Siemens Energy to improve energy availability in Iraq
The virtual annual shareholders meeting of Siemens in Munich, Germany. Photo: AFP
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Siemens Energy has been awarded long term service contracts for several powerplants, from Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity. The contracts will improve energy stability and availability, as well as
provide training, skills, and employment opportunities for Iraqis.
These contracts represent the first portion of prioritized projects under the Iraq Energy Agenda – Wave II agreement, which was signed in Berlin in January 2023 between the Ministry of Electricity of Iraq and Siemens Energy.
As part of the prioritized packages, Siemens Energy signed three long term service contracts, for five years each, for the Al Sadr, Kirkuk, and Al Rasheed power stations. This will provide maintenance and servicing to ensure the stability of these power plants which generate more than 1 gigawatts of electricity.
Siemens Energy Middle East Managing Director, Dietmar Siersdorfer, signed the contract for the Kirkuk power plant with the Director General for the north region production state company, Walid Khalid, and for the Al Sadr and Al Rasheed power plants, with the Director General for the middle region production state company, Ali Ahmed.
The signings were witnessed by Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Sudani, on the sidelines of a visit by Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Annalena Baerbock.
“Siemens Energy is here to support Iraq in ensuring that its people get much needed access to energy
whilst decarbonizing the energy system, but quick implementation is necessary to deliver these
benefits,” said Siersdorfer. “Together, we will enable homes, schools, hospitals, and industries to function and flourish and facilitate the transition to cleaner and greener energy.”
The contracts will also enable training and knowledge transfer to local employees of the Ministry of Electricity, as well as other local specialists, to be able to maintain the systems themselves and carry out minor repairs in the future. These contracts are envisioned to enable job opportunities for Iraqis over the next five years.