ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – The Kurdistan Region’s electricity ministry said Monday that maintenance work at the Khor Mor field had been “completed”, allowing power supplies to return to normal.

In early October, the Kurdistan Region’s electricity ministry said electricity supply “will be reduced by several hours” for one month due to maintenance work at Chamchamal’s Khor Mor gas field.

The maintenance work at the Khor Mor field “has been completed,” Omed Ahmed, spokesperson for the Kurdistan Region’s electricity ministry, told The New Region.

The spokesperson said that 24-hour electricity is now supplied to city centers in the Kurdistan Region, while in districts and sub-districts, residents receive around 20 hours of electricity daily, as “the demand for electricity is lower during this season.”

In mid-September, the ministry said the UAE-based Dana Gas reduced gas supplies to power stations in the Kurdistan Region from the key Khor Mor gas field in Sulaimani province by 1,000 megawatts.

Dana 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.