“It is the result of win-win coordination and cooperation of Ministry of Natural Resources staff, local Kurdistan companies and IOCs to deliver natural gas on a fast-track basis to the benefit of ordinary citizens,” Minister Hawrami said.
KAR Group built the main 36” Kurdistan Gas Pipeline from Summail to the Dohuk Power Station and also the feeder line from the Summail Gas Field connecting to the main Gas pipeline. Mass Globalcommissioned their GE Turbines facilities to take the gas.
It is expected that the people of Dohuk will be self-sufficient in locally-generated power by the end of 2015, saving well above $100 million on expensive fuel each month. The KRG plans to replace diesel with gas in all the Region’s power plants within the next two years.
Natural Resources Minister Ashti Hawrami added:
“The policy is to keep the lights switched on in people’s homes, and provides cheaper, environmentally-friendly power to hospitals, schools and factories.”
“This important achievement shows that newly discovered gas in Kurdistan can be monetized on a timely basis, and that this is the beginning of creating a gas market in Kurdistan - it is hoped to connect the Kurdistan gas network in Dohuk in the near future to the Gas line that connects to Erbil - to enhance gas deliveries within Kurdistan to the domestic market.”
“The gas specifications meets the Kurdistan gas specifications to ensure the network of gas within Kurdistan meets international standards and can be used in facilities locally or internationally.”
(Source: KRG)
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