Iraq And The UAE Sign A Contract To Build 5 Solar Power Plants

Baghdad / NINA / - Iraq and the UAE signed a contract to build 5 solar power plants under the auspices of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. A statement by the Prime Minister's Media Office stated that, today, Wednesday, under the patronage and presence of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, a signing ceremony took place for the construction of five power plants using solar energy, between the Ministry of Electricity and the National Investment Authority on the Iraqi side, and the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company-Masder-) on the Emirati side. This is within the first phase, which will include the production and generation of (one thousand) megawatts out of a total capacity of (two thousand) megawatts.” The statement indicated that, this step comes as the first practical stages taken by the government to rely on alternative, clean, and renewable energies in the production of electric power, and to meet Iraq’s energy needs.” According to the statement, the signing ceremony was attended on the Emirati side by the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, while the Iraqi side was represented in the contract, the head of the National Investment Authority, Suha al-Najjar, and the Director General of the Investments and Contracts Department at the Ministry of Electricity Maha Hamoudi, and from the Emirati side, the Executive Director of Abu Dhabi Future Energy (Masder) Mohammed Jamil Al Ramahi./ End