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By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani inaugurated the Debes [Dibs] Gas Power Plant in Kirkuk via video link, marking the completion of a 320 MW facility that had been stalled since 2004. Restarted in late 2022, the project overcame significant legal, administrative, and logistical challenges, according to a statement from the Prime […]
By John Lee. The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has said it will provide two KWD 35 million (USD 224 million) loans to support the Gulf Electricity Interconnection System Project, which will export electricity from Saudi Arabia to Kuwait and Iraq. According to a press release from the Fund, the financing constitutes 40 […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, has announced the restart of the first unit of the Doura Gas Power Plant at the Midland Refineries Company (MRC), generating 18 MW of electricity to support the national grid. Efforts are ongoing to complete the second unit, which will add a similar capacity. The […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani initiated the expansion of Al-Haidariya [Haydariya] and Najaf combined-cycle gas power plants, adding a total capacity of 495 MW, alongside a new 400 kV transformer station. These projects are part of a strategic agreement with Siemens, which includes two phases: the first phase involves three plants in […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Oil, Hayan Abdul Ghani, has inaugurated a 56 MW gas power plant at the Majnoon oil field and supervised the trial operation of the second Central Processing Facility (CPF2) with a capacity of 200,000 barrels per day. The gas power plant will supply electricity to the production facilities in […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi government has approved the recommendation from the Ministerial Council for Energy (24067 T) of 2024 to sign a tripartite agreement involving the Ministry of Electricity, Siemens Energy, and the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC). The agreement focuses on the rehabilitation of the Baiji Gas Power Plant (Unit 2), designating […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Oil has begun supplying the second unit of the Dibis Gas Power Plant in Kirkuk Province with 25 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of dry gas. Deputy Minister of Oil for Gas Affairs, Mr. Izzat Saber, said this supply is expected to contribute an additional 85-100 MW […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani opened the Iraqi-Turkish electricity interconnector on Sunday, via a video conference. The new line connects through the Al-Kisk station west of Mosul to supply the northern region with a capacity of 300 MW. The ceremony was attended by the Minister of Electricity. Al-Sudani praised the efforts of […]
By Elizabeth Hagedorn for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. US renews sanctions waiver for Iraq to purchase Iranian electricity The waiver issued on July 11 permits Iraq to pay neighboring Iran for electricity imports without running afoul of […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Electricity, Engineer Ziyad Ali Fadel, has announced that Iraq's electrical system has reached an unprecedented production rate of 27,000 MW. A statement from the Ministry says that this is an increase of 3,000 MW on the same period last year. The minister attributed this success to the continuous support […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers (Cabinet) has approved an increase in financial allocations for the Ministry of Electricity, amounting to 300 billion dinars [$229 mllion] from the operational budget to cover the following projects: 125 Billion Dinars: For urgent plan projects to alleviate distribution sector bottlenecks, including critical projects, feeders, and substation rehabilitation, […]
By John Lee. In its latest session, the Iraqi Cabinet has approved several measures to address the electricity needs during peak summer periods and to develop the country's power infrastructure. The key decisions include: Contract with Mass Holding Company: The Ministry of Electricity has been authorized to contract with Mass Holding Company to supply electricity […]
