Electricity announces details of joint line between Iraq and Turkey

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[size=52]Electricity announces details of joint line between Iraq and Turkey[/size]

[size=45]The Minister of Electricity, Ziad Ali Fadhil, announced the details of the joint line between Iraq and Turkey, indicating that the line includes Iraq supplying Turkey with energy, while pointing out that the Rutba district abandoned private generators after the opening of the Iraqi-Jordanian line.
Fadhil said, “The Iraqi-Turkish electrical interconnection line is a strategic project that represents a qualitative leap in the field of strengthening the national electricity grid, by linking it with the international network via Turkey and the European Union,” indicating that “this line, also known as the (Jazira-Kask 400 kV) line, is one of the projects that have been stalled for nearly 20 years.”
He added, “Today, we have achieved tangible progress in completing this strategic project, which extends 115 kilometers, from inside Turkish territory, passing through Dohuk Governorate and reaching Nineveh,” noting that “it represents an electrical bridge linking the electricity networks in the two countries.”
He stressed that “the staff of the General Company for Energy Transmission in the Northern Region worked hard and sincerely to achieve important accomplishments within a record period of time.”
He stated that “the most prominent of these achievements are:
- Establishing a 400 kV railway station in Nineveh Governorate.
- Extending new 132 kV lines.
- Replacing the wires of the 132 kV Kask-Tal Afar line with ultra-fine thermal wires.
He explained, “There were long discussions with the Turkish side, and we reached a joint agreement that guarantees the exchange of energy in a way that meets the needs of both countries, as Turkey will supply Iraq with 300 megawatts in the summer, while Iraq will supply Turkey with 150 megawatts during the rest of the year from its surplus energy,” noting that “this line will contribute significantly to supporting the energy supply to the governorates of Nineveh, Kirkuk and Salah al-Din, and will enable us to maneuver loads and transfer energy to the capital and the southern governorates when needed.”
He stressed that “the ministry has achieved two accomplishments in the electricity interconnection sector with neighboring countries during the year thanks to the support. The first is the opening of the electricity interconnection line with Jordan last March, as the Rutba district has now abandoned private generators and now enjoys stable electricity,” noting that “we are working to launch the second phase of the project to include the rest of the Anbar regions.”
He explained that “these achievements, which were made in record time, came thanks to the support that the Ministry of Electricity received from Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and his provision of the necessary financial allocations to implement strategic projects and reactivate previously stalled projects,” noting that “we are awaiting the completion of the electricity interconnection between Iraq and Kuwait at the end of this year and then the interconnection with Saudi Arabia within the Gulf electricity interconnection agreement, so that Iraq can complete its communication with the regional energy system and allow it the freedom to diversify and exchange in the conditions of electrical loads.”[/size]
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