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Iraq Monitorعين على العراقPrimary-source intelligence · updated 15:43 Baghdad
Internal Iraqi affairs27 Jul, 21:37 BAGHDAD

Two faction outlets converge on Electricity Ministry spending

Asaib Ahl al-Haq's Al-Ahad TV and KSS-aligned iNEWS ran parallel attacks on the Electricity Ministry, pairing the minister's own 54-trillion-dinar admission with corruption and ghost-generator allegations

WHAT HAPPENED

iNEWS, a KSS-aligned outlet, posted at 18:37 on 2026-07-27 that 'the electricity minister admits frightening figures to parliament.. al-Khazaali: the ministry spent 54 trillion over the past three years', and at 18:27 that '3,600 generators do not exist.. ghost generators seize gas and sell it on the black market', naming no responsible party for the diversion. Al-Ahad TV, Asaib Ahl al-Haq's official media, had posted at 17:49 MP Amer Nasrallah saying 'there are large corruption files inside the Electricity Ministry that prevent the provision of power', filmed against Iraqi parliament banners. Badr Organization spokesman Hamid al-Moussawi, on the same Al-Ahad TV programme, separately said 24 trillion dinars in company profits never reached the treasury. Kataib Hezbollah's Al-Ittijah TV, Unit 10,000 and Sabereen News, and Nujaba's Jehad Brothers Team, were not observed carrying electricity-file criticism in the collected window.

WHY IT MATTERS

The electricity file is the most politically potent service grievance in Iraq, and factions that own the accusation position themselves to claim credit for any remedy and to influence who runs the ministry and its contracts.

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View the original message (Arabic)وزير الكهرباء يعترف للبرلمان بأرقام مخيفة .. الخزعلي: الوزارة أنفقت 54 تريليون خلال السنوات الثلاث الماضية #نفس_عميق_ليث_الجزائري #اي_نيوز #س_ع
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