Tags: Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has opened a first-round tender for 755 MW of solar power. Spread across five different provinces, including 300 MW in Karbala and 225 MW in Babel, the newly announced projects have been approved to convert Iraq into a global hub for clean energy, moving away from petroleum power, which currently accounts for 90% of the country's power consumption. The tenders are expected to be awarded by mid-2014.
Iraq's Ministry of Electricity has opened a first-round tender for 755 MW of solar power. Spread across five different provinces, including 300 MW in Karbala and 225 MW in Babel, the newly announced projects have been approved to convert Iraq into a global hub for clean energy, moving away from petroleum power, which currently accounts for 90% of the country's power consumption. The tenders are expected to be awarded by mid-2014.