Iraq buys electricity from neighboring states

Member of the Iraqi transitional governing council Naseir al-Jadraji said yesterday that the council asked the Iraqi electricity commission to finalize contracts with neighboring states ( Iran, Syria and Turkey) in order to buy electricity from which Iraq suffers great shortage.

He said that "the council on Monday issued instructions to the electricity general commission to buy electricity from the neighboring states and that the commission has started necessary measures and it will sign today ( yesterday) an agreement with Ankara to buy 150 Mega watt of electricity."

Al-Jadraji explained that "contacts were made with Syria for the same purpose and we have started operations to buy electricity from it. Besides there is an intention to buy energy from Iran in order to secure electricity for certain provinces in southern Iraq."