ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region faces a reduction of 2,500 megawatts of electricity following suspension of natural gas production at the Region’s largest oil field due to security threats, prompting the dispatch of gas tanks to several cities.
The Ministries of Natural Resources and Electricity issued a joint statement on Friday outlining distribution mechanisms to compensate for the shut down of Khor Mor gas field, Kurdistan Region’s largest gas production site.
“To secure liquefied gas and meet the daily needs of households,” a joint team was created to “distribute the available electricity across the provinces and independent administrations, read Friday’s joint statement, assuring citizens that “a household gas crisis will not occur.”
On Thursday, the UAE-based Dana Gas announced its decision to temporarily suspend all operations in its giant gas field near Sulaimani, citing “credible threats” and escalating regional tensions after eight one-way drones were intercepted in Erbil on Wednesday night as part of ensuing hostilities between the US and Iran.
While Dana Gas has stated that they will “monitor” the situation to reinstate production, the suspension has resulted “in a reduction of 2,500 megawatts of electricity” throughout the Kurdistan Region.
“Today, several gas tankers will be dispatched to the cities of the Kurdistan Region,” the statement read, citing efforts to reorganize power generation and transmission.
Khor Mor field, located east of Sulaimani province, is responsible for supplying a bulk of the Kurdistan Region’s electrical and cooking gas needs. Its earlier shutdown resulted in the reduction of five to eight hours of available power in several areas as well as a sharp rise in cooking gas prices.
Khor Mor previously halted operations during the US-Israel war against Iran which began February 28, resuming operations in mid-April after more than 42 days of disruption.
The site was also forced to halt production after it was targeted by Iranian-backed armed groups in Iraq in November 2025 which led to electricity shutdowns and power reduction of 80% in the Kurdistan Region.
Nevertheless, the joint ministry statement assured that “a regional electricity control team is continuously monitoring the situation” and that “work is underway to restore production at the Khor Mor field as soon as possible.”
