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The Ministry of Electricity of Iraq signed a contract with China\u2019s state-owned Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) on Wednesday to build its first solar power plants with a capacity of 2,000 MW, Asharq reported.<\/p>\n

This was one of the first such projects in the country and would supply the system with clean, renewable energy, Iraq\u2019s prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi said on a blog.<\/p>\n

The first plant will have a capacity of 750 MW. The country will add more plants until it hits the 2,000 MW target.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Electricity did not mention when production would begin.<\/p>\n

Iraqi solar power plants<\/h2>\n

Although Iraq is the second largest oil producer among the OPEC nations, it imports electricity from Iran.<\/p>\n

Iraq has been exploring ways of becoming less reliant on energy imports, especially following increasing pressure by the US to loosen ties with Tehran.<\/p>\n

Early in August, the US State Department granted Iraq another sanctions waiver allowing the country to import Iranian electricity until the end of this year.<\/p>\n

Iraqis still struggle with frequent power outages and lack of domestic generation capacity.<\/p>\n

Al-Kadhimi had said he wants to see his country generating electricity from solar energy.<\/p>\n

Iraq\u2019s Oil Minister Ihsan Ismail told Asharq earlier that his country will award solar power projects until 2025 to generate 10,000-12,000 MW, which make up around 25 percent of its power needs.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Iraq has signed renewables agreements this year with TotalEnergies<\/a> and Masdar, the renewable energy arm of Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company.<\/p>\n

The two sides announced June 25 that Iraq’s agreement with Masdar includes the development of at least 2 GW of solar projects in the country.<\/p>\n

Iraqi officials said the agreement would help further the country’s goal of generating 20%-25% of its energy from renewables, equivalent to 10-12 GW by 2030.<\/p>\n

In March, Iraq signed an agreement with TotalEnergies to build a 1 GW solar power.<\/p>\n

Iraq is also seeking to import power from Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and grid of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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