Starting the electrical connection with Jordan in early July
Amman Today
publish date 2023-05-27 22:37:00
The Iraqi Ministry of Electricity confirmed, on Saturday evening, the introduction of the connection with Jordan into service at the beginning of next July, while clarifying the latest developments regarding the connection agreements with Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and Turkey.
The ministry’s spokesman, Ahmed Musa, said that the connection with Jordan will be ready on July 1, as a first stage, with a capacity of 50 megawatts, reaching the Rutba district in Anbar Governorate, to feed the national grid.
He explained, “The connection with Jordan required the establishment of an existing wet plume line, part of which passes through Iraqi territory and the other part through Jordanian territory, where it was supposed to enter work on 1/6, but as a result of some weather conditions and as a result of the difficulty of the soil and some related to the side.” The Jordanian has been postponed to 1/7.
He added, “The connection with Turkey is ready, but we are waiting for the pricing of the service and for it to be suitable for it to enter into force as a first stage. As for the connection with the Gulf, it will be ready in the coming period.”
He pointed out, “Five contracts have been signed regarding the Gulf linkage, and this linkage needs approximately 12 months for the first phase to enter into force.”
He pointed out, “It was agreed during the recent government visit to Saudi Arabia to expand the Arar and Yusufiya stations, which are the connection points with it, as well as an advisory agreement on the nature of the concluded contract,” noting that “the first phase will be at a rate of 1,000 megawatts, through the determinants of the connection points and the paths of the lines.” which will be completed soon.”
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