Parliament questioned Shahristani and Electricity Minister after the holiday

BAGHDAD / Mohammad Sabah

Revealed the Energy Committee in the House of Representatives, its intention to interrogate Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussain al-Shahristani because there are files of financial corruption in the ministries of electricity and oil, indicating that the amounts allocated for electricity exceeded (30) billion dollars without any improvement occurs to the electricity sector.

While excluded the energy parliamentary solution power crisis in 2013 because of rampant corruption in the Ministry of Electricity, confirmed that the electricity minister Abdul Karim Aftan will question is the other after a religious holiday directly on the background and there Misconceptions about the contracts by the ministry with some companies.

The request of the Minister of Electricity of the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to postpone questioning from summer to winter. A strange step ills observers due to the fact that citizens have less need for electricity in the winter of them in the summer.

In an interview with "long", on Saturday, revealed a member of the Commission on oil and energy parliamentary Qassim Mohammed said that "the next few days will witness questioning Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Committee on Energy Ministerial Hussain al-Shahristani against the backdrop of a financial and administrative corruption in the contracts and the Ministry of Electricity."

He continued Mohammed, saying that "the Ministry of Electricity spent more than (30) billion dollars in order to increase production of electric power, but that did not happen with deep regret," noting that "it is not only in the Minister Karim Aftan but full responsibility rests with Hussein Shahristani, who oversees the energy sector since a long time. "

The Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs Hussain al-Shahristani, on 25 March 2012 that Iraq will be issued electricity to neighboring countries during the next year 2013, indicating that the production of electrical energy are processed for the citizens during the next summer will arrive to 9000 MW, and will arrive during the next year to 20 thousand megawatts.

And Mohammed, said "60% of the budget electricity is operational and 31% investment, and thus lack of planning led to what has reached the things that we have today of the weak electric current and Shehta," pointing out that "the motion to question Hussain al-Shahristani, and Electricity Minister presented to the Presidency of the Council Representatives to determine the day for that. "

He pointed out that "the existence of unnamed political blocs trying to block questioning of the minister and al-Shahristani, for reasons known to all", ruling out the questioning together in a single session "because of the charged political atmosphere and the lack of consensus between the blocs."

And on promises launched by the Ministry of Electricity recently about handling the power crisis end of next year, ruled Qasim to witness in 2013 the end of the power crisis, attributing this to the presence of financial and administrative corruption and failure and neglect in the electricity sector and represented the ministry and the Committee on Energy Council cabinets headed by al-Shahristani, "noting that "there are a lot of corrupt files were opened by the parliamentary energy commission and will be questioned, Hussain al-Shahristani, Minister of Electricity in Parliament soon."

This was confirmed by parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, two months ago, the Ministry of Electricity and promised Parliament end the electricity crisis in the summer ", threatening not to remain silent in the event no commitment Baltoukitat, as pointed out the existence of a number of beneficiaries within the ministry." The Kurdistan region has succeeded in addressing the power crisis after the amount allocated two billion dollars, and it produced more than (2000) megawatts, calling the Ministry of Electricity to encourage the introduction of investment in the electricity sector, and to give wide powers to the provincial councils to build obstetric stations of its own. "

Iraq currently imports electricity from Iran by 1000 MW over the three lines are the first line of Kermanshah - Diyala line Serpil Zahab - Khanaqin line Abadan - Basra, and كرخة line - Building and nourish these provinces through high-pressure power lines, as well as 100 megawatts of Turkey. For his part, expressed Uday Awad MP for the Liberal block of the Sadrist movement, was surprised at the request of Minister of Electricity Abdul Karim Aftan postpone questioning to winter rather than summer, stressing that he has documented dossiers about the existence of financial and administrative corruption in electricity.

Awad said in his interview with "long" that the Minister of Electricity Abdul Karim Aftan student of Presidency of the Council of Representatives to postpone questioning to winter because of lack of unity and indignation Street on the deteriorating electricity in the winter, adding that the oil and energy parliamentary had no any problem whether interrogation In winter or summer or in the fall or in the spring. "

He added, "that if public funds were looted in the summer or winter crime and one and one law." Awad continued, "Electricity Minister Abdul Karim Aftan not be any question of a series of questions directed to him for questioning to enable the Presidency of the Council of Representatives to determine the questioning session, pointing out that the documented accusations it is far from political interference."

It is noteworthy that the country is suffering a shortage of electricity since the beginning of 1990, and increased hours rationing electricity after 2003 in Baghdad and the provinces, because made a lot of stations in addition to the sabotage of installations over the past years, where increased hours without electricity citizens about twenty hours per day, increasing people's dependence on small power generators.

The electricity minister said in a seminar organized by the House of Representatives a week ago and was attended by a reporter "long" that next July will see an increase in the voltage where would arrive (11,100) MW, noting that the end of 2013 will end the power crisis in its entirety and that will produce energy electrical (15000) megawatts. "

The Ministry of Electricity, announced the beginning of February 2012, the electricity crisis will dramatically over the next two years, while confirming that the reality of power will improve significantly next summer, as pointed to the completion of the final assessment line (based Tim 400 KV) under which the connecting system the national electricity system Syrian electricity, as a prelude to import energy by linking eight.

On his part, said Bahaa Hadi member of the National Alliance, a request from the parliamentary energy commission to question Deputy Prime Minister Hussein Shahristani, because there files Fassadt in South Oil Company and the center and north.

Hadi said in connection with the "long" to question the Minister of Electricity will resume after the holiday of Eid al-Adha because of the promises made by the minister about solving the power crisis, as well as open all files, contracts with companies that work to repair the electricity. "

He continued, "The Energy Commission submitted a request to the Presidency of the parliament for questioning, Deputy Prime Minister Hussain al-Shahristani against the backdrop of a corrupted files in the Southern Oil Company and the center and the north as well as the rampant corruption in the Ministry of Electricity."

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