ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Kurdistan Region’s electricity supply has returned to normal following a strike on the vital Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province, with the Runaki Project also resuming normal operations, the Electricity Ministry said on Sunday.

A strike targeted the Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province late Wednesday, shutting down production at the key field and slashing the Kurdistan Region’s electricity production for days.

Earlier on Sunday, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced that the Region’s electricity will return to normal within 24 hours, after gas shipments from Khor Mor to power stations resumed early in the day.

“The national electricity supply has returned to normal, and the 24-hour electricity service of the Runaki Project has been restored to normal operation,” The Kurdistan Region’s electricity ministry said in a statement on Sunday. 

The Runaki Project currently provides round-the-clock electricity for over 4.5 million citizens in the Kurdistan Region, comprising almost 70 percent of the Region's population.

The attack on Khor Mor slashed the Kurdistan Region’s power production by nearly 80 percent. The strike also disrupted power delivery to the provinces of Nineveh, Kirkuk, and Salahaddin.

Prior to the strike, the Kurdistan Region was rapidly advancing toward providing round-the-clock electricity for its entire population, but the recent attack has led to partial blackouts across the Region’s provinces since Wednesday.

The strike drew widespread condemnations from local and international actors, denouncing the attack as jeopardizing the Kurdistan Region’s energy infrastructure and threatening the country’s stability.

A high-level investigative committee has been formed under the direction of the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani to probe the incident. The committee is set to publish its findings in the coming days.

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.