Iraqi Minister of Electricity ceased after three weeks of demonstrations

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi fired Sunday the Minister of Electricity Qasem al Fahdaui, after three weeks of protests in southern Iraq to denounce the chronic shortage of electricity.

This decision was taken "because of the deterioration of the electrical sector". Fahdaui's resignation was one of the protesters' protests in the south of the country and in Baghdad, when Iraqi households only have electricity for a few hours.

Abadi effectively "suspended" Fahdaui, according to the statement, because only the parliament is allowed to definitively dismiss a minister. While Iraq was recounting the results of the parliamentary elections from May to the beginning of July, the opening of the parliamentary session is delayed.

Shortages and power cuts are chronic in this oil-rich country. This is a high-risk portfolio in all governments

Since the fall of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq has officially invested $ 40 billion to upgrade its power grid, but part of that sum has been diverted.

Two former electricity ministers are accused of bribery, especially for multi-million dollar ghost contracts.

One of Fahdaui's predecessors, Karim Wahid, had to resign after major protests.

the invasion led by the United States in 2003, electricity consumption has risen sharply due to the massive arrival of home appliances, computers, home appliances and home appliances. Antennas for

For some time now, Iraqis have had more with the generators installed at each corner by private companies than with the few daily hours of public electricity.

Iranian companies that provided a significant amount of electricity to the public. The Iraqi authorities are trying to justify the lack of investment and the deterioration of the network by lowering the price of oil, the main source of state revenue. They also hold the people responsible, who for the most part do not pay their utility bills to public companies.