Minister of Electricity: We need 35,000 megawatts next summer

Baghdad Minister of Electricity Adel Karim announced the need for 35,000 megawatts next summer.

He said in a televised statement: “We will be able to generate 25,000 megawatts next summer, adding that Iraq’s production of electric power has doubled 5 times after 2003.

He continued, “Some technical and administrative problems prevented some stations from entering work, noting that hundreds of secondary stations were built in all governorates of the country.”

He explained that the Maysan power station has stopped due to the lack of fuel, adding that all the steam stations need to be maintained and converted into thermal ones.

He pointed out that the electrical connection with Jordan will be completed next summer, adding that we did not benefit from the Iranian line last summer because of the local Iranian need.

He said, “We did not receive a single dinar of finance for maintenance operations,” noting that large sums are spent on purchasing fuel used to operate power stations.

He explained that most of the obstetric units are from General Electric, and about 8 generating units are from Siemens.

He continued, “No agreement has yet been reached on the price of energy units from the Gulf interconnection,” noting that negotiations are underway with the Gulf Cooperation Council to determine the prices of energy units.

He added, “Iranian gas generates 6,500 megawatts of electric power, explaining that Iran’s hydroelectric stations are suspended due to water scarcity.”

He continued, “There is no debt to Iran from buying gas and electricity in 2021, adding that the investment can contribute to solving electric power.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency