KRG lowers household power limits from 40 to 30 amperes
Power plant in Sulaimani, Kurdistan region, 2022.
photo: KurdSat English
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The Kurdistan region has failed to produce enough electricity to power all households in the region.
Today, Wednesday, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Electricity announced new measures to distribute electricity and said, "to reduce power outages and protect transformers, electricity capacity will be reduced from 40 amps to 30 amps [per household]."
The Sulaimani General Directorate of Electricity said that the purpose of reducing electricity amperes was to "control of electricity and reduce power outages and pressure on electrical feeder in the winter."
The ministry also asked people to avoid using additional electrical appliances to evade having their "smart power meters" turned off, as the smart meters have ampere limits programmed into them. The KRG installed a smart electricity meter to control better and distribute electricity but has failed to provide around-the-clock electricity, as power in homes is available only 8 to 10 hours a day.
Power consumption increases two or three folds in the winter as people rely on it for heating their homes, cooking, and other necessities; with a recent spike in fuel prices, electricity consumption is expected to rise further in the coming winter, even though the government has failed to provide accessible and cheap electricity. Power outages are filled by electricity generators that spill hundreds of tons of carbon dioxide into the air in a region where air quality is already low.
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