Iraq has chosen a team of China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) and Siemens to rehabilitate unit two of the Baiji gas power station.
The 1.6GW power station in Salahuddin province was a major supplier of electricity in Iraq before it was put out of action after being captured by Islamic State in 2014.
Unit two had an output of 1GW and only entered service in 2014.
Among other things, the plant powered Iraq’s largest refinery, pictured, and a large cement works.
CSCEC will act as the main contractor, and will also finance the work.
Siemens will supply the main equipment such as the turbines, transformers and control centres, and CSCEC will provide auxiliary elements, such as fire protection, pipes and civil works.
Iraq’s Council of Ministers put a $1.3bn rehabilitation scheme in place in 2019, and signed a deal with Siemens and the Egyptian contractor Orascom in September of that year.
The work is expected to break ground next year and complete in 2026.
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