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26 companies have indicated their willingness to build a power station in Kirkuk
On: Wednesday 18/1/2012 6:46
□ Kirkuk / agencies
said a local official in the province of Kirkuk, said that about 26 Arab and foreign companies have shown willingness to build a large electric capacity of 500 MW in the province.
decided that the Ministry of Electricity Kurdistan Regional Government in August last year, provide the province of Kirkuk out 225 megawatts of electricity for five years and However, Kirkuk still need other plants to fill the shortage cuts.
The need of Kirkuk to some 880 MW to cover the daily demand, while it is now equipped with about 450 MW 240 of the national grid and 225 of the investor, a Kurd.
The vice president of the provincial council in Kirkuk Rebwar Talabani told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "26's U.S., British, Turkish and foreign as well as Arab countries expressed their willingness to implement the power station project in Kirkuk. "
and the voice of the provincial council in Kirkuk last year to build a power plant with a capacity of 500 megawatts.
Talabani said that "Kirkuk now receive about 450 megawatts of electricity, 240 of the national grid and 225 of the investor, a Kurd, and this The project had the approval of the provincial council set up stations, either through investment or turn-key directly. "
and the amount of the project, Talabani said that "the cost of this project will depend on a tender plant in the amount of electricity production note it will be a capacity of 500 MW, will be implemented this project in the near future and we will finish the problem of poor electricity soon. "
In spite of the Kirkuk province announced in December 9 last of the opening of a power plant modern in the village of Darman, but that the increase in consumption did not contribute to addressing the crisis.
The officials of the province of Kirkuk, the oil-rich were able last summer to absorb the anger residents after the contract with the Kurdistan region to provide the province with electricity, which will pay the wages of the project petrodollars.
Dozens have demonstrated in Kirkuk and a number of cities on August 21 to demand the provision of electricity, and above these protests similar demonstrations in June / June
and for years, suffering sector Electricity in Iraq in general from a lack of energy production due to what has happened in the stations and transport networks of major damage when the invasion of the U.S. occupation of the country in 2003, and subsequent acts of sabotage.
The current demand for electricity in Iraq between 12 and 14 000 MW, while the available than six thousand megawatts shortly.
Experts say that Iraq will not be able to fully meet the demand by the year 2014.
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