Iraq faces budget battle to restore electricity

Iraq faces budget battle to restore electricity - minister
By Agence France Presse (AFP)
Iraq has won the battle to protect its battered electricity sector from insurgents but now
faces a fight to fund its way to 24-hour coverage, Electricity Minister Karim Wahid said
on Sunday. "The minister of electricity urges everyone to help him with the budget for the
new allocation for loans [tohissector] in order to rebuild Iraq," Wahid told AFP in an
interview.
Beirut signs deal with Cairo to receive Egyptian electricity
Compiled by Daily Star Staff
Beirut and Cairo inked on Saturday an agreement to supply Egyptian electricity to Lebanon
ranging between 150 MW to 450 MW. The agreement was signed in Cairo between Lebanese
Energy and Water Minister Alan Tabourian and his Egyptian counterpart Hassan Younis. After
the signing ceremony, Younis told reporters.