The Ministry of Electricity (MOE), Iraq announced in a statement regarding the start of establishing interconnection stations with kingdom Saudi Arabia (KSA) and determining the paths of transmission lines, while defining the advantages of the connection and its impact on the energy level.
“The ministry is establishing and working on the readiness of stations to establish the link between Iraq and Saudi Arabia,” The ministry’s spokesman, Ahmed Musa, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
“Iraq has signed a memorandum of understanding with KSA side related to the electrical connection, and there are periodic meetings the ministry has made important strides to move the connection,” noting that “the paths through which the lines will be established to connect the two countries, as well as the identification of future stations for points Connectivity, “he added.
He pointed out that “the main objective of the electrical interconnection projects is the readiness and stability of the electrical network, and the introduction of Iraq under the interconnection projects to the energy market, whether it is Arab, Gulf or international, in addition to making Iraq, according to the linkage projects, an important member of the energy market to achieve stability of the network.”
