The Executive of Iraq has ordered the creation of a joint investigation commission with the authorities of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan to clarify the circumstances of the attack recorded late on Sunday against the Kormor gas field, located in Suleimaniya province, an incident that has entailed the loss of up to 2,800 megawatts in the regional power grid.
The attack took place at 23:10 hours (local time) on Sunday in the Chamchamal district and has left no fatalities or injuries, according to the Iraqi Security Media Cell of the office of the commander-in-chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Ali Falih al-Zaidi, in a statement released by the Iraqi official news agency INA.
After the impact, gas deliveries to the power stations of Erbil, Suleimaniya, Bazian, Chamchamal and Duhok were interrupted, which generated a production shortfall of between 2,500 and 2,800 megawatts in the electricity system of Kurdistan, according to the explanations of the spokesperson for the Ministry of Electricity of the Government of the Regional Kurdistan, Omid Ahmed.
To reduce the consequences of the blackout and ensure supply to essential infrastructures such as hospitals and water treatment plants, the Kurdish authorities have activated an emergency plan that includes increasing generation at the Dukan and Darbandiján hydroelectric dams, in addition to the commissioning of power stations prepared to operate with alternative fuels.