Blackout hits central, southern Iraq, sources say


  • World
  • Monday, 11 Aug 2025

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq was hit by a power outage in its central and southern regions on Monday after a shutdown at a power plant in the western province of Anbar, electricity ministry sources said.

The sudden shutdown of the Hamidiya plant led to a fault in the electricity transmission network, the sources said.

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