The media office of the Iraqi Prime Minister said in a statement today, Sunday, that “Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani inaugurated, today, Sunday, via a television circuit, the Iraqi-Turkish electricity connection line, via the Kask station, west of Mosul, to supply the northern region, with a capacity of 300 megawatts, in the presence of the Minister of Electricity.”
The Iraqi Prime Minister pointed out “the importance of establishing a connection that extends to the Turkish network, and from there to the European side, which is a strategic option for future energy, and comes within the vision of the government program for connection with neighboring countries, in preparation for connection before the end of this year with the Gulf Electricity Interconnection Authority, so that Iraq can complete its communication with the regional energy system in a way that allows for diversity and exchange in various conditions of peak electrical loads.”
The statement added that “the project included the construction of the Kask transformer station.” [400 كي في]…and the use of ultra-fine thermal wires for the first time in the construction of the 115 km line, as well as the extension of the line [132 كي في] Reaching Tal Afar, and installing voltage stabilization capacitors, the line will allow the transfer of 300 megawatts from Turkey to Iraq to supply the governorates of Nineveh, Salah al-Din, and Kirkuk during increased loads.”
Iraq has been suffering from a shortage of electricity supplies since 1990, and the problem worsened following 2003, and the hours of power outages increased.
Source: RT
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2024-07-21 21:53:40
