Firms to compete for Iraq substation contracts
Iraq’s Electricity Ministry has begun the process for the contract to build three substations in the Anbar governorate.
The full turnkey project entails the construction of 132/33/11kV gas-insulated substations.
Companies are currently invited to prequalify by the 8th of May, with the ministry expected to issue the tender for the contract in the third quarter of the year.
The project is part of the third phase of Iraq’s electricity reconstruction project and is being supported by a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
Iraq signed separate preliminary agreements with developers last year to implement solar power plant projects, with a combined total capacity of 5,500MW.
UAE-based Masdar and PowerChina each agreed to develop a total of 2,000MW. France’s Total agreed to develop 1,000MW, and Norway’s Scatec agreed to develop solar power plants with a total capacity of 525MW.
The tendering process is also underway for several gas-fired power plant schemes across the country.
Iraq’s power generation capacity reached more than 18.5GW in 2019, which is approximately 6GW short, compared to peak demand. The country imports an average of 1,200MW of electricity annually from Iran to augment its supply.
The country aims to establish a solar installed capacity of 7,500MW by 2023.
Source: Power Technology
Photo (for illustrative purposes): View over the Green Zone / USACE HQ , JIM GORDAN, CIV, USACE / Wikimedia / Public Domain
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