Iraq to bring Turkish power ship online – Shafaq News
2025-08-22T15:30:35+00:00
Shafaq News – Basra
A Turkish power ship that docked at Umm
Qasr port will start supplying electricity within a week, a Basra energy
official revealed on Friday.
Speaking to Shafaq News, Thaer al-Salhi,
Head of the Provincial Council’s Energy Committee, said the vessel — with a
125‑megawatt capacity — will feed the national grid under a contract with
Turkish operator Karpowership.
“Iraqi and Turkish teams are
completing grid connections.”
Karpowership has committed to delivering up
to 590 megawatts via floating plants to help stabilize Iraq’s fragile power
system, with two barges reportedly set to anchor in Basra’s Khor al-Zubair and
Umm Qasr ports and begin operations within a month.
These additions come amid chronic
electricity shortages: Iraq’s peak summer demand is projected at 55 gigawatts
in 2025, while supply stands at just 27 gigawatts.
