Shanghai Electric launches 625 MW upgrade to strengthen Iraq’s power grid

Shanghai Electric has started work on the Euphrates Combined Cycle Expansion Project in Iraq, aimed at converting several simple-cycle power plants into combined-cycle systems. The initiative, spread across the governorates of Najaf, Karbala, Babylon and Al-Qadisiyyah, will add 625 megawatts (MW) of capacity to the national grid while increasing overall energy efficiency by 50%. The upgraded facilities are expected to generate an additional 5 billion kilowatt-hours annually without increasing natural gas consumption.