08/02/2011Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki: solving the problem of electricity in the priorities of the government's work and the general budget
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Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki: solving the problem of electricity in the priorities of the government's work and the general budget
Said Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki: The development of the electricity sector depends on two factors: the resolution of the extraordinary and the extraordinary effort to link the work of all electricity sectors such as industry, agriculture, oil, construction, reconstruction and investment and the welfare of the citizens.
This came during his visit today the headquarters of the Ministry of Electricity and informed of the level of the Ministry's performance and its readiness to provide electric power.
The Prime Minister at the meeting included Deputy Prime Minister for MATTERS Energy and Electricity Minister and the agency, Dr. Hussain al-Shahristani, agents, general managers and officials of the Ministry: Our visit today to the Ministry of Electricity came to find out the remaining of the Problems and obstacles to starting in electric power projects, have patience a lot, and everyone aware of vandalism that took place under the previous policies, wars and adventures and the entry of foreign forces, electricity is what made the files most weight.
He said: Today, after Alistqrrarin security, political, and form a government of national partnership that made everyone Crcaoua responsibility, we find that the obstacles have been removed, and the conditions are appropriate to proceed our tasks in this area, and we need that the resolutions of the exceptional effort and extraordinary, because the electricity you need to special efforts .
Mr. Prime Minister to the Council of Ministers has always been a supporter and a supporter and facilitator of all issues and decisions relating to the electricity sector, and this does not mean that we go beyond the regulations and laws, but the importance of this subject, and today there are no financial crisis in the Ministry of Electricity, and if there is a crisis, we are ready to overcome them, When the budget was returned to the Council of Ministers, we have electricity in our priorities, even if we had to take some of the allocations of other ministries.
He said: I have Istbherna and rejoiced citizen with good rounds of licenses to build power plants, and today we know what has reached, because there is a need for a strategy to develop the electricity sector, particularly since the country on the verge of further growth, and so that we can rid the citizens of the node name of electricity, as need of citizens to be patient with us for salvation from this suffering, calling on experts in the Ministry of Electricity to provide their views on finding appropriate solutions to all problems,
The Prime Minister: You must know how much of the power plants became eligible to work, has taught us that there are (1500) MW additional, Is it ready to work or not, all that needs to be giving extra effort extraordinary before you, and Tchksoa errors and constraints, so that we can help.
He referred to the need to facilitate the procedures for contracts in the field of electricity and shorten the time to be able to reach him Mantmah, and achieve agreements as quickly as possible, stressing the importance of cooperation with the private sector and the using of tags along with the action of the State.
The Prime Minister, we all have a responsibility to provide energy, and the citizen must help us in resolving this crisis through rational use of energy as possible.
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