Electricity has been restored at <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2023/07/05/iraq-plagued-by-power-cuts-as-extreme-heatwave-adds-to-daily-struggles/" target="_blank">Baghdad's International Airport's</a> after a power cut on Thursday, an official told <i>The National.</i> Flights were not disrupted by the blackout, which lasted about an hour, the official said. <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/">Iraq</a> has been battling a severe electricity crisis for years following decades of war. Temperatures have been approaching 50°C in recent days. The Ministry of Electricity said the disruption was caused by power lines being severed during construction work. “Excavation work by a company in the Burouj residential complex caused damage to the feeder cables and separation from the network, which led to the interruption of electricity supply to Baghdad International Airport,” a ministry statement said. Increased demand for electricity amid soaring temperatures and <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2023/06/19/iraq-and-turkey-meet-in-baghdad-to-discuss-resuming-oil-exports-from-countrys-north/">infrastructure</a> limitations led to <a href="https://www.thenationalnews.com/mena/iraq/2023/07/05/iraq-plagued-by-power-cuts-as-extreme-heatwave-adds-to-daily-struggles/" target="_blank">power cuts across Iraq</a> in the summer. The cuts sparked protests by residents left without electricity to power cooling appliances.
