Dana Gas halts Khor Mor gas plant operations, reducing Kurdistan Region electricity output

SULAYMANIYAH — Dana Gas has suspended natural gas supplies from the Khor Mor field in Sulaymaniyah to power plants across the Kurdistan Region following the launch of joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, the KRG’s ministries of Natural Resources and Electricity announced Saturday.

The halt was ordered “to protect the lives of employees at the Khor Mor field” amid “the abnormal situation and the war in the region,” the ministries said in a joint statement. The suspension has reduced electricity generation capacity by between 2,500 and 3,000 megawatts, with blackouts already reported across several areas of the region.

Khor Mor is the main source of fuel for Kurdistan Region power plants, meaning any disruption directly affects electricity supply across Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and surrounding areas. The field has been targeted in several attacks in recent years, most recently on Nov. 26, when a drone strike on its storage facilities forced a full shutdown and caused widespread blackouts. Regional and federal leaders along with foreign governments condemned that attack and backed a joint investigation.