On June 29 local time, the signing ceremony of Shanghai Electric Wassit Power Station was held at the headquarter of the Middle Power Generation Company of Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity. As stipulated in the contract, Shanghai Electric is responsible for the maintenance, repair and upgrading of all 6 units and public systems, symbolizing that Shanghai Electric has created a new milestone in tapping into the market of life-cycle services for power stations in Iraq.

Shanghai Electric and the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity have built a strong partnership amid this project, and inked 9 contracts on engineering services of various kinds. Since its operation, Shanghai Electric has supported the Wassit Power Station, which is Iraq’s largest thermal power station, to work stably for 8 years through its maintenance services and has produced over 125 billion kW·h, accounting for 20% of Iraq’s aggregate power generation. For the first half of 2022, Shanghai Electric has accomplished the annual maintenance, and all 6 units have been working at full capacity and produced 8.7 billion kW·h, ensuring the livelihood of around 3 million households in the capital Bagdad and its surrounding areas. The project team of Shanghai Electric Power Generation Engineering Co., Ltd. is managing peak load in summer with all efforts. A manager with Shanghai Electric said at the ceremony that the project department will continue to implement principles of offering high-quality services to and creating value for property owners, and support the operation of Wassit Power Station to make more contributions to Iraq’s power development.

Ali, General Manager of the Middle Power Generation Company of Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity, said that Shanghai Electric’s project team has fully demonstrated the strength and sense of responsibility on behalf of Chinese enterprises in the Wassit Power Station, and hoped that both parties could enhance communication and cooperation to jointly promote the local power industry.

As for the project, the Iraq Ministry of Electricity is the property owner and Shanghai Electric is the EPC contractor. The Wassit Power Station has 4×330MW units and 2×610MW units with a total capacity of 2540MW. After the project construction began in 2010, the project team realized an all-rounded operation and temporary transfer in June 2015, which was 12 months earlier than scheduled, and the final transfer in October 2018.