Iraq to Install Solar Power Systems on 500 Govt Buildings

Iraq has approved a project to install solar power systems on 500 ministries and government offices with a value of around 90 billion Iraqi dinars ($68 million).

The new systems will replace traditional power networks in the 500 buildings as part of a UN-backed project to gradually switch to renewable energy and reduce emissions, said Shaima Sadiq, secretary of the National Energy Initiative.

Sadiq said the Planning Ministry, which is overseeing the project, has allocated the needed funds and that it would be launched before 2024.

“There is a national plan to support renewable energy and switch gradually from traditional power as part of a strategy to reduce carbon emissions,” she said.