Aftan inspects Khayrat power station in Karbala

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) The Minister of Electricity Karim Aftan al-Jumaili visited the project of Khayrat power station in Karbala province which is being implemented by the Turkish Company (Sharlek). The project includes the installation of ten generating units equipped by the US Company General Electric with a capacity of 125 MW per unit and a total capacity of 1,250 MW. The Ministry’s Spokesperson Musab al-Mudaris stated that “The Minister inspected in the visit the workflow in the project, stressing the necessity to speed up joining the units to the service within the specified deadline.” He added “Jumaili instructed to overcome all obstacles facing the Company’s work which may delay achieving advanced completion rates.”