MOE signs a contract with Siemens to carry out long-term maintenance at the Rumaila gas station

Baghdad-INA 

The Ministry of Electricity announced, today, Thursday, the signing of a new contract with the German company Siemens to carry out long-term maintenance at the Rumaila gas station.

The ministry stated, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "under the auspices of the Minister of Electricity, Ziyad Ali Fadel, the Ministry of Electricity, represented by the Director General of Southern Electricity Production, signed today, Thursday, a new and strategic contract with the German company Siemens, for long-term maintenance of the generating units at the Rumaila gas station in Basra Governorate.

The office added, "The minister welcomed the executive director of the company and his technical team, and pointed to the great and unlimited support that the ministry enjoys from Prime Minister Muhammad Shia'a al-Sudani, and based on his directives to contract with reputable and manufacturing companies.".

The statement quoted the Minister of Electricity as saying: "An action plan must be prepared for maintenance projects, and the readiness of generating units must be present, starting from now until before next summer of 2024.".

He stressed, "Siemens is one of the approved international companies, which has great work that it has accomplished in Iraq at the energy level, and there is an ambition to train the ministry's staff to operate and maintain the stations and provide them with technical expertise.".

In turn, the Executive Director of Siemens, Muhannad Al-Saffar, appreciated this trust given to the company, and said: "Our teams working with you are keen to provide the best programs and technologies, and to accelerate the pace of work and completion rates within the specified time limits.".

The statement indicated, "The maintenance contracts (which we signed earlier and are being signed today) include regulating the frequency of operating units within scientific determinants, and replacing spare parts with original-made equipment that takes into account the exact specifications, as well as the safe operation of the system."