Patrick Kron, chief executive officer of Alstom, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Iraq’s Minister of Oil and Electricity, Hussein Sharestani, in the presence of the prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki, for the development and modernisation of Iraq’s electricity infrastructure. The agreement covers three major projects.
• The first project involves the turnkey supply of a power plant at Bassorah in southern Iraq, which covers engineering, procurement and construction. The power plant will consist of three oil-fired steam units, each with an output of 400 MW. The project also includes the supply of 400 kV and 132 kV gas insulated substations (GIS).
• The second project concerns the rehabilitation of the gas-fired power plant at Najaf, consisting of three GT13D gas turbines, with an overall output of 180 MW.
• The third project focuses on the supply and supervision of 400 kV GIS substations and 132 kV GIS & AIS (Air Insulated Substations) in various locations in Iraq.
Alstom says that in the coming weeks it will enter into discussions with the relevant Iraqi authorities for the practical implementation of these projects.
