Iraq completes the construction of a main station for the electrical interconnection project with Jordan

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50 megawatts for this province

The Ministry of Electricity: The connection with Jordan will enter service next July as a first stage

2023.05.27 - 20:56

 

Baghdad - people  

The Ministry of Electricity confirmed, on Saturday, that the interconnection with Jordan will be put into service at the beginning of next July, while clarifying the latest developments regarding the interconnection agreements with Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and Turkey.  

  

 

  

"The connection with Jordan will be ready on July 1, as a first stage, with a capacity of 50 megawatts that will reach the Rutba district in Anbar Governorate to feed the national grid," the ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Musa, said in an interview with the official agency, followed by "NAS" (May 27, 2023).  

  

He explained, "The connection with Jordan required the construction of an existing wet plume line, part of which passes through Iraqi territory and the other part through Jordanian territory, where it was supposed to enter work on 1/6, but as a result of some weather conditions and as a result of the difficulty of the soil and some aspects of the side." Jordan has been postponed to 1/7.  

  

He added, "The connection with Turkey is ready, but we are waiting for the pricing of the service and for it to be suitable for it to enter into force as a first stage. As for the connection with the Gulf, it will be ready in the coming period."  

  

He pointed out, "Five contracts have been signed regarding the Gulf linkage, and this linkage needs approximately 12 months for the first phase to enter into force."  

  

He pointed out, "It was agreed during the recent government visit to Saudi Arabia to expand the Arar and Yusufiyah stations, which are the connection points with it, as well as an advisory agreement on the nature of the concluded contract." which will be completed soon."  

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Jordan: The first phase of electrical interconnection with Iraq will be completed next August

2023-06-17 07:52

Shafaq News/ The Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, announced on Saturday that the first phase of electrical interconnection with Iraq will be completed next August, and will be between Al-Rishah and Al-Rutba regions between the two countries.

 

According to official Jordanian media, Al-Kharabsheh indicated that drilling operations will soon begin in the Al-Rishah area as part of the phosphate exploration project.

 

Iraq and Jordan signed, in July 2021, the mechanism for implementing the electrical interconnection project between the two countries.

 

The former Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, and his Jordanian counterpart, Bishr Al-Khasawneh, laid the foundation stone for the Iraqi-Jordanian electrical interconnection project, to announce the launch of work on it.

 

And the Minister of State for Media Affairs, the official spokesman for the Jordanian government, Faisal Al-Shboul, announced last year that the cost of the electrical connection between Iraq and Jordan amounts to 130 million dollars.

 

Al-Shboul said in a press statement on the sidelines of laying the foundation stone for the electrical interconnection project, "Iraq will bear about $100 million, and the cost of the part related to Jordan is about $30 million."

 

He added, "We are completely ready to connect, and the start of delivery will be very soon, and the Iraqi side needs until next (current) summer to connect."

 

And the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity revealed, at the end of the year 2022, that the last stage of electrical interconnection with Jordan will reach a capacity of 960 megawatts, indicating that the interconnection operations with neighboring countries prepare Iraq to enter the energy market.

 

The ministry's spokesman, Ahmed Musa, told Shafaq News agency, "The electrical connection with Jordan consists of three phases, and the first phase of the Iraqi-Jordanian electrical interconnection project has been signed, and work has begun," noting that "the first phase will add 150 megawatts of energy, and the second It will add a capacity of 500 megawatts, and the third will add an capacity of 900 megawatts.

He added, "The line system for electrical interconnection with Jordan will be turned into a double circuit in the second and third phases, and will add 960 megawatts of energy."

 

He pointed out that "the connection with Jordan will provide the regions of Al-Qaim, Husaybah, Akashat and the city of Al-Rutba with energy, after these areas suffered from the destruction of the electricity sector infrastructure, and therefore they are almost deprived of electricity. This connection will greatly revive them, in addition to that the connection will revive the phosphate plant in western Iraq is an important phosphate production plant.

 

He stressed that "electrical interconnection projects are considered among the important projects for the exchange of energy benefits and the preparation of Iraq's entry into the energy market, whether it is Arab or Gulf, and then achieving high stability and reliability of the electrical network technically."

 

Iraq seeks the process of electrical connection with neighboring countries, including Turkey, Jordan and the Arab Gulf, in order to reduce the deficit in energy, especially during the peak days in the summer.

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An Iraqi-Jordanian meeting to determine the latest electrical connection requirements in preparation for its entry into force

• Time: 08/13/2023 10:16:16
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Ministry of Electricity announced the holding of an Iraqi-Jordanian meeting to determine the latest requirements for the electrical connection, in preparation for its entry into force between the two countries.

 

A statement of the ministry, which {Euphrates News} received a copy of, stated that "with the aim of completing the work requirements to complete the (Iraqi-Jordanian) electrical connection, which is an important part of the ministry's policy to diversify energy sources, and to achieve part of the stability of the electrical network due to the importance of the project entering into operation during the coming period, The Director General of the General Company for Electricity Transmission in the Central Region, Riyad Oreibi, in charge, representing the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, met at the Trebil port with the Jordanian side to discuss the final stages of completing the link line and the required technical works.

 

The statement added, "It was agreed to complete all requirements from the Iraqi and Jordanian sides."

 

The Director General of Energy Transmission referred to "the readiness of the Iraqi electrical network to discharge the loads agreed upon in the energy transmission network of Anbar Governorate, one of the central energy transmission formations, and within the Rutba district and its regions, to contribute to increasing electricity supply hours."

 

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Jordan: The electrical connection with Iraq will start this month

• Time: 08/18/2023 09:39:07
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{Economic: Al Furat News} Jordanian Energy Minister Saleh Kharabsheh said that the first phase of the electrical interconnection project with Iraq will start this month, pointing out that the talks between the two countries seek to reach the complementary link between them.

 

Kharabsheh added, during an interview with the Egyptian "Taqa" platform, that there is a project for electrical interconnection with Iraq, and it is being implemented in two phases.

 

He explained that "in the first linking phase, it was agreed with the Iraqi side to start the linking line between the "Al-Rishah - Al-Rutba" regions, and it depends on a medium effort, and it is expected to be ready before the end of August.

 

And he continued: "The second phase of the line linking the two regions of Al-Rishah with Al-Qaim, with a capacity of 400 kilovolts, and the line is supposed to end during the current month."

 

In the same context, the Jordanian minister stressed the importance of the agreement between Jordan and Iraq to increase the quantities of Iraqi crude oil imported to Jordan to 15,000 barrels per day, instead of 10,000.

 

He added that the quantities of oil coming from Iraq constitute 7 percent of the kingdom's needs, noting that Jordan's oil needs are approximately 130-140 barrels per day.

Minister Kharabsheh stressed that the agreement is more important in terms of its symbolism and strategic framework than the quantity of oil at a discount of $16 from the international price.

 

The Jordanian minister also pointed out that any such activity strengthens Arab relations and interdependence and increases the level of trade exchange, stressing that the two sides want life to return to the line linking Jordan and Iraq, by increasing the exchange of tanks and goods that take place through this road.

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Iraq completes the construction of a main station for the electrical interconnection project with Jordan

Yesterday, 21:06

 

Al-Ghad Press/Translation  

Iraq achieved an important achievement in its interconnection project with Jordan by completing the construction of an additional high-voltage substation 33/132 kV .

 

Imad Mishaal al-Dulaimi, District Commissioner of Rutba in Anbar Governorate, confirmed, "The Iraqi side succeeded in completing the technical aspects of the electrical connection project ."

 

This project, located in the Iraqi province of Anbar, is expected to start operations by the end of August. It aims to address the ongoing power outages that have long affected the Rutba area .

 

Initially, Jordan will supply 50 megawatts of electricity to Iraq as part of the first phase, with the overall project eventually reaching a large capacity of 150 megawatts.

 

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Iraq completes the construction of a main station for the electrical interconnection project with Jordan

Yesterday, 21:06

 

Al-Ghad Press/Translation  

Iraq achieved an important achievement in its interconnection project with Jordan by completing the construction of an additional high-voltage substation 33/132 kV .

 

Imad Mishaal al-Dulaimi, District Commissioner of Rutba in Anbar Governorate, confirmed, "The Iraqi side succeeded in completing the technical aspects of the electrical connection project ."

 

This project, located in the Iraqi province of Anbar, is expected to start operations by the end of August. It aims to address the ongoing power outages that have long affected the Rutba area .

 

Initially, Jordan will supply 50 megawatts of electricity to Iraq as part of the first phase, with the overall project eventually reaching a large capacity of 150 megawatts.

 

Now they can energize the RV Machine. 

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“Inauguration of the electrical connection in Iraq.” A Jordanian newspaper recalls a headline it published 19 years ago and is still new.

Economy / Miscellaneous |Today, 16:43 |

    

 

 

 

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A Jordanian report reviewed a paradox that may give rise to many perceptions, as the Jordanian newspaper Al-Ghad recalled a headline it reported 19 years ago stating, “Jordan begins a project to supply Iraq with electricity within two months.”

 

The newspaper said, "This headline appeared literally 19 years ago in Al-Ghad, specifically in the first issue of the newspaper on August 1, 2004."

 

It indicated that “that news, which was two decades ago, stated that the Director General of the National Electricity Company at that time, Ahmed Hiasat, said, “Iraq has completed the necessary procedures to sign the agreement to supply the western parts of it with electricity through Jordan.”

 

The news reported verbatim, “The unstable security conditions in Iraq prevented the completion of the electricity supply project,” and that “Iraq pledged to provide security protection for the project and its workers.”

 

The newspaper adds, "The strange thing is that after 19 years, and specifically yesterday, a news item published by Al-Ghad reported the following: 'An official Iraqi source suggested that Jordan would begin supplying Iraq with electricity early next month as part of the electrical interconnection project.'

 

What makes matters even more strange is that the source who provided Al-Ghad with the information gave the same reason for the delay in supplying Iraq with electricity, saying, “The security events that Iraqi areas witnessed recently slowed down the electrical interconnection project with Jordan as a result of attacks on towers in some of these areas.”

 

He confirmed 19 years ago when he said, “The competent authorities in Iraq are in the process of preparing a security plan to protect the towers and lines of the electrical interconnection project,” but this time he referred to “operating drones to protect this project.”

 

Similar to these statements, there are dozens and perhaps hundreds of statements made by Jordanian and Iraqi officials over the past 19 years, and each of them was and still is news that suggests that the connection project will be completed within two months or perhaps two weeks.

 

After announcing the expected new date for operating the electrical connection with Iraq at the beginning of next month, Al-Ghad recalls that official confirmation that was received about 20 years ago as if it were yesterday, but electricity has not reached from Jordan to Iraq yet!

 

Since that time, there have been many circumstances that prevented the completion of the project, starting with political and security issues and changing the map of the non-border region, at a time when the project was viewed as part of Arab electrical interconnection projects linking Jordan with neighboring countries, all the way to Lebanon and Syria in the north, Palestine in the west, and Egypt on the African continent.

 

After talking about the project stopped for several years, negotiations on the ground returned in the recent period, including discussions between the relevant ministers of the two countries during the year 2020, as at that time the mechanism for implementing the interconnection project between the two countries and the executive stages of establishing the electrical interconnection between Jordan and Iraq were discussed and determined. Requirements, specifications and technical specifications for conversion stations, transmission lines and other equipment necessary to complete the connection process from both sides, and the mechanism for implementing the Iraqi-Jordanian electrical interconnection project was signed. 

 

Repeated negotiations since that date followed the step of Jordan and Iraq laying the foundation stone for the project in October 2022, which aims in its first phase to provide the Iraqi side with electrical capacity from Jordan amounting to 150 megawatts, raising it to 500 megawatts in the second phase, and 900 megawatts during the phase. Third.

 

Implementation passed through several stages, including the launch of several likely dates for the project’s operation by relevant officials in the country, including the beginning of next July, then August.

 

Finally, Iraqi suggestions came that Jordan would begin supplying Iraq with electricity early next month as part of the electrical interconnection project, the cornerstone of which was laid by the two countries a year ago. However, talk returned about “the security events that Iraqi areas witnessed recently and their role in slowing down the electrical interconnection project with Jordan as a result of attacks on the towers.” In some of these areas.

 

The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources said in its annual report for the year 2022 that its future plan includes strengthening the interconnection line to have a capacity of 1,000 megawatts, which requires strengthening the national grid in the east of the Kingdom by establishing transmission lines with a voltage of 400 kilovolts and a length of 320 km between Al-Risha and Azraq, and detailed studies will be conducted. For synchronous linking after completing the first stage.

 

Jordan currently supplies the Trebil border post with Iraq with electrical energy, as the volume of exports to the center in 7 months reached 3.7 gigawatt hours, compared to 3.8 gigawatt hours, a decrease of 2.6%.