prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has inaugurated a 50-megawatt self-technology strength station at the North Refinery in Salahuddin, designed to make certain uninterrupted energy supply for refinery operations and reduce dependency on the national grid.
The high Minister praised the efforts of the staff at the power station and the North Refineries business enterprise (NRC), alongside supporting agencies. He emphasized the refinery’s strategic significance, noting its annual output of:
250,000 tonnes of base oils,
six hundred,000 tonnes of asphalt in diverse grades,
Plus additional merchandise such as motor oils, heavy oils, and turbine oils.
these outputs could be utilized by authorities ministries and are anticipated to noticeably lessen import dependency and aid Iraq’s financial system via multiplied local production and foreign currency financial savings.
Al-Sudani stated this changed into his fourth go to to Baiji, highlighting the marked progress for the reason that his first ride – inclusive of the reactivation of refineries and launch of latest operational units. He affirmed that Baiji is evolving into a chief industrial oil hub, becoming a key pillar of Iraq’s oil sector.
