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IRAQI NEWSIraq’s financial revenues hit $30 billion in seven months16MTHE NEW REGIONIraqi PM orders probe into PMF trampling of US flag45MIRAQI NEWSIraq, OPEC+ members agree to keep oil production unchanged51MBLOOMBERGIraq Shifts Oil Strategy by Arranging Tanker to Move Past Hormuz2HTHE NEW REGIONTwo Iraqi soldiers killed by IED explosion in Nineveh: Ministry2HRUDAWPMF law not linked to armed groups’ weapons control deadline: Spox3HTHE NATIONALIraq transports its oil past Hormuz for first time in decades as war with Iran chokes exports3HTHE NEW REGIONKRG delegations in Baghdad to discuss budget, September salaries: Source4HIRAQI NEWSIraq’s Real Estate Bank challenges legality of Zayouna Gate project7HTHE NEW REGIONIran congratulates Iraq on US-led coalition withdrawal, stresses accountability7HIRAQI NEWSIraq transits 2M barrels past Hormuz on VLCC in decades-first shipping shift7HIRAQI NEWSIraq studies raising oil export capacity through Turkey’s Ceyhan7HMIDDLE EAST EYEIran welcomes exit of US forces from Iraq, calls for Washington to be held accountable13HSHAFAQShafaq News..Iraq ranks third among Arab gold holders14HSHAFAQShafaq News..Limited quota restricts Iraq to 5.5% Hajj applicants14HBASNEWSAl-Zaidi: Iraq Enters New Phase of Full Sovereignty After Coalition Mission Ends15H
Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence

Electricity lost in transmission and distribution

61.806%latest · 2023

LATEST ON WORLD BANK · 2023 · CHECKED 2026-10-04

The share of electricity generated that never reaches a paying customer: lost in the wires, or taken without a meter. In the World Bank’s 2023 data (from the IEA) Iraq’s is the highest of any country — a grid that loses more than it delivers cannot be fixed by adding plants alone.

VS PREVIOUS+2.6 ppHIGH · FULL RECORD66.974%2019LOW · FULL RECORD3.819%1995OBSERVATIONS34
0%20%40%60%80%19901998200620152023ENDS 2023
61.806% · 2023-12-31 · LATEST

The record ends 2023; the time axis runs on to 2026-10 so the gap is drawn, not hidden.