{"version":"1","article":{"id":"iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026","slug":"iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026?lang=en","title":"Iraq’s Kurdistan region starts replacing transformer at Korkosik station","summary":"Power-transmission teams began moving a main transformer to address supply problems around Erbil and Khabat.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T23:57:14+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-08","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Kurdistan Regional Government Ministry of Electricity","url":"https://gov.krd/moel-ar/activities/news-and-press-releases/2026/september/%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%85%D8%AD%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%83-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%B9%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%B6%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%AA%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84/","publishedAt":"2026-09-08","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/iraq-kurdistan-korkosik-transformer-restoration-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Electricity said on 8 September that transmission teams in Erbil had begun moving and replacing a main transformer to improve electricity supply in central Erbil and Khabat district. The work transfers the main transformer from the Nishteiman station to the Korkosik station.","A fire had destroyed the previous main transformer at Korkosik, affecting electricity in the area around Erbil and delivery toward Duhok. The ministry said the step is intended to restore grid stability. Its announcement describes the start and purpose of the work, without giving a completion date or capacity figure."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Power-transmission teams began moving a main transformer to address supply problems around Erbil and Khabat.\n\nThe Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Electricity said on 8 September that transmission teams in Erbil had begun moving and replacing a main transformer to improve electricity supply in central Erbil and Khabat district. The work transfers the main transformer from the Nishteiman station to the Korkosik station.\n\nA fire had destroyed the previous main transformer at Korkosik, affecting electricity in the area around Erbil and delivery toward Duhok. The ministry said the step is intended to restore grid stability. Its announcement describes the start and purpose of the work, without giving a completion date or capacity figure.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}