summer months.
The country also has electricity supply agreements with , and the
Iraq and have a long, complex relationship. At times, ties have soured; namely, after the I. More recently, bilateral relations have improved between the two countries.
[Reuters]
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