Iraq has launched the first phase of construction of the Beiji Gas Power Plant 2, which will have a total installed capacity of 1,014 MW. The project is being carried out by a consortium comprising Germany’s Siemens Energy and China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC). It involves the rehabilitation of six Siemens gas turbines, each with a capacity of 169 MW, bringing the total to 1,014 MW. The project also includes the development of seven 400 kV transmission lines and a new 132 kV network that will be constructed to serve Salah al-Din Province. The first two units are expected to become operational within 27 months, with the remaining units to be commissioned one by one every two months thereafter, according to the Iraqi government.
In May 2025, the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity signed an agreement with Siemens Energy to develop 14 GW of new gas-fired generation capacity in Iraq, and to renovate and upgrade the 340 MW Dibis gas-fired power plant and the Al-Musayyib thermal power plant (rehabilitation of existing units of 750 MW and addition of 150 MW). In April 2025, the Ministry had signed a similar agreement with GE Vernova for the development of 24 GW of new gas-fired power capacity in the country.
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