Electric substations project, Iraq

2nd February 2018 By: Sheila Barradas - Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

Electric substations project, Iraq

Name of the Project
Electric substations project.

Location
The substations will connect power plants across the governorates of Ninawa, Salah Al Din, Al Anbar, Karbala, Baghdad, Qadisiyyah and Basra, in Iraq, to the national grid.

Client
Iraqi Ministry of Electricity.

Project Description
The project entails the construction of 14 electric substations and will include equipment, such as transformers, circuit breakers and other outdoor equipment, to rehabilitate existing substations and bring much-needed power to areas facing significant electricity shortages across the country.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
Not stated.

Duration
Not stated.

Latest Developments
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity has signed an agreement worth more than $400-million, with GE Power to develop the substations.
GE Power previously provided power generation equipment for some of the power plants to which the substations will be connected, including the 3 GW Basmaya power plant. 

The current agreement includes four substations critical to distributing power from the facility, which is also being equipped with eight of GE’s 9FA gas turbines, four GE C7 steam turbines and GE’s leading digital industrial applications.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
Ge Power (substation development).

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Iraqi Ministry of Electricity, email infocen@moelc-gov.iq.