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A drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq causes major power outages in northern regions, damaging key infrastructure and halting gas supplies to power stations. Authorities are investigating.<\/p>\n
A drone attack<\/a> prompted the suspension of operations at the Khor Mor Oil and Gas field<\/a>, one of the largest in Iraqi Kurdistan, and caused major power cuts across the northern region, field engineers and officials said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n All gas supplies to power stations in the Kurdistan region were halted following the attack, the Natural Resources and Electricity ministries said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n Widespread power outages have affected large areas of the region, local officials said.<\/p>\n A drop of 3,000 megawatts in power generation is expected in Kurdistan after the attack, according to a statement from the Kurdish electricity ministry spokesperson, Omed Ahmed.<\/p>\n This would result in an 80% reduction, Kurdish outlet Rudaw<\/em> clarified.<\/p>\n