The official spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced that the US sanctions exemption for Iranian gas imports will end on March 8.
According to a report on Wednesday by IRNA, citing Iraq's "Al-Rabee'a" network, Ahmed Musa, spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, pointed out that the country is still losing about a third of its electricity production due to the suspension of gas imports from Iran over the past few days.
He added: "The sanctions exemptions for Iranian gas imports will end on March 8 (in 10 days), while Iran's supply (gas) to Baghdad and the central region has basically stopped, and as a result, 8,000 megawatts of electricity have been lost so far."
The Iraqi official clarified: "The Ministry of Electricity has not received any notification from the US about the suspension of Iranian gas imports so far, and it is possible that the Iraqi government will be able to receive a new exemption; if it is not extended, we may have plans."