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Second phase of Jordan-Iraq power link to be ready in 2025

By Pramod Kumar
Jordan says its electrical connection project with Iraq is progressing as planned Unsplash.com/Rob Martin
Jordan says its electrical connection project with Iraq is progressing as planned

Jordan will complete the second phase of its electrical connection project with Iraq by the first quarter of 2025, its ministry of energy and mineral resources said in its 2023 annual report.

The project is progressing as planned with ongoing civil and engineering work that includes supplying essential materials, circuit breakers, transformers and related equipment, state-run Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported.

Work on the 400 kilovolts (kV) electrical transmission line is underway.

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The project’s second phase will focus on supplying electricity to the Al-Qa’im region in Iraq through a 330 kV transmission line and completing the substations on the Iraqi and Jordanian sides.

The first phase of the Jordan-Iraq electrical connection, which became operational in the first quarter of 2024, involved supplying the Al-Rutbah region in Iraq with 40 megawatts (MW) of power, following the construction of a 150-km transmission line on the Iraqi side.

The Jordan-Iraq electrical interconnection project, which began in October 2022, is part of Iraq’s broader efforts to address its electricity needs, which currently range between 19,000MW and 21,000MW.

This falls below the required 30,000MW, according to media reports, which put the project cost at an estimated $100 million in 2022.

Two years ago Iraq also signed a deal with Saudi Arabia for an electricity interconnection.

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