Modbert
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Azzaman in English
The ability to even have electricity is something that is desperately needed if Iraq wants to continue to improve as a country.
Iraqs capital, Baghdad, home to more than six million people, hardly gets one hour of non-interrupted electricity supplies every 24 hours.
The city has plunged into darkness with the countrys national grid still unable to increase supplies despite billions of dollars in investments.
Seven years after the 2003-U.S. invasion, power production in the country is still below levels reached under former leader Saddam Hussein.
Prior to his downfall, Baghdad used to have up to 18 hours of electricity supplies a day.
He said like almost everything in Iraq, electricity conditions have been worsening and the current situation is totally opposite what the government says
The ability to even have electricity is something that is desperately needed if Iraq wants to continue to improve as a country.