ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The United Nations Secretary-General condemns the recent attack on Sulaimani’s Khor Mor gas field, a spokesperson told The New Region on Saturday, adding that they continue engagement with Erbil and Baghdad to stress the importance of safeguarding critical infrastructure.

A strike targeted the key Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province late Wednesday. The UAE-based Dana Gas, the field’s operator, said the following day that the liquified petroleum gas (LPG) section was “struck by a rocket attack,” causing no injuries but shutting down production.

“The Secretary-General condemns these attacks on essential infrastructure. Such attacks carry the risk of impacting energy supplies, livelihoods, and essential services, which could worsen humanitarian conditions for vulnerable communities,” Farhan Haq, deputy spokesperson for UNSG Antonio Guterres, told The New Region on Saturday.

The attack on Khor Mor slashed the Kurdistan Region’s power production by nearly 80 percent, causing partial blackouts across the Region’s provinces which are still ongoing. The strike also disrupted power delivery to the provinces of Nineveh, Kirkuk, and Salahaddin.

Haq said that the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) maintains close and continuous engagement with both the Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), through which it consistently underscores “the importance of safeguarding critical infrastructure - such as energy facilities that are essential for electricity generation, economic stability, and the well-being of civilians.”

The Khor Mor field is the main producer of the Kurdistan Region’s electricity, with natural gas reserves of around 1.8 trillion cubic feet. It is operated by Dana Gas, which, alongside affiliate Crescent Petroleum, agreed to a deal with the KRG in 2007 to develop the Region’s gas capacities.

A high-level investigative committee has been formed to probe the incident. The attack was widely condemned regionally and by diplomatic missions.