No major improvement in electricity production before 2011, says Iraqi official

[Barrett808]

Source: Associated Press

BAGHDAD: An Iraqi official predicted Monday that the country will not see major improvements in electricity production before 2011, citing poor security and a lack of funds and fuel.

Aziz Sultan, spokesman for the Electricity Ministry, said some areas of Baghdad were receiving only an hour of electricity per day. He cited attacks on infrastructure, lower fuel deliveries, and a lack of government funds.

"The power shortages nationwide will continue for the coming three years due to the ongoing sabotage and the unwillingness of foreign companies to work in a dangerous environment," Sultan said.

He added that most of the oil pipelines which deliver fuel to power stations run through "hot areas" where they are frequently subjected to insurgent attacks.

Read more: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/01/28/africa/ME-GEN-Iraq-Electricity.php

[OneBlueSky]

1. know what Iraq needs? . . . a dictator . . . someone like, say, Saddam Hussein . . .

someone to keep the electricity flowing and the trains running on time . . . sure, there may be some political torture and even murders -- but it would amount to a hell of a lot less carnage than the country is experiencing under the U.S. occupation . . .

[Roland99]

2. Isn't Wolfowitz unemployed?

;-)

[predfan]

3. and all the while the administration requests more money each year.