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The Kurdistan Regional Government announced today, Thursday, September 10, 2026, significant progress in addressing the energy crisis that has affected the region. The government confirmed reaching a final settlement with the investment companies "Mas" and "Qiwan." This announcement signals the commencement of a gradual return of national electricity supply hours to their normal course for citizens. In a related context, an informed source within the "Ronaki" (Light) project team revealed that the government conducted a series of intensive discussions with the managements of both companies, which successfully put an end to the shortage of energy supplies. The source indicated that the allocated shares and supply hours for subscribers would experience continuous improvement and increasing stability, with expectations of reaching regular supply rates soon. The past few days had witnessed a deterioration in the Kurdistan Region's national electricity grid, as "Mas" and "Qiwan" companies proceeded to cut approximately 550 megawatts from the grid's share. This action cast negative repercussions on the entire system, leading to noticeable power outages for extended hours in various cities and areas of the region. Kojan Yassin, supervisor of the "Ronaki" project, previously clarified that the companies' move to reduce generation was unilateral and sudden, without any consultation or official approval from the Ministry of Electricity in the Region. Yassin noted that the Ministry unequivocally rejected the pretexts put forward by the two companies, which claimed the reduction was due to "maintenance work." Yassin further pointed out that the two companies are currently selling between 1400 and 1500 megawatts of energy to the federal government in Baghdad. The companies collect the substantial financial revenues from these sales directly into their private accounts, without transferring any percentages or amounts from these revenues to the general treasury of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
