Electricity reveals the latest developments in connectivity with neighboring countries

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Electricity: The Iraqi-Jordanian-Egyptian interconnection project will be a regional starting point for the eight-way connection

 

energy Economy News _ Baghdad The Ministry of Electricity announced, on Friday, that Iraq will be a corridor for exported energy, stressing that the tripartite electrical interconnection project (Iraqi-Jordanian-Egyptian) will be a regional starting point for the eight electrical interconnection. The ministry said in a statement seen by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity for Production Affairs, Adel Karim, received in his office at the ministry's headquarters the Jordanian ambassador to Iraq, Montaser Al-Zoubi, and they discussed the electrical connection project between Iraq and the Kingdom of Jordan." She added, "The meeting dealt with a number of important details that crystallized on the Iraqi-Jordanian electrical interconnection agreement, under the contract signed in September 2020, which includes linking the electricity network and the transmission of electrical energy between the two countries for a completion period of 26 months, implemented by General Electric, and depends on the energy exchange between The two sides and the construction of a line (Risha - Qaim) and the installation of the Al-Qaim transformer station 400 (kV) with a length of 300 km," noting that "Iraq will be supplied, as a first stage, with 150 megawatts, up to 960 megawatts." And she added, "The two parties discussed supporting this strategic project by reviewing the accomplished stages of preparing the energy exchange lines between the two countries and the completion rate of the new Al-Qaim transformer station and the electrical interconnection line connecting to Anbar Governorate," noting that "the survey of the lines' paths and soil examination is currently being expedited." To ensure that they are free of any military remnants, identify the connection points, and remove obstacles that stand in the way of implementation. The ministry explained that "this project is the first building block of the Iraqi-Jordanian-Egyptian tripartite linkage project and a regional starting point for the eight electrical linkage through the exchange of benefits between countries and making it a corridor for the transfer of energy," noting that "it is not a consumer project, but rather has an economic benefit for Iraq, which will be a corridor for exported energy." and needy, and will achieve the necessary flexibility and reliability of the electrical network. The ministry stated that "the meeting included a phone call between the Undersecretary and Jordanian Energy Minister Hala Zawati to discuss accelerating the achievement," explaining that "the two parties agreed to exchange visits for the benefit of the Iraqi and Jordanian countries, as the participating countries will cooperate in this project to make it a success according to the highest international standards in energy transfer." Electricity and the possibility of establishing an open energy market in the Middle East.

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Transforming Iraq into a regional energy center..General Electric talks about the imminent implementation of a 6-point plan

2021-07-12

Yes Iraq: Baghdad

General Electric is working on a transformation in the energy production plan in Iraq, revolving around 3 goals, while its plan is summarized in 7 points, which is supposed to be implemented in Iraq.

“Our goals and plans from the beginning have focused on supporting the development of Iraq’s energy infrastructure through comprehensive solutions, from securing financing to providing advanced technology,” said Abdul Rahman Al-Khalidi, Chief Technology Officer of the company.

Al-Khalidi added: “It is now important to intensify work towards cleaner energy systems that achieve a triple advantage for the country: deploying diversified energy sources to meet the growing demand, and achieving commitments to reduce carbon emissions through more efficient gas energy deployment; And creating a stable platform for safe, reliable and cleaner energy for the future, this is the guiding strategy.”

He continued, "Our plan for the energy transition for Iraq is the most comprehensive approach, and covers all potential solutions that the country can benefit from."

According to the report, the main pillars of General Electric's energy transition plan are as follows:

1- Rehabilitation, maintenance and improvement of power plants: represented by improving performance between 5-10% for a potential 20% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.

2- Flaring gas investment: Generating an additional 10 gigawatts by converting flared gas into energy.

3- Conversion of the collection system: Conversion from a simple system can increase energy, with zero emissions.

4- Removing/adding ineffective generators: Bringing advanced technology and modernizing the devices and equipment of existing factories.

5- Using hydrogen for power generation in coordination with carbon consumption technologies: It can remove up to 90% of carbon dioxide emissions from gas turbines.

6- Transforming Iraq into a regional energy hub: Strengthening the energy sector system in Iraq to be stronger, more professional, more reliable and sustainable.

 

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General Electric announces a "comprehensive plan" for energy in Iraq

Tuesday 13 July 2021 96

 

 Baghdad: Shaima Rashid 

 

The giant General Electric Company announced, on Monday, a plan (comprehensive energy transformation in Iraq), through a transformational strategy to support the country's development to a clean energy future, while the Ministry of Planning is united by achieving important steps to complete the electrical interconnection project with Jordan and Egypt.

General Electric revealed the details of its plan to develop the electricity sector, according to its chief technology officer, Abdul Rahman Al-Khalidi, who said in a statement: “The energy transformation plan was announced at the (Rebuilding Iraq) conference held in Baghdad, which was organized in cooperation with the Office of the President Ministers and the National Investment Commission.

He added, "The plan includes basic pillars that support the government's objectives to enhance the energy infrastructure and diversify the energy sector, as well as reduce carbon consumption, by securing financing and providing advanced technology."

According to a company report published by iraq buisness news, “the six pillars of the plan are: the rehabilitation of power plants by improving performance between (5-10) percent to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20%, and the second pillar includes investing flared gas to generate an additional 10 gigawatts. ".

He added, "The third pillar concerns the transformation of the assembly system to increase energy, the fourth brings advanced technology and modernizes the existing ones, and the fifth includes the use of hydrogen for power generation to remove 90% of carbon dioxide emissions from gas turbines, and the last pillar focuses on strengthening the country's energy system to be more reliable. and sustainability.”

On the other hand, Minister of Planning Khaled Battal, accompanied by Minister of Industry and Minerals Manhal Aziz al-Khabbaz, discussed with the Jordanian Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply and the accompanying delegation mechanisms for implementing the decisions of the tripartite summit (Iraqi-Jordanian-Egyptian) that was held in Baghdad recently. Important steps for the completion of the tripartite electrical interconnection project, the completion of the procedures for establishing the economic zone between the two countries, as well as the extension of the transporting oil pipeline from Basra to the port of Aqaba.

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Iraqi Electricity ends the work of the committee formed regarding the fixing of contracts

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 July 26, 2021 3:28 PM28

Mubasher: The Ministry of Electricity announced, today, Monday, the termination of the work of the committee formed regarding fixing contracts, while noting that converting gauges readers into contracts depends on one procedure.

 

And the ministry’s spokesman, Ahmed Musa, told the Iraqi News Agency, “INA,” today, Monday, that “the Ministry of Electricity moved towards the demands of the metrology readers’ employees to convert them into contracts, as it prepared official books and several overtures to the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers,” noting that “the latter inquired about the possibility of financial allocations.” For this segment, it is our duty that the allocations will save them from the collection money.”

He added that "the decision to convert the gauges readers into contracts has become in the hands of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers," noting that "the ministry is awaiting the response of the General Secretariat on this issue."

With regard to confirming the ministry’s contracts to the permanent owners who have been for 5 years or more, he indicated that “the committee formed by the ministry has completed its work and it will be announced,” explaining, “We will wait if there are forms or inquiries, and then submit the names to the administrative department at the headquarters Ministry".

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Electricity: Signing the Gulf interconnection contract in the coming weeks

 

 

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Today, Thursday, the Ministry of Electricity said that the ministry has made great strides in the Gulf interconnection file and will sign the connection contract in the coming weeks, while revealing short, medium and long-term plans to reach the production of 45,000 megawatts .

 

Minister Adel Karim said in a statement that "the ministry has concluded a set of agreements with neighboring countries, including the Gulf states, Jordan, Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran," noting that "the ministry has made a very big stride in the Gulf link file ."

 

He added, "It is hoped that within two weeks or more, the contract will be signed, during which Basra will be supplied from 500 to 1,000 megawatts, which will give a very great stability to the energy expenditure in the southern region in general ."

 

He pointed out that "the ministry has serious negotiations with the Saudi side to connect electricity or bring energy, and the connection will be either with Yusufiya or Samawa," noting that "the first phase will include 500 megawatts, while the second phase will be 1000 megawatts, and this also will have a big role. Very stable electrical system .

 

He noted that "the ministry has signed an electricity link agreement with Jordan, through which it will supply the western region, within the first phase, with 150 megawatts, and the second phase will include 500 megawatts," noting that "the first phase will provide a group consisting of Al-Qaim district and border areas." The depth, and the second phase will be for the city of Ramadi and other areas in Anbar ."

 

He continued: "Unfortunately, the current available energy is 19,000 megawatts to 21,000 megawatts, while Iraq currently needs 35,000 megawatts, which means that we suffer from a shortage of 15,000 megawatts ."

 

He added, "The ministry has not yet received any amount within its allocations in the financial budget, in addition to cutting off half of the budget allocated to the ministry by the House of Representatives. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Electricity is trying as much as possible to perform its duty ."

He stressed, "The ministry continues to work, and if it receives great support from all parties, it will be able to increase production by up to 5,000 megawatts, and thus increase production hours," noting that "the ministry has short, medium and long-term plans, aiming to reach 45,000 megawatts." over the next 5 to 6 years ."

 

He warned, "Terrorism has affected the energy file in two ways, the first is the targeting of stations located in Baiji, western Iraq and other areas, and the second is the implementation of continuous terrorist operations that have led to the destruction of electric towers," stressing that "these operations have affected the processing hours and in some cases are a cause in extinguishing stations and reducing the hours of processing citizens .”

 

Regarding solar energy, Karim said, “The solar energy file has been withdrawn from the Ministry of Electricity, and it is currently managed by the Energy Council and the Investment Authority,” noting that “the ministry asked the Energy and Ministers Councils to return the file to the Ministry of Electricity, as it is a sectoral ministry that carries out this process. ” .

 

Regarding Iranian gas, Karim stressed that "the Iranian gas invested by the Ministry of Electricity reaches the limits of 6000 megawatts," noting that "without Iranian gas, a disaster would have occurred in the electricity sector, and this would have led to the downfall of the electrical system ."

 

He expressed, "I thanked Iran for providing Iraq with the required quantities of gas," adding that "despite Iran's problems, in the most difficult circumstances, it provides us with the required quantity, and in most cases, more than the required quantity, which contributes to the operation of a large group of our stations in Basra and Baghdad. and the Baghdad belt .

 

He stressed, "For many years, Iraq will be unable to dispense with Iranian gas ."

 

Regarding the contracts file in the Ministry of Electricity, Karim said, "The process of installing contracts continues in the ministry according to the budget law, and although the numbers are very large and the ministry has a surplus, everyone who has exceeded 5 years is directly confirmed ."

 

He explained, "There is an independent committee in the ministry that works with the administrative department, which receives the lists and checks them to issue administrative orders for their appointment ."

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Electricity: A Gulf delegation will visit Iraq to complete the electrical connection requirements

 

Electricity workers inside an electrical station. "Internet"

energy Economy News - Baghdad On Sunday, the Ministry of Electricity revealed an upcoming visit of a delegation from the Gulf interconnection to Iraq to discuss a mechanism for completing the implementation of an energy agreement. The ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Musa, said, "The ministry had previously announced that the completion of the first phase of the Iraqi-Gulf energy link in the summer of 2022, which includes the transfer of 500 megawatts of power to Basra Governorate," according to "Ina". He added, "After Iraq has completed 86% of its commitments, there will be a visit by the Gulf interconnection delegation to Iraq to discuss the mechanism for completing the implementation of the agreement to establish a line linking Al-Zour station with Al-Faw station, so that the agreement becomes mature in its first stage." He pointed out that "the project will have a second and third phases for the development of interconnection projects, which are based on the exchange of benefit for energy and not on the basis of energy import." Regarding the connection with Jordan, Moussa said: “The electrical connection with Jordan is based in its first phase on the construction of the Risha-Qaim line with 400 kV, and that the Al-Qaim transformer station will be established with 400 kV as well,” noting that “he will undertake the transfer of 150 megawatts to the governorates.” Al Gharbia and then develops to reach 960 megawatts." He explained that "the project was referred to General Electric Company within a time limit of 26 months to establish and complete the first phase," noting that "the directives of the Undersecretary for Production Affairs accelerated the implementation of this agreement." He cautioned that "the visit of the Jordanian Minister of Energy to Baghdad signed the mechanism for implementing this agreement in an accelerated manner, provided that the completion of the first phase will be about one year." He stressed that "works are now underway. They are defining the paths of the lines and connection points, and then studying the supply of electricity to the western regions of Iraq."

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Electricity holds a meeting with General Electric to discuss ways to develop generating units

 

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energy Economy News - Baghdad The Ministry of Electricity held a meeting with the General Electric Company, during which it discussed the framework agreement according to two axes. The ministry said in a statement seen by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "the Deputy Minister of Electricity, Eng. Adel Karim, received on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 in his office at the Ministry's headquarters, a delegation of ( GE ) on a visit aimed at discussing the framework agreement that took place on the sidelines of the strategic dialogue between Iraq and the United States. The ministry indicated that the meeting discussed the terms of the agreement according to two axes, "the first, securing an amount of (250) million dollars to complete the fifth phase agreement for the permanent maintenance of GE units, which was supposed to be completed since 2020." The statement continued, "As for the second, it includes the company's willingness and willingness to supply backup materials for GE units for the next five years in exchange for the implementation of control centers for these units free of charge and monitor them and send signals in the event of any technical malfunction, with the implementation of new technologies that develop these units and increase productivity by 100 megawatts free of charge. ". She explained that the agreement included "activating benchmarking and artificial intelligence for all generating stations, which requires carrying out the necessary maintenance, whether emergency or periodic, with the establishment of training centers with a high level of professionalism to improve the performance of workers, provided that all requirements are completed before the end of June of 2022." . The ministry pointed out that "this agreement is only a preliminary agreement within the mutual economic interests between the two countries and is subject to the approval of the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers for the purpose of activating it. Deliberations and decisions were taken regarding it within the ministry's operations room, and the general secretariat will be addressed regarding its study and approval of its provisions."

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Statistics of the number of towers that were subjected to "explosions" yesterday

 

One of the electricity transmission towers in Iraq that was subjected to terrorist sabotage operations. "Internet"

energy Economy News - Baghdad On Thursday, the Ministry of Electricity announced that 13 towers were subjected to "systematic" explosions within 48 hours in the governorates of Salah al-Din, Kirkuk and Nineveh. The media of the General Company for the Transmission of Northern Electricity of the Ministry said in a statement seen by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "the war of towers and targeting electric power transmission lines began to expand to include all northern governorates with systematic and hostile bombings within the past 48 hours." He added that the war "targets the capabilities and capabilities of the company and depletes its infrastructure, whose perpetrators deliberately harm citizens in light of rising temperatures."   The statement stated, "Yesterday evening, the transmission line (Kirkuk - Qayyarah al-Ghaza, with a voltage of 400 kV) was targeted with sabotage by detonating explosive devices, causing the fall of five towers numbered (116-117-118-119-120) and the line stopped working near From It1A station between Shirqat Junction and Zwaya Junction in Nineveh Governorate.   The statement continued, "Also on the same night, the transport line (Martyr Abdullah Al-Qadima - Al-Dur - north of Samarra Nazzal, Ajil oil field 132 kV) was targeted by detonating explosive devices targeting the line's towers near the Ajil oil field, which led to it being out of service in Salah Governorate. Debt".   The statement pointed out that "the carrier line, Martyr Abdullah - east of Tikrit - Martyr Abdullah - Floor 132 KV, was targeted by detonating explosive devices that led to the fall of the numbered towers (327-331), damage and cutting the legs of the numbered towers (328-329-330), and other devices were planted on the The same towers have not exploded yet, which led to the line being out of service, specifically in the Jallam Albu Ajil area in Salah al-Din Governorate.   The statement stated, "Also on the same night, the transmission line Samarra - south of Tikrit 2.1 of a voltage of 132 kV was targeted by detonating an explosive device on the tower No. 54, which led to the damage of the tower and the line being out of service in Salah al-Din Governorate."   He pointed out that "the transmission line (Qayyarah - Kirkuk with a voltage of 400 kV) was targeted the day before yesterday with an explosion, followed by the detonation of explosive devices for the legs of the numbered tower (94) and the planting of explosive devices on the tower numbered (93) on the line, which led to it being out of service. Specifically in the area of Tari Al-Baghl, in the direction of Riyadh, Al-Sharqat district in the Kirkuk governorate, and determining the loads and weaknesses in the processing and stability of electric power for the northern region.   The statement pointed out that "the Director General, Khaled Ghazai, directed the mobilization of our staff, the development of an emergency plan, and the formation of joint working teams of the heroes of the lines in all the governorates of the northern region within the sector of the company's responsibility."   The statement stressed, "Intensifying efforts and reducing the time to rebuild what was destroyed by the sabotage elements and return the lines to service as soon as possible, with the support of the security forces and the engineering effort to preserve the electric power transmission system for the purpose of restoring the stability of providing citizens with electric power, and we are going through a peak time in the summer and in light of high temperatures. high service for the common good.

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The Ministry of Electricity announces the general alarm and warns: The system is on the verge of collapse

•  Time: 08/05/2021 21:19:33
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Electricity announced a state of "public mobilization", with the continued targeting of the towers carrying power lines.

The ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Musa al-Abadi, said in a press statement, "We are facing a declared and imminent war, targeting 14 towers since yesterday," noting that "71 transmission towers have been destroyed and targeted since the beginning of this year."

He added, "Some targeting are aimed at inciting the street against the government and discouraging the early elections process," stressing that "the continuation of targeting harms citizens to the main degree."
"We are on the verge of the system's collapse, and we have declared a general mobilization, forming committees, and rebuilding what has been destroyed," he stressed.

Al-Abadi noted that "an existing - modern electricity line was targeted nine times this week," noting that "the ministry has not received any allocations from the budget for 2021 so far."

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Electricity: We are proceeding to complete the electrical connection with Saudi Arabia

 

Electricity towers. "Internet"

energy Economy News - Baghdad The Ministry of Electricity announced, on Friday, that there is a movement at the present time to complete the electrical connection with Saudi Arabia. The Minister of Electricity and Agency, Adel Karim, said in a statement seen by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "Iraq seeks regional and global openness," noting that "Saudi energy companies add positive momentum to Arab cooperation with Iraq." During his reception in his office at the Ministry's headquarters, he expressed his "welcome to the Saudi delegation, and Iraq's readiness to open up to the Gulf energy market, and to return to negotiations, with a view to completing the Iraqi-Saudi electrical connection through the Yusufiya or Samawa stations." He explained that "this connection is very important because of its technical aspect that benefits the national network and achieves stability, and is also a gateway to entering the Gulf market." The Minister of Electricity stressed the agency to "encourage Arab and foreign investment in the field of energy," noting that "Iraq has no closed horizon towards any of the companies, and that Saudi companies will add new momentum to attract Arab brothers to work in Iraq." Karim explained, "The impact of investment and regional cooperation on the reality of the national system, as he explained to the Saudi delegation the plan that the ministry intends to implement."

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Parliamentary Oil: Targeting energy towers is a message of insecurity

Saturday 07 August 2021 198

 

 Baghdad: Shaima Rashid

 

The Parliamentary Energy Committee clarified that the frequent targeting of energy towers is a dangerous message by some parties that the security situation in the country is unstable.

Committee member Ghaleb Muhammad Ali said in an interview with Al-Sabah: "The targeting of towers is related to the security situation, as targeting electricity is linked to the elections in order to convey a message that the situation is unstable and that Iraq, which cannot provide protection for the electricity networks, cannot protect Elections and ballot boxes,” noting that “the problem lies in some parties that do not want to be safe.”

He added that "reducing the import of gas from Iran is possible, especially with an energy crisis they have, and this matter must be resolved by benefiting from natural gas or the situation remains as it is," explaining "the need to give electricity to solid companies for all their stages and with long-term loans, especially The loans are for oil, otherwise the electricity will not improve."

Regarding the Gulf link, Ali stated that "this link is not useful and not a solution because it will be like the Iranian link, one day there is electricity and another day there is no, but the solution is for Iraq to have its own stations, especially since it has oil and gas and a huge reserve of money and gold. It will not be difficult to bring Solid energy production companies.

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Discussions with the World Bank to implement the Gulf electrical interconnection line

Sunday 08 August 2021 162

 

 Baghdad: Tariq Al-Araji

 

Iraq is heading to discuss with the World Bank to finance its obligations related to the completion of the Iraqi-Gulf electrical interconnection line, the first phase of which is expected to be completed in the summer of 2022, while the Ministry of Electricity revealed that government institutions have refrained from paying their owed electricity wages, which exceed 3 trillion dinars. .

A spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Al-Abadi, told "Al-Sabah": "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi is directly aware of the Gulf interconnection project and the work plans he carried out in Iraq, as approximately 86% of his obligations have been completed and negotiations are underway in this regard, especially since the length of the line The connection extends for a distance of 300 km, including 220 km inside Kuwaiti territory and 80 km inside Iraqi territory, and this does not mean that the connection should be with the State of Kuwait only, but rather the connection with the Gulf countries through Kuwait.”

He added that "the establishment of this strategic line will ensure linking the Kuwaiti Al-Zour station with the Iraqi Faw, and as far as the matter is concerned with the Iraqi side, it has completed transmission lines kv132 and the Faw transformer station 400 kv, which is now ready to work and a search for financing is underway, and it was agreed with the Gulf Interconnection Authority that it be financed by Gulf credit funds and it will be established at their expense as an investment project and will be concerned with selling energy to Iraq, and according to the need in the first phase, it will be covered in Kuwaiti and Iraqi lands through the Gulf credit funds and they are now providing guarantees to finance this project for this line.

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7 energy towers targeted in Kirkuk

 

One of the electricity transmission towers in Iraq that was subjected to terrorist sabotage operations. "Internet"

energy Economy News - Baghdad The Northern Electricity Company announced, on Tuesday, that the (Kirkuk - Baiji) lines were subjected to a sabotage act, which caused the fall of 7 electric power transmission towers. The media of the General Company for the Transmission of Northern Electricity stated in a statement seen by "Al-Iqtisad News", that "it seems that the series of targeting transmission lines and blowing up electricity towers is expanding dramatically, as sabotage gangs deliberately cut the connections and connections of the northern region lines with the aim of isolating them from the national system." . He added: "Where the 400 kV Kirkuk-Bayji conveyor line was subjected to sabotage by detonating explosive devices, which caused the fall of (7) towers, numbered (122-125-126-127-128-129-130), causing damage, cutting wires, and exiting. The line is about the service, the line is specifically in the Riyadh district in the Kirkuk governorate.” The statement indicated that "it was one of his plans to complete the five towers that were recently vandalized in the Shirqat area on the same line today and to return it to full operation today, after it was previously temporarily connected to the Baiji Autotransformer with a voltage of 400 kV, and as usual, our heroic angels rushed and since The first light, and with direct follow-up from the Director General, Engineer Khaled Ghazai, from the Mujahideen of the lines, the Kirkuk Electricity Network branch, and in cooperation with the security forces and the engineering effort, to the location of the exhibitor and began work on reconstructing the damaged tower, repairing the cuts, rewiring the line and returning it to service as soon as possible, God willing. The statement stressed that "our engineering and technical staff continue to confront this fierce attack and do their best to reduce time and race time to restore the lines that were sabotaged in the northern region, and will spare no effort to work in light of the great challenges faced by maintenance teams from planting explosive devices on the road." Their work, the difficulty of entering heavy machinery, the high temperatures and the sun’s rays, all of this does not discourage the determination of the heroes from the lines sections in Nineveh, Kirkuk and Salah al-Din, and they continue to work late hours at night to rebuild what terrorism destroyed with this malicious attack.

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Joint forces to protect power towers

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 Mosul: Shorouq Maher 

 

The Army Chief of Staff revealed that alternative plans had been developed to protect the electric power towers, following the escalation of targeting operations to include several governorates.

The Army Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Abdul Amir Yarallah, said in a press conference attended by "Al-Sabah": that joint forces will be deployed near the towers over the course of 24 hours, working specifically to protect them, as well as imposing strict penalties against those involved in these attacks.

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Sabotage of 27 electricity towers in a week.. Iraq complains of the “dirty war”

 

In what appears to be a relentless war, especially against networks, production lines and electric power transmission, in the northern governorates of Iraq, the General Company for Northern Electricity Transmission announced Tuesday, in a statement, the occurrence of new sabotage attacks.

The company said, in a statement, that the series of targeting transmission lines and detonating electricity towers is expanding significantly, as sabotage gangs deliberately cut off the connections and connections of the northern region lines with the aim of isolating them from the national system.

The statement indicated that the transmission line, “Kirkuk-Bayji”, was subjected to sabotage by detonating explosive devices, which caused the fall of 7 towers, damages and cutting wires.

Regarding this open sabotage war against electric power installations and transmissions in Iraq, writer and political analyst, Ali Al-Baydar, says in an interview with "Sky News Arabia", that it is a real war.

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He explained that this war seeks to destroy the already devastating electrical reality in Iraq, and through this it aims to strike all facilities and aspects of life and production in the country, because electricity is a vital and pivotal nerve, and its drain is a drain on all sectors of basic services.

Al-Baydar continues, “What is noticeable in this war of dirty towers is the deliberate focus on the northern governorates such as Nineveh, Diyala, Kirkuk and Salah al-Din, areas that have always suffered from neglect and prejudice, and were stricken by the fire of terrorism and were the arena of its first confrontation, as you know, and in light of all this comes this organized targeting of energy. Electricity in the north of the country, to make the situation in those governorates more turbulent and tense, a targeting that undoubtedly carries sectarian connotations.”

And he added, “The biggest goal of these operations, on the multiplicity of the implementing parties, is to charge the street against the government of Mustafa Al-Kazemi, which the groups standing behind these attacks see as impeding their movement and agendas, so they seek, through these acts of sabotage, to increase popular resentment against Al-Kazemi to weaken him, and enable Those parties are the undisputed masters of the scene.”

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A source close to the government said, in a statement to "Sky News Arabia", that "the goal of these successive attacks on the electrical sector is clear, which is to destabilize the government's image in the eyes of the people, obstruct its reform efforts and bear the burden of accumulated failure, especially at the level of services, for which it bears responsibility. Primarily, the parties that have rotated and shared power among themselves over the past years.”

Meanwhile, the northern electric power transmission system, in the governorates of Nineveh, Kirkuk and Salah al-Din, was subjected within one week to a large number of sabotage acts and direct targeting of electric power transmission towers, as the number of detonated towers reached 27, which led to the suspension of many supply lines. Nutrition, poor processing and stability of electric power for the northern region.

Over the past decades, Iraq has been suffering from a severe deficit in the provision of electrical energy, especially during the summer and winter seasons, when consumption and demand for it increase, to the extent that the times of supplying citizens with it is reduced to very few hours during the day.

According to experts in the energy sectors, Iraq needs at least twice its current production of less than 20 thousand megawatts of electricity, to solve the problem of severe electric power shortage.

According to the estimates of the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, the ceiling of electric power production must be raised at least to about 30,000 megawatts, so that Iraq can secure electricity throughout the day.

Source: Sky News Arabia

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Establishment of an investment authority to finance electrical interconnection projects between Iraq and Saudi Arabia

•  Time: 08/11/2021 13:27:17
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{Economic: Al Furat News} The Minister of Electricity and Agency Adel Karim held an electronic meeting with the Saudi National Electricity Company, in the meeting room of the Ministry's headquarters, in the presence of the Undersecretary for Transportation and Distribution Affairs Nizar Qahtan Al-Tamimi and a number of general managers.

The Minister began the meeting with a great welcome for the Saudi team, and reviewed the importance of achieving the electrical connection and proceeding with it, and expressed the Ministry’s readiness to return to the dialogue table regarding energy capacity and quantity and identify the appropriate connection points, while discussing the project’s cost, benefits, goals and path, in addition to reducing the tariff price for energy purchase due to the high prices Sent by the Saudi side to achieve mutual gains, and thus the ministry wishes to calculate the tariff on the basis of price equations and according to oil prices and their equations.
For his part, the Director General of the Operation and Control Department spoke about determining the connection through Yusufiya, Samawah, and Haidaria stations, and there were many suggestions between connecting to the Samawa station and then linking the Arar-Yusufiya lines, a proposal that needs to be studied, and finally establishing an independent network between the two sides to reap the benefits future through competitive prices compared to the prices of the Gulf market for energy.
The Minister of Electricity confirmed to the agency, "The desire to connect through Arar - Yusufiya, according to a specialized technical study, with the progress of the strategic connection to the Yusufiyah station."
The meeting also dealt with the energy purchase mechanism and its rationale, as the Iraqi side indicated that it does not object to purchasing energy at all times of pregnancy to achieve the reliability and stability of the network, according to the principle of paying energy wages according to the payment system, provided that the total prices include the price of the cost of constructing the lines, with the exchange of agreements and studies. Technical specifications for the maturation of the project in terms of cost, economic and commercial feasibility and technical specifications.
At a time when the Iraqi side expressed the desire to establish an investment authority to finance the link as in the Gulf link, the Saudi side made it clear that it is working on developing the project and all the joint strategic projects between the two countries through offering to establish an investor board that will supervise and finance these projects, and there will be facilities Specific to bypass obstacles that would delay implementation.
 

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Iraq is heading towards Qatar and other countries to import gas

 

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energy Economy News - Baghdad The spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Al-Abadi, revealed his ministry’s intention to approach Qatar, Turkey, Algeria and Azerbaijan to obtain gas to operate electric power production plants, after the fluctuation of quantities imported from Iran during the past years. Al-Abadi said, in a statement reported by the official "Al-Sabah" newspaper and seen by "Al-Iqtisad News", that the electric power production plants in Iraq operate with 5 types of fuel. He added that the general trend of the Ministries of Electricity and Oil and the Ministerial Energy Council is not to rely on a single gas source to ensure the flow of gas supplies towards Iraq and the absence of fluctuation in supplies. He explained that the Ministry of Electricity "stands at the same distance from the companies specialized in supplying gas to Iraq, and there is no reservation towards any company provided that it matches the required prices and specifications." Al-Abadi added that the Ministerial Energy Council and the Ministry of Electricity are seeking to complete electrical interconnection projects with the Gulf states, Jordan and Egypt and implement solar energy projects to solve the electricity production crisis in the country. On Tuesday, Iran reduced the quantities of gas supplied to Iraq to operate electricity production plants in the center and south of the country, causing a loss of 2500 megawatts of the total energy produced and imported in the country, which exceeds 20 thousand megawatts.

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The former Minister of Electricity calls for canceling the 12 billion dollars annually in electricity subsidies

 

The former Minister of Electricity, Louay Al-Khatib

energy Economy News - Baghdad The former Minister of Electricity, Louay Al-Khatib, called on the government to cancel the electricity subsidy, which amounts to 12 billion dollars annually.   Al-Khatib said in an appeal he made via his Twitter account under the title "To everyone who is concerned about electricity in Iraq" :   1 - The national grid crisis cannot be solved technically if it is not solved economically   2 - the abolition of subsidies , which cost the state $ 12 billion annually lies in the global price tariff adjustment for the cost of fuel and processing   3 - privatization of the sectors of production and distribution   4- Lifting abuses by force of law   5 - electricity like the rest of the goods must pay their dues for those who want to enjoy it and not equipped free service is obligatory, and does not assume political posturing   6- The process of reforming the energy sector in Iraq (petroleum and electricity) needs 5-10 years of technical development and economic reform under a competent leadership without political interference and media ignorance.   7- The media, analyst and politician who talks about the energy sector outside his specialty and spreads false information with the aim of misleading and ignoring society is no less terrorist than the extremists who blow themselves up in the markets   8- During 18 years, the energy sector (oil and electricity) has rotated 18 ministers due to quotas. This is a farce that has contributed to instability   9 - Far from conspiracy theories, the energy crisis in Iraq is more local than external. Those who demand the continuation of government dominance in its operation and financing by budgets are the most financially and politically beneficiary because the investments are free of commissions.   10- The role of the government is organizational, policy-maker, and tax collector for the treasury, not operational   In conclusion: Stay away from ignorant postulates and prejudices, America and Iran, and look for the beneficiary of energy remaining under government hegemony in terms of funding and operation! And as an explanation for those who demand 24-hour preparation before paying the cost of electricity, I say: There is no such context in the world, but you have to pay the dues for the equipment you receive.

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Prime Minister: We will cut off the hand of those who target the capabilities of the people

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The Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa Al-Kazemi pledged to continue working to raise electricity production and repair the damage caused by targeting electric power towers, stressing that "our heroic forces will cut off the hand of those who target the people's capabilities."

Al-Kazemi said on his Twitter account after presiding over an emergency security meeting regarding targeting electric power towers: "The hand of terrorism and the parties that do not want good for Iraq are trying to shuffle the cards by hitting the electricity transmission towers after the unprecedented increase in energy production, and this is evidence of the desperation of terrorism before the will of our people." ".

Yesterday, Friday, the emergency meeting, in the presence of security and intelligence leaders, discussed targeting the energy towers by sabotage and terrorist groups, and reviewing the security plans established to protect them. 

And the Prime Minister’s media office quoted Al-Kazemi as stressing the need for security and intelligence leaders to develop new plans to protect electric power transmission towers, and reduce the frequency of their targeting; This has a significant impact on supplying citizens with electricity. 

He directed the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to mobilize all security, military and intelligence units; To secure the protection of the towers, enhance the number of forces charged with protecting the energy towers, and redeploy them in conjunction with plans to protect visitors in the holy month of Muharram and secure early elections. 

He also directed the formation of a crisis cell to monitor the protection of the towers, stressing that there will be a review of the status of security leaders who will fail to perform their duties.

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A new explosion of power transmission lines in Iraq

 

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The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced today, Monday, that the 400 kV high voltage electric power transmission line Kirkuk - Center Erbil, affiliated with the General Electricity Transmission Company in the northern region, was exposed to an act of “terrorist sabotage.” The ministry explained, on its official account on Facebook, that the sabotage act occurred yesterday evening by detonating explosive devices, which led to the line being out of service. The specialists, accompanied by the security forces, began carrying out the maintenance required to restore the line to service. The ministry stressed that "the insistence of terrorist elements to target vital points in the national system, and to re-destroy everything that the advanced cadres of the ministry live in and in which the government effort is dedicated, is nothing but evidence of the attempt to kill life in this country that infiltrates terrorism and sabotage by targeting it through the file of services and its first." electricity". During the last period, the transmission and distribution of electric power towers in different parts of Iraq were subjected to acts of sabotage and bombing by terrorist groups, which negatively affected the distribution and availability of energy.

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Electricity warns of running out of iron towers

Monday 16 August 2021 438

 

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The Ministry of Electricity has warned of the consequences of the continued sabotage operations on the network joints and their negative impact on its storage of iron towers and the draining of the capabilities of its staff in the rehabilitation operations, describing what is happening of sabotage operations as a "public war" on energy towers.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Al-Abadi, told Al-Sabah: “The targeting of the infrastructure of the electricity sector is nothing but a public war on power transmission lines and towers, and therefore it is interrupted widely at the level of high and high voltage lines, which leads to a decline in electricity supply. For the citizen, who is the first target of this war."

He added that "the targeting of the system is not the first, but this time it is happening in a new way, as it takes modern methods and qualities to harm citizens, because targeting the electricity file is the soft loin through which the government effort is twisted, and thus pitting the street against the Ministry of Electricity."

He stressed, "The attacks continue despite the presence of protection, intelligence efforts, military and security units, and coordination with tribal sheikhs and dignitaries. It is used to break bottlenecks, not to compensate for sabotage damages. 

The ministry spokesman expressed his hope that "Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi's recent directives, which require the operation of emergency regiments, the installation of thermal cameras, and the operation of drones, will be positively reflected and contribute to protecting the network joints from sabotage elements." On the other hand, Al-Abadi confirmed the continuation of the engineering and technical staff in the General Electricity Production Company in the south, the installation works of the installed units in the Shatt al-Basra gas station implemented by the Kar Company, which consists of (5) generating units with a capacity of (650) megawatts installed.

And he indicated that "the works included the installation of Transformer No. (1) in addition to the installation of cooling towers for the two units (2-1), and the installation of a transformer (35) megawatts, which will help the auxiliary parts of the installed units," noting that "work is continuing at an increasing pace to install the steam turbine and generators, Especially that the overall achievement rate was

89%".

Al-Abadi stressed that "the completion of the work of the units will contribute to the stability of the station, increase its production, benefit from wasted energy from fuel and burning gases from gas units and reduce environmental pollution, and it is hoped that the work will be completed on time and link the units to the national grid system soon."

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Electricity: The joint connection with Saudi Arabia has reached advanced stages

 

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energy Economy New - Baghdad The Ministry of Electricity confirmed, on Wednesday, that negotiations with the Saudi side regarding the joint connection have reached advanced stages, while revealing a visit by the Saudi side to Baghdad. And the ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Moussa, said, "The negotiations on the joint connection lines between the Saudi side through the ports of Arar and Al-Yousifiya station, and the possibility of linking another line with the Samawa station, have gone a long way," according to "Aware". He added that "the negotiations are focused on setting the price of the tariff and reducing it, because the tariff provided by the Saudi side is high," noting that "there are regular meetings online, and a Saudi delegation may visit Baghdad in the coming period." And the Ministry of Electricity announced, on the sixth of this August, that there is a move at the present time to complete the electrical connection with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Despite the 'storm of systematic terrorism'

The Ministry of Electricity announces the achievement of the highest rate of energy production, with more than 21 thousand megawatts

08.19.2021 - 13:30

 

 

  

Baghdad - people  

On Thursday, the Ministry of Electricity announced that it had achieved the highest rate of energy production, confirming that it had raised the level of performance with the "storm of systematic terrorism."  

 

  

The ministry said in a statement received by "People" a copy of it, (August 19, 2021), that "Yesterday, Wednesday, the eighteenth of August, 2021, it managed to achieve a production rate of (21,145) megawatts, which is the highest rate of production reached by the national electrical system."  

She added, "This achievement came amid the intense ministerial effort, especially after Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi's visit to the Ministry of Electricity in July of this year, and his direct care, and his emphasis on the importance of advancing the electricity sector through qualitative leaps at the level of electrical projects and the development of performance solutions instead of prosthetic solutions." temporary".  

The ministry's statement pointed out that "the electricity will not stand on the threshold of the current stage, but the future will witness the application of the ministry's message and visions in the development of the electricity industry in Iraq through the expansion of power lines, rehabilitation of distribution networks, as well as proceeding with renewable energy projects, electrical interconnection and the introduction of the combined cycle. For all our stations, according to the extensive strategies to achieve economic and development returns.  

She indicated that she is "determined to complete her march through her soldiers with all specializations in raising the level of production of the national system and protecting it from the hands of terrorism, and sacrificing all its resources and capabilities to achieve the welfare of the citizen."  

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Iraq achieves the highest rate of electricity production in its history

•  Time: 08/19/2021 13:36:28
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 The Ministry of Electricity announced yesterday that it was able to achieve a production rate of (21145) megawatts, which is the highest production rate reached by the national electrical system in the country's history.
A statement by the ministry, which the agency {Euphrates News} received a copy of, stated, “This achievement came amid the intense ministerial effort, especially after Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s visit to the Ministry of Electricity in July of this year, and his direct care, and his emphasis on the importance of advancing the electricity sector through qualitative leaps on The level of electrical projects and the development of performance solutions instead of temporary prosthetic solutions.
And he indicated that "the ministry will not stand on the threshold of the current stage, but the future will witness the application of the ministry's message and visions in developing the electricity industry in Iraq through the expansion of power lines and the rehabilitation of distribution networks."
He continued, "As well as proceeding with renewable energy projects and electrical interconnection, and introducing the combined cycle for all our stations, according to extensive strategies to achieve economic and development returns."
The Ministry of Electricity affirmed, "It is determined to complete its path through its soldiers with all competencies in raising the level of production of the national system and protecting it from the hand of terrorism, and sacrificing all its resources and capabilities to achieve the welfare of the citizen."