Al Najibiya Gas Fired Power Plant is a 500MW oil fired power project. It is located in Basra, Iraq. According to GlobalData, who tracks and profiles over 170,000 power plants worldwide, the project is currently active. It has been developed in a single phase. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in January 2016. Buy the profile here.
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Description
The project is developed and owned by Ministry of Electricity, Iraq. The company has a stake of 100%.
It is a Gas Turbine power plant. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is heavy fuel oil. In case of shortage of heavy fuel oil the plant can also run on Natural Gas, Light Distilled Fuel.
Development status
The project got commissioned in January 2016.
Contractors involved
Enka Teknik was selected to render engineering procurement construction services for the oil fired power project.
GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for the Oil fired project. The company provided 4 units of 9E gas turbines, each with 125MW nameplate capacity.
GE Power supplied electric generator for the project.
ENKA Insaat ve Sanayi is the O&M contractor for thermal power project.
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About Ministry of Electricity, Iraq
Ministry of Electricity of Iraq (MEI) is a government-owned electric commission. It is the principal organization that administers the power sector in the country. The ministry is responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Iraq. MEI classifies its operations into DG of production, DG of transmission, DG of distribution and DG of projects. The ministry is also responsible for operation maintenance and control; training and development; and importing electricity from neighboring countries such as Syria, Turkey and Iran. It imports electricity from these countries to meet Iraq's excess electricity demand. Ministry of Electricity of Iraq is headquartered in Baghdad, Iraq.
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