By John Lee. The National Team for Renewable Energy Projects and Energy Efficiency at the Iraqi Prime Minister's Office has invited "specialized companies in the field of solar energy project implementation" to participate in a conference. The conference will take place at the Training and Energy Research Directorate of the Ministry of Electricity on Thursday, […]
The Ministry of Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has installed solar power systems in 81 schools across the governorates of Erbil, Slemani, Duhok, Halabja and Kirkuk. Saman Siwayli, spokesperson for the ministry, stated that the initiative aims to ensure schools have uninterrupted 24-hour electricity, eliminating reliance on power generators. To further expand the […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met with PowerChina CEO Chen Guanfu and his delegation to review the company's ongoing energy projects in Iraq, including solar energy, combined cycle, and gas power plants. The discussions focused on expanding PowerChina's operations in line with the government's strategic energy diversification plans. The meeting also […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani chaired a meeting of the National Team for Renewable Energy Projects and Energy Efficiency, where he reviewed plans to enhance clean energy production and improve energy efficiency across Iraq. The Prime Minister emphasized the critical role of solar power in reducing reliance on traditional fuels and […]
By John Lee. Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met representatives of US-based UGT Renewables in London this week. The meeting included a presentation on the company's key projects, which span more than thirty countries worldwide, and explored potential cooperation with Iraq in its field of expertise. The Prime Minister highlighted the government's interest in investing […]
By John Lee. The Chairman of Iraq's National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Haider Mohammed Makiyya, held a meeting with Adham Al-Fakhar, Chairman of the Iraqi-French Business Council, and its members to discuss promising strategic investment projects. Dr. Makiyya emphasized the NIC's commitment to advancing a forward-looking investment policy that prioritizes innovative projects to strengthen Iraq's […]
By John Lee. QatarEnergy is to take a 50-percent stake in the TotalEnergies solar energy project in Iraq: Partnership Agreement: QatarEnergy has signed an agreement with TotalEnergies for a solar power project in Iraq as part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP). Stake Distribution: QatarEnergy will acquire a 50% stake in the project, with […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Minister of Electricity, Eng. Ziyad Ali Fadel, chaired a technical meeting with Chinese company Huawei to discuss the proposal for a fast-installation solar power plant with a capacity of 100 MW in Karbala. The project is intended to be completed within six months and operational by summer 2025 to help meet […]
By Simon Watkins for OilPrice.com. Any opinions expressed are those of the author(s), and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. Who Is Playing Who In The Great Iraq Carve-Up? Last week's announcement that the China Energy Engineering Corporation (CEEC, Energy China) is to work with the French firm TotalEnergies on the […]
By John Lee. UK-based Hydro-C has won a contract to design and supply a solar power plant for Basra Oil Company (BOC) at Iraq's Majnoon oil field. The plant will be supplied from the UK and installed in Iraq. According to a statement from the Iraq Britain Business Council (IBBC), of which Hydro-C is a […]
By John Lee. China Energy Engineering Corporation (Energy China, CEEC) and France's TotalEnergies have signed an EPC contract for a 1-GW solar power project at the Ratawi [Artawi] field in Basra. According to a statement from Energy China: "This project is the first large-scale project in the Iraqi government's PV construction plan, and serves as […]
By John Lee. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has initiated the construction of three major power projects in Karbala: a 132 MW combined cycle gas power plant; a 300 MW solar power project; and the 400 kV Karbala transmission substation with a capacity of 1500 MVA. According to a statement from the Prime Minister's […]
