Iraq’s Minister of power, Eng. Ziyad Ali Fadel, has addressed key strength troubles in interviews with Al Arabiya and Al Hadath, outlining authorities efforts to cozy strength deliver and mitigate capacity summer time shortages.
Key factors include:
The halt of exemptions has affected 800 MW of strength imports from Iran, impacting Diyala, Maysan, and Basra.
The Ministry has not acquired official notification regarding the suspension of Iranian fuel imports, with discussions ongoing.
opportunity measures consist of gasoline oil (kaz), local power grid connections, solar power initiatives, and the established order of a floating LNG terminal.
Turkmenistan is being considered as an alternative gasoline provider, as it isn’t always challenge to sanctions.
A floating platform for LNG imports could be mounted in the Gulf by way of June to deliver strength flora.
Turkey has agreed to double power supply via the Iraq-Turkey interconnection to 600 MW starting mid-can also.
Iraq-Kuwait grid connection is 90% whole, with landmine clearance in Fao delaying finalization.
Renewable energy tasks under improvement:
1,000 MW sun by TotalEnergies (Basra)
750 MW by way of PetroChina (Muthanna)
500 MW via Bilal Iraq (Babel & Karbala)
additional 15,000 MW planned the use of combined-cycle and solar technologies.
Iraq is shifting toward 15,000 MW of crude oil-based totally energy technology, similar to Saudi Arabia’s model.
predominant agreements deliberate:
24,000 MW with GE (america)
10,000 MW with Siemens (Germany)
Iraq is executing its biggest-ever energy grid growth, upgrading transmission lines and substations to stabilize electricity supply.
