The Al-Diwaniya Power Plant is 750MW gas fired power project. It is planned in Al Qadisiyah, Iraq. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently at the partially active stage. It will be developed in multiple phases. Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in January 2016. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is being developed and currently owned by Ministry of Electricity, Iraq. The company has a stake of 100%.
It is a Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) power plant. The power plant can run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant will be natural gas. In case of shortage of natural gas the plant will run on Heavy Fuel Oil, Light Diesel Oil. The fuel will be procured from Diwaniya Refinery.
Al-Diwaniya Power Plant (Al-Diwaniya Power Plant Phase II) consists of 1 steam turbine with 250MW nameplate capacity.
Development status
Post completion of the construction, the project is expected to get commissioned in January 2016.
Contractors involved
EL Sewedy Electric and The Arab Contractors Osman Ahmed Osman are expected to render engineering procurement construction services for the Al-Diwaniya Power Plant (Al-Diwaniya Power Plant Phase I).
Al-Diwaniya Power Plant (Al-Diwaniya Power Plant Phase I) will be equipped with GE Power 9E gas turbines. The phase consists of 4 gas turbines with 125MW nameplate capacity.
EL Sewedy Electric is expected to perform operations and maintenance for the Al-Diwaniya Power Plant (Al-Diwaniya Power Plant Phase I).
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About Ministry of Electricity, Iraq
Ministry of Electricity of Iraq (MEI) is a government-owned electric commission. It is the principal organization that administers the power sector in the country. The ministry is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Iraq. MEI classifies its operations into DG of production, DG of transmission, DG of distribution and DG of projects. The ministry is also responsible for operation maintenance and control; training and development; and importing electricity from neighboring countries such as Syria, Turkey and Iran. It imports electricity from these countries to meet Iraq's excess electricity demand. Ministry of Electricity of Iraq is headquartered in Baghdad, Iraq.
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