By STEVEN R. HURST Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD (AP) --
Iraq's power grid is on the brink of collapse because of insurgent
sabotage, rising demand, fuel shortages and provinces that are
unplugging local power stations from the national grid, officials said
Saturday. Electricity Ministry spokesman Aziz al-Shimari said power
generation nationally is only meeting half the demand, and there had ...
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