| | The Challenge | Electricity and Water- The electrical supply in Iraq remains unstable. This causes serious problems for essential services that rely on electricity such as the water supply, sanitation, and hospitals.
- Inadequate and poor electrical services and infrastructure impedes private sector development and negatively affects employment and growth.
- Iraqis' today rely on costly alternatives for electricity.
- Electricity is the main power source of the Iraqi economy. It affects every job in every industry, and drives the national capacity to produce oil and increase national revenue. A robust supply of electricity boosts economic expansion, job creation, and increases the quality of life and security.
- A large population of untrained O&M personnel.
- The high cost of security.
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