» Home » Business News Iraq Directory Services Plans Subscription Contact us Site Map Help About Iraq Two power stations to be built in northern region April 30, 2005 Baghdad The Ministry of Electricity has signed two contracts with private sector to build electricity generators stations in the northern region; the capacity of each one is 200 MW. An official source at the ministry said that the signing of these two contracts came due to need of the northern region to these generating stations which will contribute in case of building them in fulfilling the need of electricity power, especially the national electricity which providing the northern region now is 250 MW. The source clarified that the production of the electricity power from the hydraulic stations distributed there is not fulfilling the need of the northern region, expecting the accomplishing of the work in these two stations during the current year. He pointed out that the technical and engineering staffs at the ministry had put a plan for this year includes entering new generating units in Beji Gas Operated Electricity Station and it is now in phase of accomplishing in addition to enter new unit in Kirkuk, particularly this unit had been hopeful to enter work by the beginning of this year but the delay of arriving the spare parts prevents this. He added that two electricity generating units in Khor Al-Zobair station will enter the service by the end of the current month, besides, entering 16 units in southern Baghdad station with capacity of 2 generating power to each unit, 25 MW, it is hopeful to be accomplished this year allover the country. The source pointed out that the technical and engineering cadres at the ministry are continuing their efforts to rehabilitate the electricity grid which subjected for huge damages due to the sabotage acts over the last week, citing to its succeeding in rehabilitating these two generating units in Beji Electricity Station, hoping that they will enter service over next few days, indicating that work has resumed in one of Al-Maysaib power station. © 2002-2004 Iraq Directory - All Rights Reserved