Ministry of Electricity: Launching the largest solar energy project in Iraq

The Ministry of energy announced nowadays, Thursday, the release of “Shams Basra”, the biggest sun electricity mission in Iraq. The ministry stated in a announcement – received by means of the dinaropinions.com: “today, in cooperation with general energy, the “Shams Basra” undertaking turned into released, which is the largest solar electricity assignment in Iraq.”

He delivered that “the release of the mission comes in the framework of the efforts of the Minister of electricity, Ziad Ali Fadhil, to diversify power resources,” noting that “the French company general power has all started civil works to construct a sun-powered strength plant in Basra Governorate.”

He persisted, “The undertaking extends over an area envisioned at 9,000 acres within the Basra desolate tract, and consists of approximately two million sun panels distributed over 4 producing gadgets,” noting that “the station will produce 1,000 megawatts of clean power, at a price of 250 megawatts in line with unit.” She explained that “the ministry is supervising the implementation of the venture, which represents a strategic step in the direction of decreasing dependence on imported gas and improving power security in the united states.”