A study to benefit from carbon capture and storage technology
Iraq 02/21/2024
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Baghdad: Omar Abdul Latif
The head of General Electric in Iraq, Rashid Al-Janabi, revealed that a study had been prepared to benefit from carbon capture and storage technology in Iraq. He also announced that the company had handed over to the Ministry of Electricity more than 20 secondary stations during the past five years.
Al-Janabi said in an interview with “Al-Sabah”: “The past year witnessed a shift in the momentum of joint work with the cadres of the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, and the work included completing periodic maintenance according to the specified schedule at many stations throughout the country, in addition to updates on current operating turbines, which contributes to “In enhancing its operational efficiency and fuel consumption efficiency.”
He pointed out that "the maintenance and upgrades that the company provided during the past five years to the production units affiliated with the Ministry of Electricity amounted to about 9,000 megawatts, while work continues on more to ensure the readiness of the units before the peak season." He added, "There has been previous work to strengthen the national transportation network during 2023, as it delivered 3 secondary stations in Diwaniyah, Al-Sadr, and Al-Hindiyah, bringing the number of secondary stations that the company delivered to the ministry to more than 20 stations during the past few years, in addition to the completion of the first part of the project." Connecting the national grid between Iraq and Jordan, which was achieved by principle,” expressing his hope to complete the project as soon as possible “to supply the national grid with 800 megawatts of imported energy, which is an important strategic project,” indicating “the continuation of work on 5 secondary stations with voltages of 132 and 400 KV within the project ( NT35) in the context of strengthening the national transport network.
Al-Janabi praised “the exceptional effort of the Ministry of Electricity and its cadres and their tireless work to improve the electricity sector in general,” stressing that “the company is committed to providing the latest global technology in the areas of energy saving and reducing the carbon intensity of the energy unit produced, and to re-arranging the company’s portfolio of services and solutions in various fields.” Generation, transmission and management of energy to provide better and more comprehensive services to countries and institutions around the world, including Iraq.” He explained that "the company's global priorities are to bridge the gap between production and demand for electricity, while at the same time reducing carbon emissions, and Iraq can greatly benefit from this experience," noting that "one of the most efficient gas turbine units in the world is from (General) units." Electric) of the (HA9) category, which operates on a combined cycle system and its efficiency reaches 64%,” adding that “there is an initial pioneering study to benefit from the leading carbon capture and storage technology, as the company is today implementing projects in Britain and other countries, and it is possible to benefit from it in Iraq.” In the future, to reduce the emissions intensity of the country’s energy production unit.” He pointed out that "Iraq, in turn, constitutes a unique model despite going through many major challenges," considering that "the Bismaya combined cycle power plant, which was implemented by the private sector, constitutes a successful model not only at the level of Iraq, but at the level of the region as a whole." The station, which operates on General Electric technology and has a production capacity of 4,500 megawatts, includes the latest power generation technologies and is considered one of the best regionally in terms of efficiency and productivity.”
Edited by: Muhammad Al-Ansari
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