Fahdawi: We need international cooperation to restore electricity to the liberated areas

Fahdawi: We need international cooperation to restore electricity to the liberated areas




09/04/2017 0:00

In an exclusive interview for «morning»
Cairo / Isra Khalifa
He called Electricity Minister Qasim Fahdawi of the world to help Iraq in the reconstruction of power grids liberated areas, pointing out that the gangs «Daesh» terrorist has destroyed the entire power transmission networks in areas that have undergone control.
Two phases of rehabilitation
He said Fahdawi in an interview with the "morning" on the sidelines of his participation in the electricity ministers of Arab meeting in Cairo: " The re - electricity network rehabilitation in Nineveh liberated and other areas plan to be on the first two phases to restore stability and restore service to the liberated areas, while the other is the reconstruction of the entire network to what it was, "noting that " we need an international effort because the size of the damage caused to the network over our energy. "
Fahdawi , who declared that "Iraqis will enjoy the summer less than the periods of power outages in some provinces will be provided with 24 hours a day", he pointed out that Iraq has achieved a surplus of electricity up to three thousand megawatts during the current period , "noting that" because of the financial distress we can not provide All regions in the next summer energy 24 hours a day. "
And on the Arab electricity linkage project and the interest earned by Iraq from it, the electricity minister explained that "Iraq has a peak in its need for electricity for two weeks in mid - July and the beginning of August , and this peak increases citizen consumption is 30 percent , while at the same time we find in this period in particular had a surplus of Arab countries electricity so it can provide Iraq surpluses, in parallel to our electric power surplus at certain times such as the present time we can provide other Arab countries need this surplus, "adding that" everyone will benefit from the Arab electricity grid and there is no harm to the Arab country and we are in a Iraq 's first signed this agreement two years ago and is now in the process of implementation. "

Strengthening Arab cooperation
and the results of the ministerial meeting, Ban said Fahdawi " The Council called on Arab countries to strengthen cooperation in the field of energy, water and food at the national level and at the regional level, so as to raise the awareness of interdependence among decision - makers and stakeholders."
The Council also called on the Arab countries to cooperate with the experts who carry out the study included coherence in sectoral strategies for water, energy, food , and benefit from the outputs of the study and assigning specialized experts to attend the meeting and present the results of the study scheduled on April 15 this.
He Fahdawi The Council stressed the importance of the strategic Arab sustainable energy, and the cost of its secretariat circulate to the Arab countries and receive comments during the two months , then presented the final version of the strategy at the next meeting of the Executive Office in preparation for the adoption, as the Council tasked the working group Balstratejah Sustainable Energy prepared an occasion of an operational plan presented the Committee on renewable energy experts and energy efficiency.
The Council welcomed, according to the Minister of Electricity, in cooperation with the International Renewable Energy Agency and the approval in principle to hold a ministerial meeting at the beginning of 2018 on the sidelines of the International Renewable Energy Agency meetings, and entrust the Ministerial Council of the electricity secretariat in coordination with the International Renewable Energy Agency secretariat to follow up on the necessary preparations to participate at the next meeting of energy ministers to be held in January 2018.
The Council welcomed the continued cooperation with the Euro - Arab Foundation and the Council mandated the secretariat to coordinate the implementation of the next training program in 2017 on sustainable energy.
The Council instructed its secretariat and prepare for the conference to be held with the World Bank this year and welcome the participation of the GCC electrical connection to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf and the Commission to prepare a report on his work.

Nuclear Techniques of the
Council of Arab countries that have electricity regulating devices to join the Arab Forum for the organizers of the electricity demand of them and called for the intensification of participation in activities organized by the Forum.
The Council reaffirmed the Council 's previous resolutions on the invitation of the Arab States not acceding to the membership of the Arab Atomic Energy Agency to join the Commission in accordance with the resolutions of previous summits.
The Council of the Arab Atomic Energy Agency and was commissioned and in coordination with the Council Secretariat to update the report that is being prepared periodically on the activities of Arab countries regarding the use of nuclear techniques for the production of electricity and water desalination projects in this regard, calling for Arab countries in cooperation with the Arab Atomic Energy Agency for the preparation of this report.
The Council approved the lineup of the Executive Office of the Arab ministers of electricity for the next two years under the chairmanship of Egypt and the membership of the United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Mauritania, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Libya and Morocco.

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