900 receive electricity transformer capacity of distribution networks
On: Friday 30/12/2011 5:52
BAGHDAD / follow-term economic
Electricity Ministry said on Thursday it had received 900 transformer capacity of electric power distribution networks of the Lebanese company Matlk to contribute to bridging the acute shortage of energy in the country. He said ministry spokesman Musab al-teacher in a statement released yesterday,
"The Ministry of Electricity has received three meals of power transformers for distribution networks capacity of 250 to. In. That is, equipped with the company Matlk Lebanese, in preparation for distribution to departments power distribution of it."
He added that "stores Amiriya received 200 transferred aboard eight trucks, also reached 250 transformer capacity of 450 to. in. that is, on board 10 trucks, as well as the arrival of 425 transferred aboard 17 trucks to the stores Shamma'iya. "
He pointed out that "these converters fitted to the Ministry of Electricity is under a contract processing with 11 thousand converted by companies Matlk Lebanese and Aotk Saudi Arabia, Siemens Turkey, to meet the needs of the general directorates for distribution across the provinces of the country. "
and the teacher that "The ministry has a range of other contracts with the Ministry of Industry and Minerals to buy all the production companies of the power transformers and over the year
, the Ministry of Electricity has entered into a contract with Lebanese Company end of September for processing adapters the ability of the number of 8500 transferred $ 58 million and 623 thousand U.S. dollars, and will be equipped transformers within six months from the date of opening of bank credit.
and entered into a contract last early November last with Aotk Arabia for processing 1,250 transferred operational capacity (400 so. in. any) of $ 11.575 million dollars.
also entered into a third decade at the beginning of the month with Siemens Turkey, for the processing of the ministry is 1,250 transformer capacity of 31.5 so. in. any cost nearly a million dollars.
Iraq needs to At least 14 000 MW to meet the high demand for energy, while what he has does not currently exceed seven thousand megawatts.
Iraqis depend on generators to address the continuing shortage of up to about 18 hours a day
and suffer the electricity sector in Iraq in general from a lack of energy production for years due to what has happened in the stations and transport networks of major damage when the invasion of the country in 2003, and the subsequent acts of sabotage.
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