#Iraq

Iraq is aiming to build its first wind farm with a generation capacity of 500 MW.

Iraq wants to increase electricity imports from Turkey to 600 MW, up from the current 300 MW.

Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity has upgraded 12 crucial power plants together with GE Vernova as part of a modernization project covering 46 gas turbines supplied by the company.

The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has signed three contracts with Linxon to rehabilitate three crucial 400 kV BSP stations.

Iraq is aiming to buy 3250 MW of electricity from neighbouring countries in summer to tackle a supply shortage.

Iraq and Jordan have completed almost 90% of Phase 2 of a 3-stage interconnection project to connect their grids.

Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity (MoE) and GE Vernova have completed and energized five key substations across the country in less than two years.

Petroleum companies QatarEnergy and TotalEnergies have signed an agreement to develop a solar project of up to 1.25 GWp in Iraq.

Iraq: The interconnection project linking Iraq with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) grid is expected to start operations in December 2024. The timeline was stated by…

Jordan is expected to complete the second phase of its interconnection project with Iraq by the first quarter of 2025.

The line is designed to deliver 300 MW of power to northern Iraq.

Iraqi officials have said that phase 2 of the project will provide a significant power boost of 150 MW.

The generation capacity of the plant will now be 800 MW.

Kuwait will be able to supply Iraq with 500 MW of electricity.

The value of the deal wasn’t disclosed by Končar.

According to officials, Iraq expects its power network to be linked to Kuwait within 12-16 months while it would start receiving electricity supplies from Jordan shortly.

ACWA Power will build the power plant in central Iraq.

The investments are necessary due to an economic boom and population increase.

Iraq has approved funds for long-term plans to expand power transmission and distribution with the help of Germany’s Siemens.

An agreement has been signed by Iraq and Jordan start the supply of 40 MW of electricity to Al-Rutbah district in Anbar Governorate.

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) is in talks to build a solar power plant in Iraq with an output capacity of 1000 MW (1 GW) in the first phase.

Iraq’s General Company of Electrical Energy Transmission a strategic agreement with the German company Siemens Energy to build five high-voltage direct current substations.

Iraq has handed over land to France’s TotalEnergies and PowerChina to build two solar power plants under agreements signed in 2023, an official report said on Wednesday.

A long-standing project to supply Iraq with Gulf electricity through a common power grid will be completed in late 2024, an Iraqi deputy said on Wednesday.