IRAQ | Alternative & Green Energy Sector

[Ali - Iraq]

Originally Posted by sheytanElKebir

WTF?????? we are doing solar and wind projects in europe for $1.5M per MW!!! khara ab 3ardh il laghuf.

We? Since when did you become an electronic engineer or whatever it's called?

[sheytanElKebir]

LOL. you don't need electronic engineers for such projects... they can be designed/built by power/civil/mech engineers. but my company does work in solar/wind projects in europe (as well as the oil refinery planning/oil pipeline survey stuff in Iraq)...

[Spin Cycle]

eee, I checked out your linkedin profile. You've done a lot. (It's fun stalking you sheytan).

[sheytanElKebir]

LOL spin cycle. why don't you add me on FB if you're so interested in stalking sheytan?

it'll be good to know who you are too

[Chounz]

oooooh.... interesting developments.

[Spin Cycle]

Originally Posted by sheytanElKebir

LOL spin cycle. why don't you add me on FB if you're so interested in stalking sheytan?

it'll be good to know who you are too

don't see you on FB any more. Added you as a "friend" on LinkedIn.

[Sinjar]

Iraq Puts Hope in Wind, Solar Power to Buttress Energy Sector

Joseph Mayton | November 8th, 2012

The Middle East is continuing to show itself capable of boosting alternative energy sources without facing political backlashes from opposing sides of the aisle. In Iraq, large multinational corporations are working with the country’s ministry of electricity to see clean and renewable resources become a reality in the post-war environment, where investment is expected to skyrocket.

Last month, words became a future reality for the country after the ministry announced plans to spend as much as $1.6 billion on solar and wind power stations across the country over the next few years; not only will this add some 400 megawatts of power to Iraq’s national grid, which has been hit by daily blackouts, but it also has positive results for the environment.

Clean energy to reduce blackouts

A ministry official told Green Prophet via telephone that he believes Iraq is an ideal country to push renewable resources of energy, especially solar, given the vast open desert in the country.

“We are confident that by entering into these agreements we will be able to provide more energy to meet the population’s needs as well as boost our interest in renewable energy as oil stocks are beginning to see shortfalls here and abroad,” he said, adding that it was a “win-win situation” for Iraq to go solar.

And it comes at an extremely stressful moment for Iraq. Nearly a decade after the American-led invasion of the country ousted Saddam Hussein, the country continues to struggle to meet the needs of the overall population, garnering only 8,800 MW of the reported 14,000 MW of electricity needed to power the country. This has left many residents facing rolling black-outs.

The ministry believes that through boosting alternative sources of power, it will help deliver additional energy at lower costs, which will help the overall investment nature of the energy sector grow over the next few years.

“We are certain that by going this route, it can be the beginning of a new strategy that will see solar and wind power viable alternatives that can reach our goal of powering the country,” the official added.

International companies line up

Although the extreme weather of the summer months has passed, there are rising concerns that without a boost to the national grid, Iraqis will continue to suffer in those months, which makes alternative energy that much more enticing, and international companies are lining up to get involved.

According to the planning and studies departmeent at the ministry, Laith al-Mamury, Iraq has invited roughly 25 top corporations to manufacture and install solar and power projects in the country. The effort aims at boosting both energy needs and the country’s struggling economic situation.

Reuters news agency reported last month that companies on the invitation list include Japan’s Toyota Tsusho Corp, Swiss engineering group ABB and Egypt’s Orascom Construction .

Already confirmed, the ministry is putting an additional $200 million towards developing at least 50 MW of power to the grid by next year, with the focus being on border areas and uninhabitated spaces in the country.

It will be a first for Iraq, which has no solar or wind power projects currently developed in the country, although a few streets use solar devices for light.

In an ambitious beginning, the ministry has also reported that it will be able to continue to boost the national grid and reach the goal of 22 gigawatts of power capacity by 2016. Solar power and wind power are likely to be integral to this progress on electricity.

[SumerianKing]

Is there even that much wind in iraq?

[elusive]

Originally Posted by SumerianKing

Is there even that much wind in iraq?

there's wind everywhere...build high enough and you'll generate electricity

[sheytanElKebir]

Iraq does have lots of wind power... but our issues would be having to create new types of turbines specifically for our sand-storm riddled air space.

I am of course confident that such technicalities were taken into consideration and fore-planned when drawing up the technical specifications for allowable types of wind turbines and also taking into account their increased capital and maintenance cost vs the turbines installed in places like europe during the cost-benefit analysis for their feasibility study.

</sarcasm off>

[Sinjar]

© 2012 OECD/IEA

[Sinjar]

© 2012 OECD/IEA

[Sinjar]

شركة امريكية تتقدم بمشروع استثماري لتدوير النفايات في واسط وتحويلها الى طاقة

alfayhaa.tv
قدمت شركة G M S I الامريكية مشروعا استثماريا يتضمن انشاء مصنع لتدوير النفايات وتحويلها الى طاقة كهربائية في محافظة واسط .

وقال محافظ واسط مهدي الزبيدي ان وفدا يمثل شركة امريكية متخصصة بتدوير النفايات وانتاج الطاقة الكهربائية قدمت الى الحكومة المحلية في المحافظة مشروعا استثماريا لتدوير النفايات وتخليص البيئة من الملوثات الناتجة عن طمرها داخل الارض مع امكانية انشاء محطة لتوليد الطاقة الكهربائية اعتمادا على تدوير النفايات الصلبة ،واضاف ان المحافظة ستقوم بدراسة العرض من حيث الجدوى الاقتصادية ومقارنته بحجم النفايات التي تطرح يوميا للوصول الى القرار النهائي بعد أن نحصل على التخصيصات المالية الكافية ضمن خطة العام المقبل .

[Ali - Iraq]

A project to generate electricity from solar energy and wind in 15 remote Iraqi cities is now under way, the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said Monday (January 28th).

"Iraqi companies have already started building integrated complexes for solar cells and towers to generate electricity from wind, to provide an equivalent of 5.5 megawatts of electricity a day," Ministry of Electricity spokesman Musaab al-Mudarres told Al-Shorfa.

"The areas that were chosen for the project don't have national electricity transmission networks because they are newly created and are located far from city centres," he said.

The project will take two years to complete and will cost 39 billion Iraqi dinars ($33.4 million), he said.

"We hope that electricity generated from solar cells and wind will have a major impact on the standard of living and commerce in the chosen areas," he said.

[sheytanElKebir]

what a crock of crap.

$33M for a 5.5MW solar plant. such a plant does not cost one cent more than $10M all in.

also why does it take 2 years to install 5.5MW of solar panels??? it takes a maximum 3-6 months...

[Chounz]

[Ali - Iraq]

[Ali - Iraq]

Renewable energy project kicks off in Iraq
2013-01-30 By Mohammed al-Qaisi in Baghdad

An electrician fixes wiring linked to a generator that provides electricity to a residential neighbourhood in Baghdad. [Ahmad al-Rubaye/AFP]

+ COMMENT NOW
A project that will use solar and wind power to generate electricity in 15 rural areas kicked off on Monday (January 28th), the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity said.

RELATED ARTICLES
Iraq to buy transformers from Lebanese power company
Iraq hires French firm to build electricity stations
Iraqi officials to share electricity cut-off burden
NGOs hold election workshops in defiance of al-Qaeda
Iraqi companies have started to build integrated complexes for solar cells and wind-powered electricity towers, ministry spokesman Musaab al-Mudarres told Mawtani.

The 39 billion dinar project ($33.5 million) is expected to take two years to complete, he said, and the ministry anticipates it will generate 55 megawatts of electricity a day in its first phase.

The goal is to produce 400 megawatts of electricity a day within four years, which will provide local businesses and residents with considerable services, he said.

"The areas chosen to implement the project are not served by the national electricity network because they were recently established, and also because they are far from city centres," he said.

The project is "a new experiment in Iraq", deputy electricity minister for energy distribution affairs Amer al-Douri told Mawtani.

"It comes as part of ministry efforts to diversify energy sources, and to lower carbon emissions, which affect the environment," he said.

With the help of an industry-leading Canadian company, sites were chosen in eight provinces in areas where sun and wind are expected to be available throughout the year, al-Douri said.

Of the 15 facilities – located in Baghdad, Anbar, Najaf, al-Muthanna, Dhi Qar, Basra, Maysan and Wasit – 10 will have systems powered by joint solar and wind energy generating systems, while five will be dedicated to solar energy alone.

Last week, the government sent 300 engineers and energy technicians to Canada to receive training in the administration of clean-energy facilities, said Saleh al-Mutlaq, deputy prime minister for service affairs.

Equipment and accessories for the facilities, including solar cells, energy tanks, transformers and windmills are expected to arrive in Iraq by mid-2013, and will be installed by three companies – one Canadian, one German and one Swedish, he said.

"The project will provide a continuous supply of energy to the border areas between Iraq and two neighbouring countries, and the energy will be used to install night-time lighting that will help in improving security in those areas," al-Mutlaq said.

The initiative also will generate 3,000 jobs, particularly suitable for young people with higher education, said Ali Abdullah of the ministry's projects department.

"Work on this project was supposed to start in 2006, but the deterioration in the security situation and attacks by al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups on electricity facilities prevented its execution, until security forces were able to regain control of various cities in the country," he said