Iraq signs an agreement with China to build solar power plants

part of the agreement
 
25/08/2021

Economy News - Baghdad

On Wednesday, Iraq signed an agreement with China to build solar power plants.

And the Prime Minister’s media office said, in a statement seen by Al-Iqtisad News, that “with the patronage of Al-Kazemi, an agreement of principles was signed between the Ministry of Electricity and the Chinese Power China Company, regarding the establishment of solar power plants with a capacity of 2000 megawatts, to be implemented with a capacity of 750 megawatts as a first stage, up to a capacity of 2,000 megawatts.” 2000 megawatts.

He added, "The Director General of the Investments and Contracts Department at the Ministry of Electricity, Maha Hamoudi Abdul-Jabbar, signed on behalf of the Iraqi side, while the Deputy Director General of the company, Li Dzhi, signed on behalf of the Chinese side."

He added, "The solar energy project is one of the first pioneering projects in Iraq, and is implemented for the first time, and the project will contribute to increasing the production of electrical energy, to supply the system with clean renewable energy."

The statement stated that "the signing of the principles agreement was attended by the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Electricity for Production Affairs, Adel Karim, and the Vice-President of the Chinese Power China Company, Jiu Fei."

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