The facts
Reuters reported that production was suspended at Khor Mor after an attack on Sunday; workers were evacuated and an initial statement from Iraq’s prime minister said there were no casualties. [1]
Reuters’ security sources described a drone attack on LPG storage, while Rudaw reported that a local source could not identify the projectile and that an online claim calling it a suicide drone was unverified. [1][2]
The Kurdistan Region’s electricity ministry attributed a generation-capacity loss of up to 2,800 megawatts to the shutdown; Al Jazeera also reported officials estimating about 2,500–2,800 MW. [1][2][3][4]
A joint Iraqi and Kurdish ministry statement described the incident as a terrorist attack but did not identify who was responsible. [1]
Al Jazeera reported officials saying more than 70% of the Kurdistan Region was without power. +964 separately reported cuts in parts of Erbil, Duhok and Zakho and efforts to preserve supplies to hospitals and water treatment; neither report quantified affected consumers. [3][4]
Dana Gas said the fire was extinguished, no personnel were injured and production remained suspended pending a damage assessment. [6]
The Kurdistan Region prime minister ordered a joint Iraqi and Kurdish committee to investigate; the PM office’s preliminary information reported no human casualties, without identifying a projectile or attacker. [5]
+964media reported on 9 November that the regional power shortfall had fallen to about 1,000 megawatts after the fire was brought under control. The report does not give a consumer count or specify the measurement basis; this is distinct from the Electricity Ministry’s earlier estimate of up to 2,800 MW in lost generation capacity. [7]
Still unconfirmed
- The projectile type, attacker and motive have not been independently established.
- The full damage and duration of the production shutdown remain unknown pending the operator’s assessment.
- The latest consumer-level power impact and replacement generation available were not quantified in the opened reports.
Corrections & updates
Substantive update, 9 November: Al Jazeera reported officials saying more than 70% of Iraqi Kurdistan was without power and cited a 2,500–2,800-MW capacity impact. +964 reported cuts in parts of Erbil, Duhok and Zakho and efforts to protect hospital and water-treatment supplies. Consumer counts, the attacker, projectile and outage duration remain unknown.
Substantive update, 9 November: Rudaw reported Dana Gas said the fire had been extinguished, no personnel were injured and production remained suspended pending damage assessment. The prime minister ordered a joint investigation. Earlier official outage and generation figures remain attributed; current consumer counts and responsibility are unknown.
Substantive update, 9 November: +964media reported that the regional power shortfall had fallen to about 1,000 MW after the fire was contained. This later shortfall is distinct from the Electricity Ministry’s earlier estimate of up to 2,800 MW in lost generation capacity. Production remains suspended, the damage assessment continues, and affected-consumer counts and responsibility remain unknown.
Sources
References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 9 Nov 2026, 10:04 UTC.
Reuters and Rudaw independently reported the initial shutdown and official capacity estimate. Al Jazeera and +964 provide attributed accounts of regional power effects. Rudaw’s 9 November report quotes Dana Gas on the fire and production status and the PM office on the joint investigation; these remain attributed statements, and no attacker or projectile is established.
- Production suspended at Iraq’s Khor Mor gas field after drone attack, sources say
Reuters via Investing.com · Reporting · 8 Nov 2026
Reuters cites security and electricity sources; the attack type and casualties are attributed to those sources.
- Gas production halted in Khor Mor after strike hits gas storage unit
Rudaw · Reporting · 8 Nov 2026
Rudaw says a local source could not distinguish the projectile type and attributes the 2,800-MW capacity reduction to the KRG electricity ministry; a Telegram claim was unverified.
- Drone attack suspends production at Iraq’s Khor Mor gasfield
Al Jazeera · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Opened report quoting Iraqi and Kurdish officials; says more than 70% of the Kurdistan Region was without power and cites ministry capacity estimates of about 2,500–2,800 MW. It does not identify the attacker.
- Power cuts hit parts of Erbil, Duhok and Zakho after Khor Mor attack
+964 · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Opened the current +964 report: parts of Erbil, Duhok and Zakho experienced cuts; it attributes efforts to preserve hospital and water-treatment supplies to alternative generation. This report does not quantify consumers.
- Kurdistan Region PM forms committee to investigate Khor Mor attack
Rudaw · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Opened current report on the prime minister’s joint investigative committee. The PM office’s preliminary information said there were no human casualties; the projectile and responsibility were unknown.
- Khor Mor fire extinguished, production still suspended: Dana Gas
Rudaw · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Opened current report quoting Dana Gas: the fire was extinguished, no personnel were injured, and production remained suspended pending damage assessment.
- Dana Gas keeps Khor Mor shut to assess damage, says no staff hurt
+964 · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026
Opened the current local report. It says production remained suspended, the fire was out, no staff were hurt and the reported regional power loss had fallen to about 1,000 MW; the figure’s measurement basis and consumer impact are not supplied.