Energy Is Iraq’s Economy: Introducing the Dhia Jafar Center and Iraq Energy Outlook

Iraq’s energy sector is not just one sector among many: It is the economy. It represents the backbone of the Iraqi state, the engine of public finance, and a barometer of both the country’s promise and its vulnerability.

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KRG Electricity Reform: Runaki’s Resilience Challenge

The energy sector is the backbone of Iraq’s economy, public finance, and national relationship with the world.

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Iraq’s Wartime Oil Revenue Crisis

Iraq’s economy relies on crude oil exports, accounting for over 90% of government revenue and more than half of GDP.

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Research March 28, 2026

KRG Electricity Reform: Runaki’s Resilience Challenge

Peak demand has fallen by around 40%, allowing closer to continuous supply without increasing generation capacity.

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Research April 5, 2026

Iraq’s Wartime Oil Revenue Crisis

Southern export infrastructure, handling over 92% of exports via the Strait of Hormuz, collapsed between March 8 and April 2.

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Commentary March 14, 2026

The Strait of Hormuz Crisis and Iraq's Structural Export Vulnerability

Nearly 93% of Iraq’s crude exports flow through Basra’s infrastructure, dependent on Gulf access.

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Iraq Energy Outlook

February 2026  ·  First Edition

Editor In Chief Mohammed Hussain
Publisher Dhia Jafar Center · AUIS
Frequency Quarterly

ئاسۆی وزەی عێراق

February 2026  ·  First Edition

Editor In Chief محەمەد حسێن
Publisher ناوەندی ضياء جعفر بۆ وزە و سامانە سروشتیەکان
Frequency بڵاوکراوەیەکی وەرزیە

آفاق الطاقة في العراق

February 2026  ·  First Edition

Editor In Chief محمد حسين
Publisher مركز ضياء جعفر للطاقة و الموارد الطبيعية
Frequency مجلة فصلية

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