IRAQ: The Lights Have Gone Out, Who Cares
Lack of electricity in Baquba has shattered businesses, and the lives of families.
"I felt happy when the U.S. invaded Iraq because I thought the electricity problem will be solved, and we would have it all the time like other countries," Abdul-Kareem Hasan, a trader in Baquba told IPS.
But promises of reconstruction by western contractors proved empty, and there is now less electricity than during the sanctions.
In some cities, homes get electricity just an hour or two a day. Sometimes, there is no electricity for a ...
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