Iraq plans to build largest solar power station
2025-04-25T11:31:23+00:00
Shafaq News/ Iraqi government
intends to establish the country’s largest electricity generation plant using
solar energy, Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Oil Minister Hayan
Abdul Ghani Al-Sawad said on Friday.
According to a statement issued by the
Ministry of Oil, the announcement came during Al-Sawad’s meeting with
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol on the
sidelines of the Future of Energy Security Summit, which opened Thursday in
London.
Al-Sawad emphasized the importance
of increasing the use of alternative energy sources in Iraq, particularly in
electricity generation.
The minister said Iraq has multiple
clean energy projects underway, including the planned construction of the country’s largest solar-powered electricity station.
He also cited initiatives to utilize gas in
national industries, calling it a strategic step in the government’s program to
diversify energy sources.
On Thursday, the oil minister
reiterated that fossil fuels will remain a key source of energy and industrial
input in the coming years.
Highlighting the Iraqi government’s
efforts and plans to expand the use of renewable energy, especially in solar power
projects aimed at generating 12,000 megawatts, He also pointed to significant
investments in associated gas from several projects, including the Integrated
South Project in cooperation with TotalEnergies, which will, for the first
time, involve the use of seawater for injection in oil fields.
The Future of Energy Security Summit
is being held in collaboration between the UK government and the IEA, with
participation from energy ministers and senior officials from over 60
countries, as well as major global energy companies.
