ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Electricity generation in the Kurdistan Region will return to normal by Thursday morning, the electricity ministry said, a day after the Region’s primary gas field reduced supplies to power stations.

The UAE-based Dana Gas on Wednesday reduced gas supplies to power stations in the Kurdistan Region from the key Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province by 1,000 megawatts, the electricity ministry announced. 

“The process of increasing gas production at Khor Mor has begun, and Thursday at 10:00 am, electricity supply will return to normal,” Omed Ahmed, spokesperson for the Kurdistan Region’s electricity ministry, told The New Region. 

Dama Gas, which operates the key Khor Mor gas field, struck a deal with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in 2007 to develop the Region’s gas capacities.

In early August, the KRG accused Dana Gas and its affiliate Crescent Petroleum of violating their contractual obligations with Erbil, saying the companies had supplied the Iraqi electricity ministry with natural gas from Sulaimani’s Khor Mor field without consent.

The UAE-based energy giant is struggling with the regional consequences of the US-Israeli war on Iran, with the targeting of the Khor Mor field having negatively impacted operations and disrupted power supplies.

While Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have long suffered from electricity shortages, Erbil has made strides with the landmark Runaki Project, which now provides round-the-clock electricity to the Kurdistan Region.

The KRG has repeatedly expressed its willingness to share its experience with Baghdad in addressing its long-standing electricity crisis.