IRAQ | Mainstream Electricity Sector

[alshawi1234]

I'm a bit more optimistic, I'm guessing closer to 2014

[Sinjar]

4hours? Where are you getting these numbers from?

[fazl1991]

I think by 2013 we should start seeing a good difference and by 2014 things should get very close to the 24/7 operation mark.

Electricity is something that depends on multiple ministries. Sometimes even transport ministry is needed.

But am really looking foreword to good electricity soon in Iraq.

I think electricity is the second most important thing after security for more development.

[sheytanElKebir]

Originally Posted by Chounz

Lol sorry about the edit I thought to myself let me be a bit more optimistic so I added the '2018-'.



Haha no but note what Sumerian asked exactly; 'when will ALL OF IRAQ have 24/7 electricity?'

Do you really think the whole country will have 24/7 electricity anytime soon? What's the average amount of hours people get today? In the summer they sometimes get only 4 hours a day right? So by 2015 I reckon we should have a decent amount of electricity; 12 hours a day in the summer, by 2018 it should reach 24 hours a day across the whole country.

Oh I see "all of Iraq" meaning every village and hamlet included? well let me see, all major towns and cities will have enough to cover their needs by 2014 definitely, Iraq is now installing the same amount of generating capacity in ONE YEAR that was installed in 20 years between 1970-1990! That is the sort of work that's happening.

But smaller outlying places will probably not have 24hr electricity for some years to come...

[SumerianKing]

Sheytan, if thats the high progress they are making then we should be getting it no time soon. Yeh as usual the smaller villages will be prioritised last.

[sheytanElKebir]

as I said before. the problem is not with installing the power stations, they are being installed at a phenomenal pace. the problem is hooking them up to gas pipes, extracting enough associated gas to feed them and building the cabling and substations to improve the grid for the higher capacities transmitted.

by next year Iraq will have generating capacity coming out of its ears

I do note that when Shahristani was brought in to rein in the electricity ministry... things started happening rapidly. It seems the "ace" in maliki's government is Shahristani (the only truly competent person who is given authority to make things happen).

[fazl1991]

Originally Posted by sheytanElKebir

as I said before. the problem is not with installing the power stations, they are being installed at a phenomenal pace. the problem is hooking them up to gas pipes, extracting enough associated gas to feed them and building the cabling and substations to improve the grid for the higher capacities transmitted.

by next year Iraq will have generating capacity coming out of its ears

I do note that when Shahristani was brought in to rein in the electricity ministry... things started happening rapidly. It seems the "ace" in maliki's government is Shahristani (the only truly competent person who is given authority to make things happen).

hahhahahahahah that made me laugh

And as I said before am related to Shahristani from far family and that guy is good.

[BigDreamer]

my vote for shahristani for PM in the next goverment..

[Basrawii]

you know few years back, I had like some mine doubts about shihristani all becuase he might be from Persian origins or something, but now, I think the man is really good, that I don't care if hes not an Arab.

If I have to choose someone to be PM, I would choose one of two, Hussain Al Shihristani or Barham Saleh. (Of course Chalabi too, but don't trust him with our budget too much, he might lose it somewhere) All three or at least two are non-arabs. I also, have no problem with a woman being a PM in iraq, may be that would solve many of our problems, we already have a kurdish president (some say) so it won't be a desastar to have women PM. (Of course that is retarded Arab thinking I don't support).

[Ali - Iraq]

me too

[sheytanElKebir]

ohhhhh I have to agree 100% with Basrawii!

Barham Salih + Shahristani would make a great leadership tag-team.

[Basrawii]

Batman and robin.

[SumerianKing]

Whos says they are not arab origin???.. Well most iraqis are not arab origin, but u know what I mean.

[Basrawii]

hey 75-80% iraqis r arab

[SumerianKing]

Originally Posted by Basrawii

hey 75-80% iraqis r arab

Im talking about our original genetics, im talking about before arabization was commited on our land.

[Basrawii]

Before Arabisation, our ancestors were in Arabian peninsula.

[karar]

Me coming back to basrah when we have 24/7 electricity:

[Basrawii]

Thats going to be 20 years time from now, anyway, u from Basra ha?

[karar]

Yes basrawi i always have this dream of coming back one day
BTW I like your photos from basra on flickr really nice

[SumerianKing]

Originally Posted by Basrawii

Before Arabisation, our ancestors were in Arabian peninsula.

So who was in Iraq when the arabs invaded. And I guess the DNA tests that shows most iraqis have less then 1% arab gene is not real.Have you even read the iraqi heritage thread on here?