Iraq poised to start power imports from Jordan

FALLUJAH - Long-awaited electricity imports from Jordan are almost ready to start, promising to boost power supplies to underserved parts of western Iraq.

Last month Iraq’s state-owned Midland Electricity Transmission Company and the Jordanian National Electric Power Company signed an agreement allowing an initial supply of 40 MW from Jordan on a 132 kilovolt (KV) line, until a 400 KV line with greater capacity is completed. The agreement was an amendment to the original Jordan-Iraq electricity tie-in deal signed in 2018.