ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Sunday that the government will ensure a 24-hour electricity supply to Erbil, Sulaimani, and Duhok cities by the end of this year, as part of the Runaki Project.

Prime Minister Barzani detailed that the entire Kurdistan Region would be included in the Runaki Project until the end of next year.

The “Runaki Project” is the KRG's program to provide 24-hour power to residential neighborhoods. Announced by Prime Minister Barzani in October 2024, the plan aims to eliminate the electricity issues that the Region has struggled with for decades.

“Until the end of this year, the centers of Sulaimani, Erbil, and Duhok provinces will have 24-hour electricity,” Barzani said after visiting Duhok’s Baroshki neighborhood to oversee ongoing work on the Runaki Project. 

The premier said “until the end of the next year, the entire projects, the independent administrations, villages, and areas of the Kurdistan Region will have 24-hour electricity service.”

The Kurdish prime minister called on subscribers to support the government’s efforts in reducing the use of electricity.

“It is important that people support them [the Runaki Project] and use electricity accordingly,” he advised. 

According to the KRG, around one million people from across the Kurdistan Region will switch to the Runaki Project until the end of May. 

The Project so far has over 150,000 subscribers, benefitting over 600,000 residents across Erbil, Sulaimani, and Duhok provinces.