Halabja Joins 'Runaki' 24-Hour Electricity Project
Published at: Jul, 17 2025
ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Implementation of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) landmark ‘Runaki’ project has officially begun in Halabja, with officials announcing a five-day period of scheduled power outages to allow for essential grid upgrades that will eventually provide 24-hour electricity to 100,000 citizens and retire 300 private generators.
The Halabja General Directorate of Electricity announced to Kurdistan24 on Tuesday that a team from the Brok Cast company, which is implementing the project, arrived in the province to begin maintenance on feeders, power lines, and the installation of smart meters.
According to the Director General of Halabja Electricity, the work will last five days, until July 19. During this period, all government institutions and homes will be without national electricity from 5:00 AM to 12:00 PM. He noted that the entire province will be converted to the Runaki system in a single package, enrolling 25,000 households. The official told Kurdistan24 the team was supposed to arrive sooner but faced its own technical delays.