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A nationwide blackout strikes Iraq after the national electricity grid collapses, leaving all provinces without power. The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity says the failure begins with a sudden gas supply drop at the Rumaila power plant in Basra, causing a loss of up to 3,000 megawatts and triggering a cascading grid shutdown. The outage occurs amid regional conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States, highlighting the vulnerability of Iraq’s energy infrastructure.
Wednesday, 4 March, 2026