List of power stations in Iraq
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As of February 2011 Iraq
has a total electricity generation capacity of 9,000 MW.
Duhok
Ninawa
Salah ad Din Governorate
Erbil
Sulaymaniyah
Kirkuk
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
has a total electricity generation capacity of 9,000 MW.
Duhok
- Duhok Gas Power Station , 500 MW, expected to be ready by early 2011.
Ninawa
- Mosul DamMosul DamMosul Dam or Chambarakat Dam, formerly known as Saddam Dam , is the largest dam in Iraq. It is located on the Tigris River in the western governorate of Ninawa, upstream of the city of Mosul. The hydroelectric dam holds, at full capacity, about of water and provides electricity to the...
750 MW + 200 MW + 60 MW - Al-Shemal power plant: he total capacity is 2,100 MW and it consists of 6 blocks, each of 350 MW capacity.
Salah ad Din Governorate
- SamarraSamarraSāmarrā is a city in Iraq. It stands on the east bank of the Tigris in the Salah ad-Din Governorate, north of Baghdad and, in 2003, had an estimated population of 348,700....
Dam which generates 75 MW
Erbil
Erbil
Arbil may refer to:* Arbil, fourth largest city in Iraq* Arbil Governorate* Arbil International Airport...
- Erbil power plant currently produces 500 MW and will be expanded to generate 875 MW by mid-2011.
Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah
Sulaymaniyah is a city in Iraqi Kurdistan, Iraq. It is the capital of Sulaymaniyah Governorate. Sulaymaniyah is surrounded by the Azmar Range, Goizja Range and the Qaiwan Range in the north east, Baranan Mountain in the south and the Tasluje Hills in the west. The city has a semi-arid climate with...
- Sulaymaniyah power station: Mass Global plans to expand the present 500 MW Suleimaniya power station to generate 750 MW of power.
- Dukan DamDukan DamThe Dukan Dam is a multi-purpose concrete arch dam in As Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. It impounds the Little Zab, thereby creating Lake Dukan. The Dukan Dam was built between 1954 and 1959 whereas its power station became fully operational in 1979...
400 MW - Darbandikhan DamDarbandikhan DamThe Darbandikhan Dam is a multi-purpose high-zoned embankment dam located on the Sirwan River in northern As Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Iraq. The purpose of the Darbandikhan Dam is for recreation, irrigation, flood control and hydroelectricity....
240 MW - Chamchamal power plant
Kirkuk
Kirkuk
Kirkuk is a city in Iraq and the capital of Kirkuk Governorate.It is located in the Iraqi governorate of Kirkuk, north of the capital, Baghdad...
- Mullah Abdullah power plant, which was built in 1950s, with a capacity of 402 MW.
- Taza power plant with capacity of 330 megawatt.
- Dibis with capacity of 660 MW
Al Anbar- Haditha DamHaditha DamThe Haditha Dam or Qadisiya Dam is an earth-fill dam on the Euphrates, north of Haditha , creating Lake Qadisiyah . The dam is just over long and high. The purpose of the dam is to generate hydroelectricity, regulate the flow of the Euphrates and provide water for irrigation...
660 MW
BaghdadBaghdadBaghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
- Al SadrSadr CitySadr City is a suburb district of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. It was built in 1959 by Prime Minister Abdul Karim Qassim and later unofficially renamed Sadr City after deceased Shia leader Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr....
Power Plant built by Iran; 640 MW when fully operational - Al Dora
- Al Taji
- Sadir
- Baiji
- Al Quds power station located in Rashidiyah area, northeasten BaghdadBaghdadBaghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
with 10 units of capacity 800 MW when fully operational. - YusufiyahYusufiyahYusufiyah is a regional township in the country of Iraq, located in Baghdad Province, approximately 25 km southwest of the capital, Baghdad...
power station 660 MW.
Babil Governorate- Musayab Thermal Power Station Musayab TPS (4 x 300 MW units) was commissioned in 1987 with major portions of the plant
equipment supplied by Hitachi, Japan.
Karbala Governorate- Al Khairat power station, KarbalaKarbalaKarbala is a city in Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorate, and has an estimated population of 572,300 people ....
will be Iraq's biggest power plant with a capacity of 1,250 MW expected to be completed in first quarter of 2012.
Najaf Governorate- NajafNajafNajaf is a city in Iraq about 160 km south of Baghdad. Its estimated population in 2008 is 560,000 people. It is the capital of Najaf Governorate...
Power Station with a cpacity of 300 MW.
Al-Qadisiyyah Governorate- Al DiwaniyahAl DiwaniyahAl Diwaniyah is the capital city of Iraq's Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate. In 2002, its population was estimated at 440,927. The area around Al Diwaniyah, which is well irrigated from the nearby Euphrates river, is often considered to be one on the most fertile parts of Iraq, and is heavily cultivated...
power station 250MW
Maysan Governorate- Kahlaa power station in AmarahAmarahAmarah , is a city in southeastern Iraq, located on a low ridge next to the Tigris River waterway south of Baghdad about 50 km from the border with Iran. It lies at the northern tip of the marshlands between the Tigris and Euphrates....
with a capacity of 180 MW.
Dhi Qar Governorate- NasiriyahNasiriyahNasiriyah is a city in Iraq. It is on the Euphrates about 225 miles southeast of Baghdad, near the ruins of the ancient city of Ur. It is the capital of the province of Dhi Qar...
thermal power station with a capacity of 210 MW.
Al Muthanna Governorate- SamawahSamawahSamawah or As Samawah is a city in Iraq, 280 kilometres southeast of Baghdad. .The city of Samawah is the modern capital of the Al Muthanna Governorate. The city is located midway between Baghdad and Basra, at the northern edge of the governorate...
power station 60 MW, $100-million built by Japan.
Basrah- Al HarthaAl HarthaAl Hartha is a city located in the north-eastern part of Basrah Governorate on the east bank of the river Euphrates, bounded on the north to Qurna and the south province of Basra, linking Hartha, the main road, with Baghdad and the city center, Basra...
station, a project will double the output of the Hartha station from 400 MW to 800 MW, the total cost of the project is estimated at $150 million which is funded by World Bank. - Rumaila power station 500 MW