Minister of Electricity sponsors signing of contract to build 3 transformer stations in southern Iraq with international funding
Minister of Electricity sponsors signing of contract to build 3 transformer stations in southern Iraq with international funding
2024-12-15 01:57
Shafaq News/ On Sunday, the Minister of Electricity, Ziyad Ali Fadhil, sponsored the signing ceremony of a contract to establish three secondary electricity conversion stations in Basra Governorate, with a capacity of 3×90 MVA and a voltage of 132/33 kV, funded by the World Bank.
According to a statement issued by the ministry, and received by Shafaq News Agency, the project will be implemented by a coalition of the Turkish companies (BEST and BETAS), while the German company Antik Cuba will supervise the consultancy of the project, which is scheduled to be completed within 18 months.
The three stations are distributed over vital areas in Basra. Al-Qibla station will be established in the governorate center to serve areas with high population density, Al-Ghadeer station in Al-Ghadeer neighborhood to meet the needs of residents and service projects, while Al-Faiha station in Shatt Al-Arab district will serve residential areas and service projects.
During the signing ceremony, the Minister stressed the importance of this strategic project, noting that the new stations will contribute to increasing the hours of electricity supply, resolving bottlenecks in the electricity grid, in addition to providing reliable power sources and achieving stability in the electricity system in the governorate.
It is noteworthy that this project comes within the Ministry of Electricity’s plans to develop the infrastructure of the electricity grid and improve the electricity service for citizens throughout Iraq.
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