Half of households in Runaki billed less than 28,000 IQD in June
Erbil, Kurdistan Region — The Ministry of Electricity is pleased to announce that households and businesses under the Runaki programme received record-low electricity bills for June.
Across the Kurdistan Region, households in Slemani’s city centre received the lowest billed amounts due to the significant number of households who joined in June and subsequent discounts.
Table 1: half of Runaki households and businesses paid less than the following in June
Households Kurdistan 28,000 IQD
Erbil 29,000 IQD
Slemani 16,000 IQD
Duhok 25,000 IQD
Businesses Kurdistan 63,000 IQD
Erbil 70,000 IQD
Slemani 69,000 IQD
Duhok 46,000 IQD
Table 2: the number of citizens and businesses currently on Runaki by governorate
Citizens Kurdistan 2,722,500
Erbil 1,458,000
Slemani 976,500
Duhok 288,000
Businesses Kurdistan 103,000
Erbil 51,000
Slemani 38,000
Duhok 14,000
To date, more than 2.7 million people across the Kurdistan Region, or approximately 40% of the population, enjoy access to 24-hour electricity.
Based on the data available from Runaki, around 80% of households, and in particular low-income households, pay less now than they previously did for the national grid and neighbourhood diesel generators combined.
Prime Minister Masrour Barzani announced the Runaki programme in October 2024. The KRG Council of Ministers unanimously adopted the programme and new progressive tariffs in May 2025.
The KRG is planning to deliver 24-hour electricity to every home and business in the Kurdistan Region by the end of 2026. All major city centres in Kurdistan already enjoy 24-hour access to electricity.
