Parliamentary committee determines the volume of electrical energy generated from the interconnection with the Gulf and Jordan

Baghdad-INA
 
The Parliamentary Oil and Energy Committee determined on Wednesday, the volume of electrical energy generated from the Gulf and Jordanian connections, while noting that the two interconnections are not the adequate solution to the electricity problem.
 
Committee member MP, Sadiq Al-Sulaiti told the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "The steps to link the electric power system with neighboring countries are positive, since Iraq is having a shortage and fluctuation in the electrical energy.” 
 
Al-Sulaiti added, "The power link with the Gulf will be in the first phase only 500 megawatts, and this is not enough to supply and operate one province, hoping that it would be 3000 to 4000 megawatts, but we do not believe that this will happen in the near future.”
 
"We do not believe that the link with Jordan will exceed 200 megawatts, and these are a few figures," he continued, noting that "The Committee encourages the power links with the Gulf, even if it is low, to ensure technical stability and to fill the shortage."
Al-Sulaiti stated, "The issue of interconnection is commercial, as Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) is an independent authority and is not affiliated with any Gulf country," pointing out that " GCCIA was established through the Gulf Cooperation Council and has a link with all Gulf countries, and there is surplus capacity in some Gulf countries that can be sold to other countries suffering from energy shortages.