GE to provide four F-class gas turbines for Besmaya, Iraq

• 5 years ago (2019-09-18)
• David Flin

Gas 393 Middle East 326

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The Iraq Ministry of Electricity, Mass Energy Group Holding (MGH) and GE Power have signed an agreement to establish Phase 3 of the Besmaya Power Plant, taking the total capacity of the plant to 4.5 GW. Under the scope of the agreement, GE will supply HGH with four 9F gas turbines and four generators. The project has already been approved by Iraq’s Council of Ministers, and MGH will supply electricity from the new extension of the plant to the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA).

Besmaya Phase 3 is the largest new power plant by output to be added to Iraq’s national grid since 2014. The project is due to bring another 1.5 GW of power online by 2021, with the first 500 MW scheduled to be added in 2020. Up to 1200 people will be employed in the construction of Besmaya Phase 3.

Besmaya is already the largest power plant in Iraq in terms of output, and among the largest across the Middle East and North Africa. Phase 1 of Besmaya has a capacity of 1.5 GW, while Phase 2 can already produce 1 GW, with another 500 MW being added when it starts combined cycle operation during the end of 2019/start of 2020. GE has supplied eight 9F gas turbines and four steam turbines for the first two phases of Besmaya.