The Ministry of Electricity is pleased to announce that households and businesses under the Runaki programme received record-low electricity bills for August.

 Across the Kurdistan Region, households in Slemani’s city centre received the lowest billed amounts. 

Table 1: half of Runaki households and businesses paid less than the following in August

Kurdistan   27,000 IQD    Households     79,000 IQD   Businesses

Erbil          37,000 IQD    Households     88,000 IQD   Businesses

Slemani     15,000 IQD    Households     72,000 IQD   Businesses
 
Duhok       38,000 IQD    Households     67,000 IQD    Businesses

Table 2 The number of citizens and businesses currently on Runaki by governorate

Kurdistan   3,770,000     Citizens         120,000     Businesses
Erbil          1,935,000     Citizens          61,000      Businesses
Slemani     1,345,500     Citizens          35,000      Businesses
Duhok        351,000       Citizens           20,000     Businesses
Halabja      139,000       Citizens            4,000      Businesses

To date, nearly 4 million people across the Kurdistan Region, or more than 50% 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.