Overview

• Officials say the Karbala facility will eventually deliver up to 300 megawatts to the national grid, targeting daytime peaks and lowering emissions.
• Further builds include a 225 megawatt project in Babil now under construction and a planned 1,000 megawatt site in Basra.
• The government cites a 12,500 megawatt pipeline of large-scale solar in various stages that could meet 15–20% of national demand if completed.
• Iraq currently generates about 27,000–28,000 megawatts against consumption of roughly 50,000–55,000 megawatts, leaving many reliant on private generators during extreme heat.
• Around 8,000 megawatts now comes from plants fueled by Iranian gas, and the U.S. ended a waiver this year for direct electricity purchases from Iran while keeping a gas waiver in place.