Electricity reveals the latest developments in connectivity with neighboring countries

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Iraq achieves the highest production rate for its national system

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Baghdad - Mawazine News
The Ministry of Electricity announced, on Thursday, the highest production rate for the national system.
A statement by the ministry, a copy of which was received by Mawazine News, stated that "the Ministry of Electricity achieved yesterday, Wednesday, the eighteenth of August, 2021, a production rate of (21,145) megawatts, which is the highest production rate reached by the national electrical system."
The statement 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." temporary prosthetic solutions.
He continued, "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 stressed, "to proceed with projects of renewable energies and electrical interconnection, and to introduce the combined cycle of all our stations, according to extensive strategies to achieve economic and development returns."
The statement pointed out that "the ministry 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 hands of terrorism, and sacrificing all its resources and capabilities to achieve the welfare of the citizen." Ended 29/A43

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Iraqi Electricity announces that production has reached an unprecedented number and sets a plan to improve processing hours

Iraqi Ministry of Electricity

 August 23, 2021 03:26 PM

Mubasher: The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced today, Monday, major projects to improve the reality of electric power, indicating that it had monitored a five-year plan in this regard, while noting that its energy production amounted to 21,145 megawatts.

 

The spokesman for the ministry, Ahmed Moussa, told the Iraqi News Agency, “INA”: “The Ministry of Electricity seeks to maintain the achieved production, which is 21,145 megawatts, which is an unprecedented number that the system has not reached previously,” noting that “there are plans to break the bottlenecks of power transmission lines, and to establish New power transmission lines.

Moussa added, "Some power transmission lines have reached 70% completion, in addition to strengthening the distribution networks, changing the capacities of transformers, and treating all defective transformers in the network."

He pointed out that "there are great efforts by the ministry that culminated in the success of parts of the electrical connection projects, and there are other efforts to refer solar energy projects," explaining that "the ministry is determined to assign 7500 megawatts to renewable and solar energy projects."

The spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity explained that "there is a great reluctance to release budget allocations, as the ministry has not received any financial allocations from the approved budget for 2021."

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The completion of the electrical connection between Iraq and Turkey is near

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 Baghdad: Tariq Al-Araji

 

The Ministry of Electricity is close to completing the electrical connection with the Turkish side, with an initial capacity of 600 megawatts.

The ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Musa Al-Abadi, told Al-Sabah: The ministry is striving hard to complete electrical interconnection projects with the Turkish side, with the Gulf Interconnection Authority, or with Jordan, indicating that the connection works will help transfer energy from the Turkish side to Iraq to supplement the national system. .

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Electricity: We have completed 87% of our obligations in the electrical interconnection project with the Gulf

 

energy Economy News _ Baghdad The spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Moussa, announced, on Wednesday, that the final stages of the electrical interconnection project with the Gulf energy system had been reached, pledging that the next year would witness an improvement in the provision of electricity to citizens. Musa said in a press interview, "Iraq has completed 87% of the electrical interconnection project with the Gulf, which will connect the Kuwaiti Al-Zour Electricity Station with the Al-Faw Transformation Station 400 kv." And he indicated that "the link line with Kuwait is 300 kilometers long, 80 kilometers of which are inside Iraqi territory and the rest extends in Kuwaiti territory," noting that "in the coming days, there will be a second agreement to implement this link so that the project will be ready in the summer of 2022." Moussa added that "the share of Basra Governorate from this project is 500 megawatts, and there will be two subsequent second and third phases," stressing that "the electricity will witness an improvement next summer." He pointed out that "there are a number of agreements with the Kingdom of Jordan, with Saudi Arabia and Turkey, where an agreement was signed with Jordan for electrical connection, and the project will be implemented with a maximum time limit of 12 months." In September 2019, Iraq concluded an agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council to establish a 300-kilometre electric power transmission line; 80 km of it inside Iraq, and 220 km inside Kuwait.

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Five-year plan to reach 45 thousand megawatts of electricity

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 Baghdad: Tariq Al-Araji 

 

The Ministry of Electricity announced its five-year plan, which provides for reaching the production capacity of 45,000 megawatts through the introduction of production stations, the completion of combined cycle works and the adoption of renewable energy projects, while confirming the resumption of the high rates of gas supplied from Iran to 20 million standard cubic meters and the complete halt of electricity supply from it. 

The spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Al-Abadi, told Al-Sabah: “The current production is more than 20 thousand megawatts, and the ministry has prepared a plan for the next five years with short, medium and long terms. (Debs station) and units in (Basmaya station) and (Rumaila station) investment, in addition to the introduction of a number of units that are currently under maintenance and will be completed during this year.

He added that "the medium plan calls for the introduction of another 7 thousand megawatts," explaining that "the long-term plan of up to five years requires reaching 45 thousand megawatts." And he indicated that "this plan is achieved if the components complementing it are available, such as the fuel plan, financial allocations and government decisions that support the work of the ministry," stressing "there is great support from Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi, who directly supervises the ministry to implement this plan."

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Jordan publishes a detailed report on electrical connection procedures with five countries, including Iraq

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{Economist: Al Furat News} The annual report of the National Electric Power Company in Jordan included the measures that were taken for the purposes of the Jordanian electrical connection with the countries of Iraq, Egypt, Syria, Palestine and Saudi Arabia, during the past year 2020.

 

The annual report also included the measures that were taken for the purposes of the Jordanian-Gulf-Egyptian electrical connection during the past year 2020.
According to the annual report of the company, the energy exchange contract between the Jordanian and Egyptian sides was renewed for the year 2021, and regarding the Jordanian-Syrian electrical linkage, no energy exchange took place during 2020.
Regarding the Jordanian-Palestinian electrical connection (Jericho), an agreement was signed to establish the Ramah 132/33 kV substation (the first phase during May of this year, with a transformational capacity of 1 x 80 MVA), for the purpose of increasing the capacity of the electric power supply exported to the Jerusalem District Electricity Company And sign the supply contract (energy sale contract).
With regard to the Jordanian-Saudi electrical connection, the technical and economic studies of the project were completed by an international consultant, and a memorandum of understanding was signed between the two countries represented by the Saudi Ministry of Electricity and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, with the aim of authorizing the concerned companies in both countries (National Electricity Company and Saudi Electricity Company). To negotiate for the preparation of linkage agreements and to choose the best model for financing the project.
As for the Jordanian-Gulf-Egyptian electrical interconnection, the memorandum of understanding was renewed during 2019, and the memorandum included the inclusion of the Egyptian side within the interconnection project, and a global consultant was appointed to prepare the technical, economic and environmental feasibility studies for the project, and it is expected that all necessary studies would be completed during 2021. .
With regard to the Jordanian-Iraqi electrical connection, a draft contract for the supply of electric power was signed from the Jordanian side to the Iraqi side as a first stage for the project, and the project implementation mechanism was signed between the two sides, represented by the National Electricity Company and the General Electricity Transmission Company (Central Region) last July.

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Iraq and the Gulf Cooperation Council discuss joint cooperation and the electrical interconnection project

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The joint committee of officials in the ministries of foreign affairs between the Gulf Cooperation Council and Iraq held a meeting via video communication technology.

A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the delegation of the Republic of Iraq was headed by Nizar Al-Khairallah, the Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the delegation of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries was headed by Dr. Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the current head of the session.

During the meeting, they discussed the joint action plan for cooperation between Iraq and the Gulf Cooperation Council in the political, security, and economic fields. Regional and international issues were also reviewed, and the electrical interconnection project with the Gulf Cooperation Council, which contributes to strengthening relations between Iraq and the GCC countries.

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The Minister of Electricity will visit Iran soon and announce the date for the Gulf interconnection to enter service {Extended}

•  Time: 09/22/2021 22:17:07
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{Economic: Al Furat News} The Agency's Minister of Electricity, Adel Karim, announced the visit of the Islamic Republic of Iran soon, while revealing the date of the entry of the Gulf connection for service.

ball said; For the "State Dialogue" program, broadcast by Al-Furat satellite channel on Wednesday evening, "The successive ministers did a lot, and we are not [Superman] to make a leap in improving energy," noting that "the production in energy increased after the fall 5 times, and for this reason I accepted the risk to work in the ministry and we reached a production that is The first of its kind in Iraq.
He added, "The ministry's five-year plan will soon present to the Council of Ministers a short-term plan for the beginning of next summer to increase power from 5-7 thousand megawatts, and within 3 years we will reach 15,000 megawatts, and within 5 years we will reach the edge of 50 thousand megawatts, and there will be a reserve, and the guarantee will support the state sectors." ".
He continued, "The intermediate plan includes reaching the edge of 35 thousand megawatts, and it is possible by providing support from the Ministry of Oil and a large budget and collecting levies, and we are on the edge of 21 thousand megawatts."
Karim said, "Paying levy amounts to only 8% of citizens and institutions, but levying will cause special problems for citizens with limited income." The ministry does not collect what is not worth 8 million dinars, and
pointed out that “Iraq needs huge sums to pay its dues for gas, and we may not need Iranian gas for many years to come if we raise production,” stressing “the necessity of keeping the electricity sector away from the bodies of economic parties.”
And the Minister of Electricity continued, "In some liberated areas, we lost $10 billion in the electricity sector, and the electricity budget was not allocated for the construction of stations," adding, "3900 megawatts is the amount of energy supplied in Iraq after the fall of the regime," stressing that "most of the additional electricity units are about to be completed."
Regarding the Gulf connection, Kariya explained: “We have advanced negotiations with the Gulf Interconnection Group to connect via Kuwait to Basra, first 500 megawatts and 200 in the next stage, and the amounts have been allocated, and it is hoped that the electrical connection with the Gulf will be completed next summer.
 We also have a link with Turkey. We are waiting for operation and 3 connecting lines with Iran, and our negotiations are continuing with companies interested in producing solar energy, and the closest thing to connecting is the Gulf and Jordan."
He concluded, "In the field of energy, it is easier to work with the solar system and it can be implemented, and we have signed with giant French, Saudi, Emirati and Egyptian companies and a group of others, and we are on our way to an agreement." 
And the Minister of Electricity noted, "there is an agreement with Iran to extend electric power for the next year, and Iraq will get 1,500 megawatts from Iranian transmission lines."
He explained, "In our meeting with the Iranian Oil Minister, they discussed the implementation of the agreement signed between the two countries, and there was a misunderstanding regarding this issue. All dues this year were paid in full, and it was agreed to divide the previous office into two batches. It is hoped that we will visit Iran soon to discuss the details, and we also have a proposal to extend the agreement." For more years after the terms of the agreement were restored by the two countries."
He attributed the reasons for the delay in paying Iran's gas dues to "the failure to approve the federal budget, and they understood Iraq's needs for Iranian gas, especially since 6500 megawatts of power stations in Iraq deal with Iranian gas."
Commenting on the explosion of the electric towers, the Minister of Electricity said, "171 towers were blown up throughout the provinces from Karbala to Diyala, Baghdad, Anbar, Mosul and Tikrit, and most of them were fatal and isolated an entire city from energy, and we do not know the parties behind the matter; but the Prime Minister made it clear that during the arrest of one of the princes Al-Qaeda has decided that there will be explosions of the energy towers at the beginning of the summer." 
Karim went on to say "inevitable privatization process state trader failed The distribution of energy and the collection of funds from the private competence of the sector and its failure was a political campaign criticism of the broad privatization led to the withdrawal of companies. 
There privatization of partial and we have well thought out plans Stantha days before the election will be applicable which is fully delivered zone sector Private for private companies for maintenance and collection.
He stressed, "The ministry's endeavor to divert the overhead electric wires to the underground," pointing out that "120,000 people were appointed in the previous government in light of great slack and their salaries were from collection, and the ministry suffered greatly from not providing these salaries, and their appointment was a mistake by previous governments." 
He continued, "We are facing fear in the ministry about concluding contracts and some problems are suspended due to unnecessary problems, and the ministry's structure needs to be completely changed, and a new energy center was created and suggested reducing the number of directorates and merging some departments. We sought to create a control directorate, but our request was rejected."
 The Minister of Electricity concluded, "Continuing to work with foreign invested companies, and we have an intention to change the equation regarding prices. The ministry deals with all companies, including Iranian, and it is very high-end for their fair prices and for their serious work, and I will not sign any contract of compliance or useless contract."

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Parliamentary services: The electrical system in Iraq will not improve, and its key is in the hands of Iran

Last updated: September 23, 2021 - 11:32 am
 Baghdad / Iraq News Network - The Parliamentary Services Committee confirmed, on Thursday, that the intractable electricity crisis is intended by Iran to dominate the Iraqi economy, especially since the electricity file relates to all the major sectors in agriculture, industry and others, indicating that there is no solution to the electricity crisis except by withdrawing the file from Iran and not Pawn the file in her hand  . Committee member Representative Jassem Mohan said in a press interview, “The dangerous information presented by the Monitoring Committee about corrupt contracts and waste of money for monopolistic contracts in the field of electricity needs a political will to withdraw the file from Iran’s hand and present it to compete with international companies  .”He added that “the Iranian side, during the previous years and until today, has prevented governments from making any complexities with solid international companies for political calculations,” calling on the next government to “stand firmly to reconsider the electrical connection with Iran because electricity is the lifeblood and engine of all vital sectors such as agriculture, industry and others  .”

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Iraq completes the electrical connection with Kuwait and turns to wind to generate energy

•  Time: 10/15/2021 10:50:36
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{Local: Al Furat News} The person in charge of the duties of the Minister of Electricity, Adel Karim, discussed in his office at the ministry's headquarters with the Kuwaiti Ambassador to Iraq Salem Ghasab Al-Zamanan about the Gulf electrical interconnection project and its desired importance.

A ministry statement said that Karim: "During the meeting, he stressed the depth of the brotherly relationship between the two countries, and praised the great growth and development that Kuwait is witnessing, where the reconstruction that its features are adorned in addition to its prosperity technologically and economically."

During the session, Karim presented the Gulf connection and its importance, especially that it will be in large parts of it inside Kuwaiti territory, estimated at 220 km, and that the ministry has discussed in detail most of the technical details, and negotiations are still ongoing with the linkage authority over the tariff, and Kuwait can play a flexible role in settling it. Because of its effective relations and moderation in balancing the benefits achieved between Iraq and the Gulf states.

The person in charge of managing the Ministry of Electricity spoke about the electricity projects in Iraq, saying: "We are proceeding with a number of electrical interconnection projects with Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and there are strong directives from the Prime Minister to do so, as we have completed the final stages of electrical interconnection with Kuwait."

He pointed out, "We have signed several agreements with international companies on the exploitation of solar energy, and we have open horizons to exploit wind energy in appropriate locations."

For his part, the Kuwaiti ambassador stated, "The search is continuing on the issues of electrical interconnection, and now we find high determination and great effort to implement, and we are looking forward and ready to open up completely to achieve, and Kuwait will make every effort to complete it by reaching compromise solutions that are satisfactory to all negotiating parties."

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The completion of the Jordanian-Iraqi electrical connection

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The Iraqi Minister of Electricity, Adel Karim, announced the completion of the electrical interconnection line with Jordan.

In statements to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), he said that the electrical connection with Jordan has been completed, as well as continuing work to complete the Iraqi line with other countries.

He added that the Iraqi Ministry of Energy "has prepared the current gas and steam stations with good production capacities and has important plans during the coming summer", and that electric power has witnessed a high increase in its levels to reach 141,000 megawatts for the first time.

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By not relying on Iran for energy, this electrical connection with Kuwait will add to Iraq's stability, which is another aspect of a country international investors look for. Good news for us and Iraq.

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The "fifth" round of Iraqi-Saudi talks on the Gulf electrical connection

 

 2021-10-24 10:20

 

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi-Saudi Committee for Energy and Manufacturing Industries held today, Sunday, its fifth meeting in the capital, Riyadh, to discuss several topics, the most important of which are the Gulf electrical interconnection, the development of gas fields and the "Nebras" project.

 

This was mentioned by the Iraqi Ministry of Oil in a statement received by Shafak News Agency, and quoted the Minister of Oil, head of the Iraqi delegation, as stressing the importance of cooperation and economic integration with Saudi Arabia, especially in the oil, energy and manufacturing sectors.   

 

The head of the Iraqi Committee, Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, said, according to the statement, that bilateral relations are witnessing a great development in all fields, and we have seen the brothers' keenness to speed up the implementation of the axes that are agreed upon in the energy and industry sectors within the program of the Iraqi-Saudi Committee.

 

Ismail pointed out that one of the most prominent topics that were addressed in the committee’s agenda was discussing the possibility of participating and investing in developing a number of fields with gaseous hydrocarbon compositions, contributing to the Nibras Petrochemical Industries Project, the Gulf Electricity Interconnection Project, and studying the establishment of industrial cities and others, indicating that the meeting came out. Recommendations stressing the acceleration of the implementation of these projects.

 

Meanwhile, Saudi Energy Minister Abdulaziz bin Salman stressed, according to the statement, the Kingdom's keenness to enhance prospects for bilateral cooperation between the two countries to serve common interests, pointing to the desire of Saudi national companies to contribute to the implementation of a number of investment projects supporting the energy sector and manufacturing industries in Iraq.

 

The Saudi minister stressed that the committee had made important strides in studying the technical, administrative, investment and executive aspects of the most important investment projects that were included in the agenda, stressing the Kingdom's support for the brothers in Iraq in all fields.

 

For his part, the Iraqi Minister of Electricity and Agency, Adel Karim, stressed the importance of the Iraqi-Gulf electrical connection, and his ministry's readiness to provide all technical capabilities to implement this project, which contributes to covering an important part of Iraq's need.

 

"We have gone a long way in discussions in order to finalize the formula and sign the contract within the next few period," Karim said.

 

Karim revealed the imminent signing of the agreement with the Saudi company "Aqua Power" to implement the investment project to generate (1000) megawatts of solar energy in Najaf Governorate.

 

Meanwhile, Iraqi Minister of Industry Manhal Aziz stressed the importance of implementing the Nibras Chemical Industries project in cooperation with Shell International and national and Arab companies willing to invest, and the future prospects for this project, which makes Iraq among the leading countries in this industry.

 

For her part, the head of the Iraqi National Investment Commission, Suha Daoud Najjar, welcomed Saudi investments in Iraq, especially in the energy sector and manufacturing industries, indicating that the commission is working to encourage joint investments through the facilities provided and overcoming administrative and technical obstacles.

 

Al-Najjar indicated that the authority succeeded in assisting the concerned ministries in concluding agreements and transferring their implementation, which contribute to supporting and strengthening the national economy.

 

It is noteworthy that the Iraqi-Saudi Committee for Energy and Manufacturing Industries holds its periodic meetings, and includes the ministries of Oil, Electricity and Industry and the National Investment Commission.  

 

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Ministry of Electricity: Connection projects with the Gulf and neighboring countries will not raise the tariff price

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 Baghdad: Farah Al-Khafaf 

The Ministry of Electricity has assured citizens that electrical interconnection projects with the Gulf or neighboring countries will not entail any additional costs or raise the tariff price 

supported. The official spokesman for the ministry, Ahmed Musa Al-Abadi, told Al-Sabah: "The Ministry of Electricity is very interested in this file, and there are governmental trends and great efforts to diversify energy sources by adopting electrical interconnection projects."

He explained that {the projects went in several directions, the first with the Gulf Interconnection Authority, the second with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and the third with Turkey}, indicating that 

That {there are talks and understandings that may reach advanced stages with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the ministry has taken important steps with the commission. 

Gulf Connection}.

Define paths 

He pointed out that {the connection with the Gulf included a number of obligations, part of which was on the Iraqi side, and another on the Gulf side, as Iraq had completed 87% so far regarding the related power transmission lines, transformer stations, and soil survey, as well as defining paths and approvals. Administrative and legal matters, and then it remains only to resolve the issue of the tariff, and establish a line linking the Al-Zour station to the Al-Faw station (Al-Zour inside Kuwaiti territory), especially since this line is 300 kilometers long (220 kilometers inside Kuwaiti territory, and 80 kilometers inside Iraqi territory).

 

Gulf side

Al-Abadi indicated that “the passage of this line in Kuwait, does not mean that the connection with it, but rather the connection will be through Kuwait with the Gulf Interconnection Authority,” expecting that “the issue of the tariff will be resolved in the coming days, given that there are intensive meetings with the Gulf side to resolve the issue of the tariff to be suitable for both parties.

It is said that the joint committee of senior officials in the ministries of foreign affairs of Iraq and the Gulf Cooperation Council has discussed accelerating the implementation of the Iraqi-Gulf electrical interconnection project. Al-Abadi pointed out that {the costs were covered by the Gulf credit funds to complete this connection, consultants were appointed, and the administrative procedures were completed, and we count that the connection will be ready in its first phase (500 megawatts), for the benefit of Basra Governorate in the summer of next year 2022}, indicating that {for the project There are two other phases, a second and a third, but the ministry is currently interested in the first phase because it is a basic building block for entering into this project, and for Iraq to be a key member in the energy market.”

The Director General of South Electricity Transmission had recently announced the formation of technical committees to facilitate the work of the company executing the (Al-Faw - Al-Zour) line, as all official approvals for the proposed route had been completed.

 

energy import

The official spokesman continued: “The electrical interconnection projects are not intended to import energy, but rather to achieve reliability, great readiness and flexibility in the electrical network, and to create another source in this network, especially since there are limitations, given that the cost of the project and the cost of establishing transmission lines, which is false, will require money, This money will be covered through the Gulf credit funds, and it will take into account the price of the tariff, and the cost of the carrier line will be added, given that it is financed by the Gulf credit funds, and Iraq will take care of purchasing specific energy that will be transferred to Basra Governorate and according to need, stressing that the citizen will not incur any additional costs, It will not raise the tariff rate on

citizens}.

Regarding the connection with Jordan, Al-Abadi indicated that it “necessitates the construction of the Al-Qaim line, the construction of a transformer station, and the transfer of 150 megawatts,” noting that “the work was assigned to General Electric, and the first phase is supposed to be completed within 26 months, but it was accelerated in agreement with the company.” The first stage will be completed within one year.

The volume of the connection with Jordan after the completion of all its phases is 960 megawatts.

 

full facilities 

With regard to the connection with Turkey, the official spokesman announced that “completion of the complete connection procedures, which are energy transmission lines, required the construction of two lines, the Slobi-Fayda line 132, and the carrot-connector line 400, as it passes a distance of 17 kilometers within the territory of the region. The Ministry has a high coordination with the regional government and resulted in the provision of full facilities, and only the operation remains (On-Off), and thus the connection is ready with Turkey,” noting that “operation requires protocol procedures and agreements, and in terms of technical procedures, it is completed, and only legal and administrative remain.” Operation is carried out as needed, stressing at the same time that the ministry is still dependent on national production, and in the case of a peak, this line will be operated after completing all procedures.

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Importing electricity from Turkey and the Gulf is waiting for the tariff price to be settled

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 Baghdad: Tariq Al-Araji

 

The Ministry of Electricity aspires to complete regional interconnection projects with four parties, and while it renewed its discussions with the Saudi side to import energy through the joint interconnection lines between the two sides, the Iraqi-Turkish interconnection line with a maximum capacity of 600 megawatts was completed.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, Ahmed Al-Abadi, told Al-Sabah that Iraq is seeking to activate the electrical connection with the Saudi side, noting that there is great governmental interest in this aspect.

 Al-Abadi revealed renewed talks to connect with Saudi Arabia through the electrical transmission lines (Arar Al-Yousifiya) and another linking line that reaches the Samawa station in the Muthanna governorate, noting that the understandings with Saudi Arabia are in the early stages.

He added that the electrical interconnection project with the Turkish side was fully completed through the 400 K line in (Mosul Island), and the 132 line in (Slobi - Fayda), stressing that these lines are ready to be connected, and there is nothing left to pump energy through them except to define the criteria of the agreement in terms of pricing and quantity. driven energy.

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Electricity: We have reached advanced stages in the interconnection project with Saudi Arabia

 

 

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Today, Monday, the Minister of Electricity, Adel Karim Agency, confirmed that the connection with Saudi Arabia has reached advanced stages, while making it clear that the completion of the electrical connection process with Turkey is pending approval by the European Union .

 

Karim said during a press conference in Najaf, "We have reached advanced stages in the project to link the national grid with the Haidari station with the 400KV carrier line, which will eliminate electrical bottlenecks in the province and increase its share of electricity ."

 

He added, "Najaf was unable to receive more than 750 megawatts from the national grid because it does not contain a main transmission line, and the completion rate of this project has reached more than 90%, and we will add at the Haidariah station two units with a capacity of 600 megawatts that will supply the national system soon ."

 

And about the total volume of Iraq’s need for energy, Karim stated that “Iraq needs 35,000 megawatts of electrical energy per day, and if the other ministries were to implement their duties in providing fuel and gas, we would have reached a great stability in energy, and approximately 5000 thousand megawatts would be added as an additional rate of energy in country ".

 

Karim stressed that "the ministry will move during the next stage to implement renewable energy projects from solar plants, and Najaf will be the first governorate in which a solar plant will be implemented after a plot of land was allocated to it by the local administration ."

 

Regarding the link with neighboring countries, he explained: "We have reached advanced stages in the Saudi-Iraqi electrical interconnection project, and there are ongoing discussions between the two sides regarding this project. As for the Turkish-Iraqi electrical linkage, it has been 100% completed, and we are awaiting the approval of the European Union to export energy from Turkey to Iraq." Because it signed energy treaties in the European Union, which requires the approval of the Union ."

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Minister of Electricity: The Turkish line is ready to operate and needs the approval of the Turkish government

 

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energy Economy News _ Baghdad Today, Wednesday, the Minister of Electricity, Adel Karim, announced the readiness of the Turkish line to operate, indicating the approval of the Turkish government. "We discussed connecting electricity with Turkey with a line that passes through the region," Karim said in a press conference followed by "Economy News," adding, "We are one system and one country." He added, "The Turkish line is a line ready to operate and needs the approval of the Turkish government," noting that "we have 5,000 megawatts of clean energy and we hope it will reach 12,000 in the coming periods." Karim indicated that "next summer will be better in producing electric power," adding, "We now cover most of Iraq's governorates with 24 hours of processing," noting that "Iraq will start exporting electric power within 4 years." For his part, Kurdistan Region Electricity Minister Kamal Muhammad Salih said during the conference, "There are some necessary projects in the region that need support from the federal government." He continued, "There was a lack of funding for a number of projects, and all issues were discussed." And Saleh added, "We have started work on the five-way link with neighboring countries, and it will be completed in the next few period." He pointed out that "more than one million electricity meters have been linked to the Kurdistan region to reduce overruns and control consumption."

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Iraq: We will get 500 megawatts next summer from the Gulf connection

 

 2021-12-02 03:45

 

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity revealed today, Thursday, the completion of 88% of the electrical connection with the Gulf, expecting the opening of the first phase of this link during the next summer of 2022.

And the ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Moussa, said in an interview with Shafaq News Agency, "88% of the connection commitments have been ended by Iraq, whether they are lines, loading stations, or connection procedures," noting that "what remains is to settle the tariff and build a 300-km line connecting the station. FAO in Iraq and Al-Zour station inside Kuwait.

Moussa expected "the completion of the project within its first phase, which requires the transfer of 500 megawatts, in the summer of 2022."

The spokesman pointed out that "connecting with neighboring countries will give reliability and flexibility to the electrical network, given the diversification of energy sources and the achievement of maneuvering of the electricity network."

On the other hand, its spokesman confirmed that "the ministry was able, during the past three months, to provide citizens with energy for the whole of Iraq almost completely, except for some emergencies and technical accidents that occur from time to time," noting that "dealing with machines sometimes produces a type of problem quickly." What is treated by the angels."

Iraq is holding talks with Gulf countries, led by Saudi Arabia, to import electricity from them by linking its network to the Gulf system, after it had depended on Iran alone during the past years by importing 1,200 megawatts of energy.

Iraq also intends to import electricity from Jordan and Turkey, in an effort from Baghdad to fill the shortage until building power stations that are able to meet local consumption.

Iraq has been suffering from a chronic electricity shortage crisis for decades, as a result of the siege and successive wars; For many years, residents have protested against frequent power cuts, especially in the summer, when the temperature reaches 50 degrees Celsius.

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After Iran cut off gas, Iraq to Saudi Arabia to buy electricity

 

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Iraq, which is facing a severe energy crisis, is holding talks with Saudi Arabia in order to purchase electric power, according to what the Iraqi Oil Minister, Ihsan Ismail, confirmed.
The Iraqi minister said Sunday, during a meeting with journalists, that "the dialogue with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf linkage are within the axis of securing and stabilizing the production of electric power." So far, the issue is under discussion.
He added: "There is a high response and coordination from the brothers in the Gulf Cooperation Council, especially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and there is a desire to help Iraq."
He stated that the negotiations focus especially on the price, explaining, "We have received a price and we believe that it can be improved." He talked about several criteria related to how the price is determined, especially “the amount of electrical energy to be imported, and the duration of these imports, if they are over a period of 365 days, or six months during the period of summer and the height of winter.”
Iraq has huge reserves of oil and gas, and is the second largest producer in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), but it is facing a severe energy crisis due to decades of war, corruption and deteriorating infrastructure, and suffers from rationing of the electric current, which increases discontent in the country.
It currently produces 15,000 megawatts of electricity, much less than the 30,000 megawatts it needs to meet its peak summer needs each year, according to the minister.
It is expected that the needs will increase in the future, in a country whose population the United Nations expects to double by the year 2050.
Iraq, with a population of 40 million, depends on Iran for about a third of its gas and electricity supplies, as the decline in its infrastructure prevents it from achieving energy independence. Iraq owes Iran $4 billion in gas supplies.
Iran has more than once cut off gas and electricity from Iraq to push it to pay its dues.
Iraq has also concluded agreements to start constructing electricity production plants through solar energy. He aspires to sign several contracts that will allow him to produce 7,500 megawatts by 2023, and 12,500 megawatts in the next phase, which is equivalent to more than 25% of the country's electricity needs, according to Minister Ismail.

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Iraqi Electricity: No agreement has been reached with the Gulf countries on the tariff price

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 January 04, 2022 09:27 PM

Mubasher: The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity announced, today, Tuesday, the latest developments in the electrical connection with neighboring countries, and confirmed that most of the stations had stopped working due to the decline in Iranian gas supplied to Iraq.

And the ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Musa, told the Iraqi News Agency "INA", "Discussions are continuing with the Iranian side, but Iran is asking for its dues, and accordingly the Ministry of Electricity announced its readiness to pay all dues, which will be deposited with the Credit Fund at TBI Bank."

Moussa added, "It was found that the Ministry of Finance must pay these amounts to Iran, so we ask them to pay the dues, because the decline in gas emissions in this way will affect the system and its impact is governed as it determines the loads of approximately 4000 megawatts, and this is a loss."

He pointed out that "the Ministry of Electricity worked to host production capacities estimated at 3000 megawatts between last year and this year and worked to strengthen the distribution sector," adding: "Today we have periodic maintenance and strategic projects that we need to provide funds to keep pace with."

He continued, "We have stations that are out of service because of fuel, and most of our stations are ready to operate, but we stopped due to the lack of gas," noting that "there is a five-year, annual and quarterly plan, all of which are operational, but we need financial allocations."

He pointed out that "there are dues from investors in favor of electricity that are not provided, and there are obstetric units that are under periodic maintenance that the ministry needs allocations for, and there is work to install cooling systems in stations that would add 750 megawatts."

He pointed out, "The ministry needs to keep pace with the demand to support the distribution sector, because the collection is insufficient, which provides only 8%, and therefore we need financial support in our favor."

And he added, "Earlier, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi instructed to provide financial allocations for electricity, and also instructed the Ministry of Oil to allocate funds for the Ministry of Electricity of 50 billion dinars, but only 6 billion were available from them, and therefore our ministry will not be able to keep pace with the demand," stressing "The most significant challenges are the gas supply, whose supply has declined from 50 million to 8 and a half million cubic meters."

On the linkage projects with neighboring countries, Moussa said, "The linkage projects with neighboring countries are in the past, with time rituals and specific commitments," noting that "discussions with the Gulf are continuing so far about the tariff price, and no agreement has been reached."

He added, "The ministry has work with Jordan and an electrical connection agreement," noting that "General Electric has started work."

He stressed, "All the technical linkages with Turkey have been completed by obtaining approvals in order to complete this file," noting that "the ministry has discussions with Saudi Arabia as well."

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The Ministry of Electricity announces the percentage of completion of the Gulf connection.. It clarifies the tariff price

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{Economic: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Electricity announced, on Monday, the percentage of completion of the Gulf technical connection.

 

And the ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Al-Abadi, told Al-Furat News: "The technical electrical connection project with the Gulf countries has been completed by 88%, and negotiations are underway with the Gulf Interconnection Authority to agree on the tariff price."
He pointed out, "No agreement has been reached on the tariff price at the present time, and if the agreement is reached, the Al-Faw station will be linked with the Al-Zour station inside Kuwait."
And Al-Abadi said, "The cost of constructing the line will be included in the tariff price, and the tariff price will be based on the amount of energy granted."

From: Raghad Daham