Al-Sudani promises to solve the electricity crisis: We have placed the file on top of our priorities

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[size=52]Al-Sudani promises to solve the electricity crisis: We have placed the file on top of our priorities[/size]

[size=45]Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani affirmed, yesterday, Wednesday, that the government has placed the electricity problem among the priorities, while indicating that it will proceed with plans to invest associated gas and natural gas in the field of energy.[/size]
[size=45]A statement by the media office of the Prime Minister, received by (Al-Mada), stated that “the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, inaugurated high-voltage conversion stations for electric power (400 kV), at the Al-Quds gas station, located in the Al-Rashidiya area, northeast of Baghdad, and the Al-Quds gas station. Al-Rasheed al-Ghaziyeh in the southwest of the capital, in order to relieve the bottlenecks in the electric power system in many areas of Baghdad.[/size]
[size=45]The statement added, “The Prime Minister, during his visit to the Jerusalem station, chaired a meeting that included representatives of Siemens and General Electric companies, and the advanced staff in the Ministry of Electricity, during which a review of the steps related to maintaining and raising the efficiency of electric power stations, and ensuring the progress of procedures in implementing contracts.” which was concluded recently, and he also followed up on the installation of cooling systems for the generation stations, which will be started soon, and which will increase the production of electric energy.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Sudani stressed, according to the statement, that “the government has placed the electricity problem among the priorities, and that dealing with this chronic problem requires high work and preparation, because the citizen is waiting for solutions that end the ongoing electricity crisis.”[/size]
[size=45]And he indicated that “the government is proceeding with its plans to invest associated gas and natural gas in the field of energy, in order to reduce dependence on imported gas, in addition to preventing the harmful effects caused by flaring associated gas.”[/size]
[size=45]This comes at a time, according to a statement by the Ministry of Oil, that “Oil Minister Hayan Abdul Ghani inaugurated the first phase of the LNG liquefaction plant project in the Rumaila field, with a capacity of (200) million standard cubic feet per day.”[/size]
[size=45]The statement added, "The second phase will be opened at the end of this year, so that the investment capacity of associated gas in the field will reach (400) cubic meters per day."[/size]
[size=45]Abdul-Ghani said, "The Basra Natural Gas Liquefaction Plant project is one of the important projects."[/size]
[size=45]And he continued, “The completion of the first phase of the project and its inauguration and operation yesterday is an important step to achieve the goals of the government and the ministry to reduce gas flaring operations, invest this wasted energy, and convert it into clean energy that supplies electric power plants from dry gas at a rate of (320) million standard cubic feet.” a day.”[/size]
[size=45]Abdel-Ghani pointed out, “This quantity helps in generating (1900) megawatts of electric power that supplies the national grid, in addition to producing (2150) tons of liquid cooking gas per day, in addition to producing (5900) barrels per day of condensate.” Which is used in the production of fuel and some chemicals and other purposes.[/size]
[size=45]He continued, "The most important characteristic of this project is its reliance on modern technologies in purifying, extracting and treating associated gas, and stopping the release of harmful gases into the atmosphere in order to preserve the environment and public health."[/size]
[size=45]And Abdul-Ghani stated, “This comes within the directions and plans of the Ministry and the Basra Gas Company to stop the release of (10) million tons of carbon dioxide gas annually from this project into outer space, and to prevent an amount of approximately (30) million tons annually of carbon dioxide gas.” on the overall activity of the Basra Gas Company in general,” stressing that “these projects will provide many job opportunities for the people of Iraq.”[/size]
[size=45]He added, "The government and the ministry affirmed their keenness during the past few months to advance the production process by steps forward by providing the required financial support and resolving outstanding problems for the implementation of stalled projects, in their belief in the need to give priority to sectors that contribute to achieving our goals in sustainable development plans."[/size]
[size=45]Abdul-Ghani went on to "praise the efforts that contributed to achieving this achievement, especially the workers in the South Gas Company, the Basra Gas Company, the Basra Oil Company, the subcontracting companies and all the supporting agencies."[/size]
[size=45]It is noteworthy that the Basra Gas Company started building the plant in 2019, and despite the challenges of the Corona pandemic during 2020 and 2021, construction work continued until the completion of the project this year. The plant and the development of the current constructions at the North Rumaila site to enable it to push gas with the required energies, the development of export facilities in the Umm Qasr complex, the rehabilitation of the roads leading to the plant and other works.[/size]
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