Minister of Electricity, Engineer Ziad Ali Fadel, announced the commencement of practical steps in cooperation with GE Vernova to construct highly efficient gas-fired power plants with a total capacity of 24,000 megawatts.
This came during a workshop held at the ministry's headquarters, attended by officials from the Ministry of Electricity and other ministries, representatives of diplomatic missions, and energy sector experts. The workshop was devoted to discussing the implementation frameworks, timeline, and financing of the above projects. In a speech at the workshop, the Minister explained, "This year has witnessed unprecedented stability in production rates, stressing that this is due to long-term scheduled maintenance contracts with GE Vernova and other international companies, where (46) turbines have been modernized, contributing to the addition of approximately (1,000) megawatts and increasing the reliability of the system."
He explained, "We have adopted a clear methodology in the government program based on direct contracting with specialized parent companies and avoiding intermediary companies, ensuring the highest standards of quality and reliability, accelerating the pace of achievement, and transferring knowledge to national cadres." Engineer Ziad Fadel pointed out that "the implementation of the 24,000 megawatt stations is proceeding according to studies prepared to distribute loads, determine locations, and provide fuel, in conjunction with plans to strengthen the transmission network."
For his part, GE Vernova's representative in Iraq, Mr. Rashid Al-Janabi, confirmed his company's commitment to establishing an effective partnership with the government and the Ministry of Electricity, aiming to improve the infrastructure of the energy sector in Iraq and raise the reliability of the electrical system by employing the latest generation technologies, in addition to qualitative training programs for Iraqi personnel to transfer knowledge and build local capabilities.
