#Iraq

A long-standing project to supply Iraq with Gulf electricity through a common power grid will be completed in late 2024, an Iraqi deputy said on Wednesday.

Iraq has a plan to increase electricity production to 11,000 MW by 2026.

Qatar, Doha: Qatar is collaborating with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to provide much needed electricity to Iraq.

Croatia, Zagreb: KONČAR Group has signed an agreement worth $68 M (€65 M), with Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity (MOE) for the revitalization of HPP Haditha.

Iraq, Baghdad: Iraq has awarded General Electric a contract to build power facilities for its electricity link with Jordan, according to the source.

Iraq: Elsewedy Electric has announced that along with Toyota Tsusho Corporation, it has completed the EPC contract of four GIS substations.

Iraq, Baghdad: Iraq’s government is seeking international investors to develop seven PV solar plants with a total capacity of 750 MW.

The Government of Iraq is accelerating its focus on strengthening the nation’s power infrastructure through two new agreements signed with GE.

Iraq: Iraq’s Electricity Ministry has awarded an $80 M contract to Sweden’s Linxon for the construction of four 132 / 33 kV substations in central Iraq.

Siemens Energy and the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity have signed a contract for the Al Hamudhia substation, which will provide reliable, efficient power supply.

Toyota Tsusho Corporation has signed the contract with Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity, to construct a stationary electrical substation, together with ELSEWEDY.

Iraq on Sunday signed a landmark deal with the Gulf Cooperation Council for a 300 km transmission line that would run from Kuwait to Iraq’s southern port of Faw and be financed by the GCC.

Germany: Siemens has successfully type tested the first 132 kV 72/90 MVA power transformer for Iraq that will serve for the stabilization of the country’s national power grid.

Siemens has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Government of the Republic of Iraq to strengthen the collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of Oil & Gas for modernizing the energy infrastructure and the oil & gas sector.

Switzerland, Zurich: ABB has won an order worth around $100 million from Mass Global Holding to deliver a gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) substation that will help integrate 3,000 MW of electricity generated by a combined cycle power plant, utilizing Iraq’s natural gas resources.

Iraq, Baghdad: GE is signing a $1 billion power up plan with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (MoE) for critical electricity generation and maintenance projects throughout the country.

Germany: Siemens has signed a ($10 million) €9 million contract to supply the Iraqi market with 1,250 distribution transformers.

Germany: Siemens has received a contract from the Korean company LSIS for the delivery of ten power transformers for mobile substations in Iraq.

Iraq, Bagdad: Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has announced that Siemens has signed a contract for electricity substation work in Iraq including the supply of electrical equipment and civil works for several 132 kV gas insulated substations, according to Arabian Industry.

South Korea, Seoul: LS Industrial Systems (LSIS), a Korean electrical equipment producer, has won a $147 million contract as part of the Bismayah New City Project (BNCP) to build electricity infrastructure in Iraq. This is the largest-ever overseas deal worth US (161.2 billion won) for the company.