Basra Today, Wednesday, the local government in Basra discussed with the Electricity Interconnection Authority of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries a project to benefit from energy production in the Gulf countries and share loads with Iraq.
The First Deputy Governor of Basra, Muhammad Taher Al-Tamimi, said, in a press statement, that he met with the head of the Communications, Protection and Control Department in the Electricity Interconnection Authority of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf , Alaa Hamza Rahma, and discussed with him the energy exchange project, which he started working on and making the most of energy production in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries to share loads with Iraq.
He added, “The meeting dealt with the issue of expanding the energy system, and linking with neighboring countries,” noting that “Iraq will be the first Arab country that will become a major center for electric energy in the future.”
Al-Tamimi continued, “The inauguration of the Gulf-Iraqi interconnection project will take place in less than 24 months,” noting that the head of communications in the Electricity Interconnection Authority of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries made a field visit to Al-Faw conversion station to follow up on this issue, which is the point connecting air lines with Iraq.”
He stressed that “the meeting also touched on how to exploit the optical fibers to be invested in the systems of telecommunications companies, which will be linked with the power transmission towers.”
Source: National Iraqi News Agency