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The agreement covers collaboration on clean energy solutions, with a focus on solar power, and on providing technology and infrastructure services for the
France's TotalEnergies has started constructing Iraq's largest solar power plant as part of a $27 billion energy deal it signed in 2023.
The plant, based in the southern oil hub of Basra, has a production capacity of 1,000 megawatt (MW) and includes installing two million solar panels, the official news agency said, citing an Electricity Ministry statement. “This is the largest solar power plant in Iraq.
Iraq's agreement with TotalEnergies in mid-2023 includes the development of a number of oil and gas fields in Southern areas, the construction of a solar power plant and a seawater desalination station with a capacity of five million barrels per day.
The initial phases of solar power and associated gas projects are targeted to be completed in phases between 2025 and 2027.
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