Baghdad Provincial Council reveals the size of the capital's consumption of gasoline and its tendency to import

The Baghdad Provincial Council revealed that the capital needs between 9 and 12 million liters of gasoline daily, equivalent to about a third of Iraq’s consumption of the substance, at a time when the authorities are moving to import shipments from the Emirates and one of the neighboring countries to address the shortage.

The head of the Energy Committee in Rusafa, Ali Al-Zarkani, said that the gasoline crisis in Baghdad is due to the lack of proportionality between local production and the large increase in consumption, explaining that the need of the Iraqi governorates combined is close to 30 million liters per day, and rises during the peak of summer to about 35 million liters.

Al-Zarkani added that the Provincial Council coordinated with the Ministry of Oil to determine the reasons for the shortage in equipment, noting that there are quantities being imported from a neighboring country, in addition to the imminent arrival of a shipment from the Emirates to help cover the deficit.

The Council called on the Ministry of Oil to provide clear data on refinery capacities, local production, consumption and import volumes, and the reasons for insufficient supplies, in addition to the role of investment refineries in meeting market needs.

Al-Zarkani stressed that the move aims to address the current crisis and reduce queues in front of gas stations, in parallel with working on long-term solutions that include raising the efficiency of refineries, increasing production, enhancing control over distribution, and improving fuel quality.