Half of Runaki households in Kurdistan were billed less than 27,000 IQD in August

Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) — 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	Erbil	Slemani	Duhok
Households	27,000 IQD	37,000 IQD	15,000 IQD	38,000 IQD
Businesses	79,000 IQD	88,000 IQD	72,000 IQD	67,000 IQD

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

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

 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.