IEEJ: June 2010

IRAQ
Country Report

1. Energy Policy :About the basic energy policy in our country, we can say that because of thepolitical crises, there is no any energy policy and the security providing is in themain important works of the government.
Till now the oil and natural gas are two main sources that we can depend on themfor energy and economy (incoming) , because of the former regime the country
has been involved and faced to many political crises, many wars ( war by war )and the international embargo, so the industrial, agricultural, commercial...etc.
departments have been stopped (become passive). After the former regime
collapse, the new authority was unable and unstable, so it need a time to be
powerful to provide the security for the people, so the oil and natural gas are kept
as main source.

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But after elected parliament and according to the new constitution, the politicalstate will be more stable and the mentioned departments will be relief step bystep, and after discussion through the parliament the basic energy policy will bedrawn .
But about the Kurdistan Region which is more secure than the other places ofIraq , the ministry of electricity of ( KRG ) planned for :a. Increasing the generation capacity the required demand level ( trying forbalancing the power generation with the prospected demand) by installing two
GPP in Erbile , Sulyamany and the next will be in Duhok . Also they are studding
the renewable energy sources for installing other types of power plants. And many
substations in different voltage levels were installed to overcome the over loads by
the distribution network expansion.
b. Decreasing the losses through maintenance programs for transmission lines ,distribution networks, putting SMART energy meters for consumers and rising theprice.
c. Developing the Dispatch Control Center with a new model of SCADA and GIS
systems.
d. Promoting and expanding the distribution networks in order to transmit theelect. energy for the rural areas(countryside).

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2. Data & Information :According to the data given from KRCC ( Kurdistan Region Control Center) :* In winter 2010 the region demand was as the following:
Governorate NameErbile
SulaimanyDuhok

Max. Demand720MW780MW
580MW

Aver. Demand (24hr.)
580MW
630MW
475MW

* The recent condition of the region demand :Governorate Name
ErbileSulaimanyDuhok

Aver. Demand (24hr.)
410MW
450MW
240MW

* The recent condition of power supply ( i.e power sources ) in the region :1. Four units from Erbile GPP
2. Four units from Sulaimany GPP
2. One unit from Dokan HPS
4. One unit fom Derbendikhan HPS
5. From the National Grid ( I.N.G )6. From the Turkish Grid
7. From the Iran Grid
TOTAL

430MW
450 MW
25MW
25MW
30MW
140MW
5MW
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3. Major Difficulties :a. Budget , we need a big amount of money to re-construct our country
infrastructure, which destroyed because of the above mentioned reasons.
b. Security condition of the country.
c. Abnormal routine , because of the classical administrative system and autocracy.
d. Absence of a required plan as a result of the above points.

4 . Subjects which I like:
Renewable energy sources, to develop my country economy regarding theenvironmental issues and my citizens be in a most comfortable condition.

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