PM's advisor identifies four trends to raise the efficiency of using energy sources

Baghdad - INA

The financial advisor to the Prime Minister, Mudhar Muhammad Salih, today, Saturday, identified four directions to raise the efficiency of the use of energy sources, including two directions emphasized by Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, within the national energy policy and supporting economic development priorities.

Salih said, to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that “Iraq is an active part in the energy market and the formulation of global energy policies through its active role in OPEC and the international energy community, which Iraq has now influenced and been affected by, all of them, in a context of effective and positive cooperation for sustainability.” Life, development and combating climate change at the country and global levels.”.

He added, "The national energy policy emphasized by the Prime Minister moves in two directions in supporting economic development priorities and raising the efficiency of the use of energy sources. The first is: using gas and associated gas in electricity generation operations, completely ending the burning of gas associated with oil extraction, and effectively confronting the problems of environmental pollution." “The waste of natural gas resources within the coming years will be very small, especially after the signing of a number of productive agreements in this regard.”.

He pointed out that "the second trend is entering the era of renewable energy, especially the use of solar energy at levels that are compatible with environmental goals and the goals of economic development needs by adding basic sources for generating electrical energy from important available renewable sources such as solar energy in particular.".

He pointed out that "Iraq is one of the best countries in the world in taking advantage of the average sunrise hours among the countries of the world to gain a high production of renewable energy from the sun. 

Accordingly, there are two trends. The first: replacing the activities of investing and producing solar energy within the activities of the national electricity grid.".

He continued: "And the other: supporting investment in alternative energy systems, manufacturing their joints, and establishing a culture of their use in an important way that inevitably contributes to reducing the use of fresh water in generating traditional electricity and balancing efficient energy in the priorities of implementing the policy of using natural resources.".