Iraqi PM urges General Electric to increase power production in Iraq
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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, received on Tuesday the CEO of General Electric (GE) Gas Power, Eric Gray, where he emphasized that the Iraqi government prioritizes the electricity sector, calling on the company to cooperate with the Ministry of Electricity in meeting Iraq’s needs for electricity, according to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The meeting was attended by a delegation from GE, the Iraqi Minister of Electricity and other Iraqi officials.
The statement indicated that Al-Sudani urged accelerating the completion of the combined cycle power plants to increase energy production without the need for more fuel.
The meeting addressed projects for recovering the associated gas, according to the statement.
Al-Sudani emphasized that the government is working on ending gas flaring in Iraq to be used in energy production projects and other transformational industries.
GE’s delegation reviewed the projects the company is carrying out in Iraq, especially in the field of energy production.
Gray stressed that GE is committed to the contracts it signed with the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity to improve and develop the electrical system in the country.