How much solar power does Iraq have?

According to the International Renewable Energy Agency, Iraq has an installed PV capacity of only 216 MW despite a huge solar potential. No additional solar power has been deployed in the country in the past three years.

How much solar power does Iraq have in 2023?

According to the latest statistics by the International Renewable Energy Agency, it had just 1,599 megawatts of renewable energy capacity at the end of 2023. Iraq has abundant untapped solar resources that could allow it to achieve its target and reduce reliance on imports of electricity.

Will Iraq be able to develop solar power?

What has stood in the way of more progress on developing Iraq’s solar potential is the absence of clear legislation, access to green finance, and the poor state of the transmission networks, which would make it difficult to integrate intermittent renewable power without sufficient investment.

Will totalenergies build a solar power plant in Iraq?

French energy major TotalEnergies will build a 1-gigawatt solar power plant in Iraq as part of a cluster of contracts it was awarded in 2021 for an integrated project that entails a total investment of $27 billion over 30 years.

How much solar capacity will Iraq have by 2030?

Iraq’s solar plans announced in November 2021 call for the addition of 12 gigawatts of solar capacity by 2030. Some 7.5 gigawatts of the planned solar capacity are to come from utility-scale solar plants, and Iraq has reached agreements with developers – at varying stages – for projects that will add 4.5 gigawatts of the total.

How much gas does Iraq produce a day?

Iraq produces around 3 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day, nearly all of which falls under oil production. Because of insufficient infrastructure, almost half of the gas burns into the atmosphere, leading to gas shortages and emitting an estimated 36 million tons of CO2 annually.