Energy storage box production in iraq

How many thermal power plants does Iraq have?

Since 2021, Iraq has started operating three thermal power plants with a combined capacity of 2.6 GW, and Iraq has plans to add 6 GW of new generation capacity by 2025. Iraq also plans to increase the energy efficiency of existing plants and other electric power sector infrastructure.64

What is Iraq's refining capacity?

Iraq’s total operating refining capacity is about 1.2 million b/d.27 The Iraqi government plans to reduce petroleum product imports by rehabilitating the refining sector and building new refineries, but the government has struggled in its efforts to attract the foreign investment needed in the downstream sector.

Does Iraq approve a $153 billion budget?

Ahmed Rasheed and Timour Azhari, Reuters, “Iraq approves record $153 billion budget including big public hiring,” June 11, 2023. International Monetary Fund, 2022 Article IV Consultation with Iraq, February 2023, Table 2, page 27. U.S. Energy Information Administration, OPEC Revenues Factsheet, June 2023.

How much natural gas does Iraq produce?

About two-thirds of Iraq’s natural gas output is associated natural gas, which is a byproduct of oil production.45 Production cuts from Iraq’s oil fields in early 2020, following the OPEC+ agreement, lowered associated natural gas output as well, and natural gas output was around 260 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/y).

How does the KRG make a profit from Iraq-to-Turkey pipeline closure?

Federal Iraq sends this volume to the refinery in Erbil for processing and local consumption. 13 Following the Iraq-to-Turkey pipeline closure, the KRG has had a hard time making a profit and has received loans from Federal Iraq over the past several months to pay civil servant salaries. 14