As hot summer, blackouts loom, Iraq looks to solar power
6 Jun 2026, 06:15 GMT
Topic: World
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/as-hot-summer-blackouts-loom-iraq-looks-to-solar-power/a-77438162?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
With so much sunlight, Iraq is very well-positioned to use solar power to help fix its annual summer electricity crisis. So why is it that Iraq's government has only recently started to take solar power seriously?