Iran to Supply Iraq with 50 MCM/Day: Envoy
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s ambassador to Baghdad announced that officials from Tehran and Baghdad have agreed on the supply of 40 to 50 million cubic meters (mcm) of gas per day from Iran to Iraq.
Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadeq said that Iran always supports Iraq in the energy field and provides its services to the Arab country whether through the export of gas or the direct export of electricity.
Iran has recently carried out the annual repair and maintenance services of the gas pipelines used for the export of gas to Iraq, he noted.
Iran’s gas flow to Iraq was decreased earlier and now, the gas flow has returned to its normal and previous mode, the envoy added, Mehr news agency reported.
Iran emphasizes that there will an increasing trend of gas flow to Iraq next year (to start March 21, 2024), the envoy added.
Earlier, a member of the Presiding Board of the Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce said that Iran’s export of products to neighboring Iraq will reach $12 billion by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21, 2023).
