Page 6 - Al-Rashed Newsletter Marchl 19

IRAQ MUSINGS
IRAQ NEWS

A clean drop in the ocean: Working in Iraq’s worst health crisis

Last summer, the Iraqi southern governorate of Basra witnessed waves of
protests when its citizens appealed for better access to services. The
water’s contamination levels rocketed and clean water became inaccessible
to many of the governorate’s households.
The situation spiraled into what many considered to be Iraq’s worst health
crisis in decades. More than 100,000 people were hospitalised for water-
borne diseases.
The water shortages in rural areas in Basra and other southern
governorates of Iraq have forced thousands of people to leave their homes.
Only in August last year, about 3,780 people were displaced. In addition,
the lack of access to clean water caused tension and violence in the
community.

GE Provides Advanced Gas Turbine and Services for Iraq’s Al Qudus
Power Plant
Delivering on its commitment to support the development of Iraq’s energy
infrastructure, GE Power (NYSE: GE) provided an advanced 9E gas turbine
to the Ministry of Electricity’s (MoE) Al Qudus Power Plant. GE will also
service up to seven GE 9E gas turbines at the facility throughout 2019,
including maintenance, supply of parts and rehabilitation.
GE is installing the new gas turbine at the site and it is expected to
generate up to an additional 125 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The service
agreement will enhance the reliability of operations at the plant, helping to
maintain a stable supply of up to 875 megawatts (MW) of power over the
course of the coming year.

Source: NRG, Powermag

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