TotalEnergies, the Iraqi Ministries for oil and electricity, and Iraq’s National Investment Commission have signed major agreements covering several projects in the Basra region, designed to enhance the development of Iraqs natural resources to improve the country’s electricity supply
TotalEnergies will invest in installations to recover gas that is being flared on three oil fields and supply gas to 1.5 GW of power generation capacity in a first phase growing to 3 GW in a second phase. It will also develop 1 GWac of solar electricity generation capacity to supply the Basra regional grid.
These agreements include:
• The construction of a new gas gathering network and treatment units to supply the local power stations, with TotalEnergies also bringing its expertise to optimise the oil and gas production of the Ratawi field, by building and operating new capacities
• The construction of a large-scale seawater treatment unit to increase water injection capacities in southern Iraq fields without increasing water withdrawals, as the country is currently facing a water-stress situation. This water injection is required to maintain pressure in several fields and will help optimise the production of the natural resources in the Basra region.
• The construction and operation of a photovoltaic power plant with a capacity of 1 GWp to supply electricity to the grid in the Basra region.
These projects represent a total investment of approximately US$10bn.
“These agreements signal our return through the front door to Iraq, the country where our company was born in 1924. Our ambition is to assist Iraq in building a more sustainable future by developing access to electricity for its people through a more sustainable use of the country’s natural resources such as: reduction of gas flaring that generates air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, water resource management and development of solar energy,” said Patrick Pouyanné, TotalEnergies' chairman and CEO.
“This project perfectly illustrates the new sustainable development model of TotalEnergies, It also demonstrates how TotalEnergies can leverage its unique position in the Middle East, a region where the lowest-cost hydrocarbons are produced, to gain access to large-scale renewable projects,” he added.
