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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Energy Crisis Feared by Europe Long a Reality in Iraq

A technician checks the oil on the dipstick of one of the fuel-based electricity generators in a battery in the eastern Sadr City suburb of Iraq's capital Baghdad on September 27, 2022. (Photo by AHMAD AL-RUBAYE / AFP)

Europe may fear an energy crisis over the coming winter, but for Iraqis an unstable power supply and frequent blackouts have been a reality during decades of war and turmoil.

The Middle Eastern country is rich in oil, but endemic corruption and devastating conflict have taken a heavy toll on its infrastructure and forced most of its 42 million people to adapt.

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