Iraq finishes measures for electric linkage with Turkey

Iraq said Sunday it has concluded specialized measures for electric linkage with Turkey to address the nation’s power deficiencies, Anadolu reports.

Power Minister Adel Karim told the state news organization INA that Iraq will have better power supplies this late spring in the event that “gas and fuel are accessible” to his service.

The Electricity Ministry has an arrangement “to finish projects, address weaknesses, layout lines and stations and buy transformers,” he said, noticing that his service has “finished all upkeep work.”

As per Iraqi specialists, Turkey will furnish Iraq with 500 megawatts of power.

The power serves additionally said works are in progress to finish the electric linkage with adjoining Jordan.

Dealings on power linkage with the Gulf nations are likewise progressing to come to “a commonly good arrangement,” he added.

For a really long time, Baghdad has imported 1,200 megawatts of power from adjoining Iran to take care of its neighborhood electric power plants.

Iraq creates a few 19,000–21,000 megawatts, yet the genuine need tops 30,000 megawatts, as per nearby specialists.