In light of the continuing electricity crisis and the increasing hours of power outages in Iraq, the demand for solar energy systems is witnessing an increasing growth among citizens to secure their daily needs and reduce dependence on private generators with high costs and polluting environmental effects.

Citizens pointed out that the lack of stability of the national grid, and the high prices of private generators, which reached 20 thousand dinars, prompted them to invest in solar systems to provide energy during the day and batteries at night, calling on companies to provide financial facilities and installment offers to include all segments of society.

For his part, engineer Ali Al-Marsoumi explained that the demand has doubled significantly this year, indicating that the cost of the system with a capacity of 20 amps amounts to about 5 thousand dollars, and despite its initial cost, its operational life extends for ten years, equivalent to the cost of subscribing to the private generator for only two years, but the crisis of shared housing and narrow spaces in Baghdad emerges as a major obstacle to installing panels.

In turn, energy expert Ahmed Moussa confirmed that solar energy is classified as a complementary energy and not a complete alternative to traditional stations, in light of a sharp gap between the current production (about 23 thousand megawatts) and the actual need that exceeds 60 thousand megawatts, indicating that there are government plans to establish major solar stations to reduce loads, and efforts to activate soft loans from the Central Bank to support citizens.