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By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has held talks with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) on plans to implement solar energy projects and expand clean energy use among households. According to the Ministry of Electricity, the meeting was chaired by Hussein Mohammed Badr, Director General of the Planning and Studies Department, and attended […]
By John Lee. Plans for a solar power station in Najaf province are under review, with discussions under way on potentially doubling the project's capacity from 1,000MW to 2,000MW. The proposed expansion also includes a battery energy storage system (BESS) component of 30%. According to Iraq's Ministry of Electricity, Minister Ali Saad Wahib met with […]
By John Lee. The World Bank has discussed expanded cooperation with Iraq's Ministry of Electricity, with a focus on priority projects to develop the country's power infrastructure. Osman Dione, World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa, met with Minister of Electricity Ali Saad Wahib at the ministry's headquarters on Wednesday. According […]
By John Lee. Three strategic high-voltage electricity substations are under development in Karbala, Najaf and Baghdad as part of Iraq's power transmission upgrade programme. Progress on the projects was reviewed at a meeting between the General Company for Electricity Transmission in the Middle Euphrates and Siemens, which is delivering the work under Phase Two of a […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Electricity, Ali Saad Wahib, met with Poland's Ambassador to Iraq, Wojciech Bujak, in Baghdad on Monday to discuss expanding cooperation between the two countries in the electricity sector. The meeting covered opportunities to draw on the technical expertise and capabilities of Polish companies, particularly in the development and rehabilitation […]
By John Lee. A Swiss company called Main Power Engineering has held discussions with Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC) on a proposed integrated complex for the manufacture of high-technology electrical equipment in Iraq. The meeting, chaired by NIC head Adel Dakhil Muhammad al-Yasiri, covered the strategic and financial aspects of a project that would establish […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Electricity and Siemens have signed a Principles of Cooperation Agreement on energy in Iraq, covering a fourth phase of collaboration between the two parties. The signing ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Al-Zaidi also met separately in Berlin with Siemens Chief Executive […]
By John Lee. Work is under way to accelerate construction of the Samawah solar power station in southern Iraq [Muthanna], to be built in two phases with a combined capacity of 750MW. The project is being carried out by Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina). According to Iraq's Ministry of Electricity, the first phase will […]
By John Lee. Construction is under way on the Bawanur Dam project in the Garmian District of the Kurdistan Region. The project is designed to strengthen water security, support agriculture and environmental protection, and generate electricity. Overseen by the Kurdistan Regional Government's (KRG) Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, the dam is an embankment structure […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has held discussions with representatives of US company GE on expanding the Mansuriya gas power station and adding combined-cycle units. The meeting was chaired by Mohammed Nouama Al-Tufeili, the ministry's undersecretary for production affairs, and was attended by representatives of the Investments and Contracts Directorate, the Planning and […]
By John Lee. A 750-megawatt solar power station planned for Muthanna province has moved forward following discussions between Iraq's Ministry of Electricity and Chinese company Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina). The meeting also covered the technical and implementation stages of the project, and progress on related procedures. According to the Ministry of Electricity, 250MW […]
By John Lee. Progress on combined-cycle power generation projects in four central Iraqi provinces has been reviewed in a meeting between the Minister of Electricity and representatives of Chinese contractor Shanghai Electric. The projects cover stations in Najaf, Karbala, Diwaniyah, and Babil. According to the Ministry of Electricity, Minister Ali Saad Wahib directed the company […]
