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According to a report from PV-Tech<\/a>, French energy company TotalEnergies<\/a> has started pilot commissioning for the initial generating unit of a large solar<\/a> installation in Iraq’s Basra region<\/a>. The first unit, with a capacity of 61 megawatts, is being brought online and will be increased incrementally to its full 250-megawatt output. This unit will feed power into the national grid using specific transmission lines, based on technical plans developed by the project’s teams.<\/p>\n The solar farm is described as the largest of its kind in Iraq and is composed of four separate 250-megawatt units. The entire facility extends over nine kilometers and will utilize two million solar panels across all four units. A senior official noted that initiating trial operations<\/a> for this first unit represents a significant achievement for the company and the Iraqi Ministry, emphasizing the project’s role in broadening the country’s energy sources, especially in Basra where power needs are growing quickly.<\/p>\n The project was first announced several years ago and represents the second one-gigawatt solar plant TotalEnergies is constructing in Iraq. It involves a substantial investment that also covers new gas infrastructure and seawater treatment facilities. The solar initiative requires building 132-kilovolt transmission lines over a total distance of 180 kilometers, erecting a new substation, and upgrading two existing substations managed by the ministry.<\/p>\n TotalEnergies will also be responsible for operating and maintaining the solar farm for a quarter of a century. The electricity generated will be delivered to three secondary substations. The plant is being developed in collaboration with Iraq’s Ministry of Oil. Another state-owned energy company joined the venture as a minority partner more recently, while a separate Saudi energy firm was confirmed to be providing development assistance.<\/p>\n Iraq has broader ambitions for solar power, having announced a target for significant photovoltaic capacity by the end of the decade. The national investment authority has started issuing licenses for these projects, with a large portion of the planned capacity already approved by the government and processes ongoing to allocate the remainder.<\/p>\n \t\t1. INTRODUCTION<\/p>\n Making Data-Driven Decisions to Grow Your Business<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tREPORT DESCRIPTION \t\t2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY<\/p>\n A Quick Overview of Market Performance<\/p>\n
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