News website: The solar panel system reduces the burden on the Iraqi family

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[size=52]News website: The solar panel system reduces the burden on the Iraqi family[/size]

[size=45]A report by The National news website dealt with the fact that a section of Iraqi families resorted to investing in installing solar panel systems to generate energy in their homes, dispensing with the costs of private generators that burden them, in addition to the fact that it is an environmentally friendly means of generating energy.[/size]
[size=45]Mazen Sharhan, 52 years old, a resident of Baghdad, is among the many people who have benefited from solar energy in Iraq to generate electricity using solar energy system technology. The outcome of his decision to install a solar panel system in his home was that he benefited by reducing the home’s expenses on electricity bills and enjoying continuous energy supply.[/size]
[size=45]Sharhan told The National news website, “I have been exhausted by the continuous power outages, as well as the financial burdens on paying the costs of withdrawing electricity from private generators in the residential neighborhood.” Sharhan adds, “Installing solar panels in my home is not only an adventure in changing your lifestyle, but it also provides you with... “Peace of mind as we now have stable, clean and cheap electricity.” In an attempt to overcome the challenges of the long-term electricity supply crisis, Iraq is seeking to embark on a transitional journey towards alternative renewable energy represented by solar energy.[/size]
[size=45]At a time when the demand for solar energy system solutions continues to increase, homeowners and business owners are finding what they are looking for in an investment that saves expenses over the long term and is environmentally friendly with an abundance of solar energy.[/size]
[size=45]Four years ago, Sharhan purchased a solar energy system for 13 million dinars that generates more than 5 kilowatts of electrical energy. He said that the energy the system provides pays its price.[/size]
[size=45]Before relying on this system, he paid 250,000 dinars per month to the owner of the private generator in his residential neighborhood, and also approximately 45,000 dinars for the national electric power grid bill.[/size]
[size=45]Now that he has completed his investment and benefited from it, he is saving approximately $200 a month. He is also immune to the fluctuations of rising subscription prices for private generators. Indeed, his financial savings are increasing over time.[/size]
[size=45]Sharhan says, “Now I do not buy electricity from the private generator, and the cost of consuming electricity from the national grid has reduced for me by approximately 90%.”[/size]
[size=45]Although Iraq is the second largest oil producer in OPEC, it suffers from a deficiency in supplying electrical energy after decades of wars and economic sanctions. On the other hand, the country faces the challenges of rampant corruption in government institutions as well as dilapidated infrastructure, as Iraq depends on Iran to cover a third of its electrical energy needs.[/size]
[size=45]Since the US invasion of Iraq in 2003, the country has spent no less than $60 billion for the electricity sector alone, according to what former Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said in 2020.[/size]
[size=45]During the heat waves of the summer month, temperatures in some of Iraq’s governorates reach more than 50 degrees Celsius, and the amount of energy supply stops at 24 thousand megawatts, an increase of 22% over the same period last year. This is not enough to provide electricity throughout the day, as the consumption needs of a country with a population of 43 million people require the provision of 34 thousand megawatts.[/size]
[size=45]Prime Minister, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, said that the country has set a goal to cover a third of its electricity needs by the year 2030 by investing in renewable energy projects and also encouraging investment in gas production projects.[/size]
[size=45]In a move to encourage renewable energy, the Central Bank of Iraq announced last year that it had allocated $750 million in interest-free loans granted to people and private sector companies who want to buy solar panels.[/size]
[size=45]Ahmed Musa, a spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity, told The National news website that Iraq has so far signed three separate contracts with international companies to reach the production of 2,250 megawatts of electrical energy by the year 2026.[/size]
[size=45]Moussa added that these companies, French Total, Chinese Power China and Iraqi Bilal Group, are expected to add a total of 300 megawatts to national electricity by next summer.[/size]
[size=45]He said that discussions are underway with the Saudi ACWA Electric Power Company and the UAE Masdar Energy Company to install solar power plants in different areas of Iraq to generate 1,000 megawatts for each one. He added that Iraq plans to add 7,000 megawatts of renewable energy by 2030.[/size]
[size=45]Ahmed Jassim, who works in the private sector in the field of solar panel systems to generate energy, says that the general public is not convinced that these panels can provide sufficient energy to operate various home appliances, noting that during the period between 2018 and 2020, his company, in cooperation with non-governmental organizations The government conducted awareness workshops and provided training courses for engineers through social media platforms. Great efforts were made to bring about a change in the culture of using solar energy technology in the country, and the period extending since the year 2021 has witnessed an increasing demand for solar energy systems.[/size]
[size=45]From The National website[/size]
[size=45]Translated by Hamid Ahmed[/size]
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