Iraq suffers power shortages, capacity at 16.77 GW Solar tender for 755 MW restarted Iraq recently signed two-year contract to import Iranian electricity Iraq plans to increase its generating capacity by September and restart a 755 MW solar tender, an electricity ministry spokesman said on June 18, as OPEC’s second-largest oil producer comes under increased US pressure to wean itself off Iranian electricity and natural gas imports. Iraq plans to add 635 MW of electricity capacity by September, Ahmad al-Abadi told the state-run Iraqi News Agency. Iraq is currently producing 16.77 GW of power capacity, according to the ministry’s website. The additional capacity could also help Iraq reduce use of its own crude and fuel oil burned for power and export them instead to generate more revenue for the cash-starved country. Iraq has concluded talks to […]