A shutdown at Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field has halted fuel deliveries to power stations in five Kurdistan Region cities, with officials estimating as much as 2.8 gigawatts of generation affected.
The disruption followed a fire at the field on Nov. 8. Operator Dana Gas said it suspected a drone attack caused the blaze and reported Monday that it had been extinguished without injuries. Production remains paused while the company assesses damage, and no restart date has been announced.
Officials put the generation loss at 2.5 gigawatts to 2.8 gigawatts, an impact covered earlier by EconoTimes. Dana Gas says the field supplies fuel to power stations responsible for more than 80% of electricity generation in the Kurdistan Region. The suspension affected power stations serving Erbil, Sulaimaniyah, Bazian, Chamchamal and Duhok.
The Kurdistan Region Electricity Ministry said authorities were using hydropower and plants that can run on other fuels, prioritizing hospitals and water stations. U.S. presidential envoy to Iraq and Syria Tom Barrack condemned the attack in a post on X and backed Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi and the Kurdistan Regional Government’s efforts to identify those responsible.
Al-Zaidi ordered a joint investigative committee with Kurdistan Region authorities, according to the Iraqi Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief’s Media Office. A strike on a liquid storage tank also shut the field in November 2025; Dana Gas said operations resumed Dec. 3 that year. The current damage assessment is underway, with no timetable for restarting production.
