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    A ROADMAP TO PREPARE IRAQS’ POWER SECTOR FOR ENERGY TRANSITION

    Harry H. Istepanian - Noam Raydan Reviewed by: Dr Luay Al-Khatteeb Executive Summary As Iraq grapples with increasing environmental challenges as a result of climate change, including soaring temperatures, unabating dust storms, and drought, the federal government of Iraq has expressed on various occasions its readiness to transition to clean and sustainable...

    The Iraqi economy and opportunities to shift towards renewable or alternative energies

    Although Iraq has the fifth-largest proven oil reserves, it is estimated that oil reserves will last for another 80-85 years in the country. In the event that the global oil demand slows due to technological improvements and considerations related to preserving the climate and responding to climate changes in...

    Renewable energy and electricity policies in Iraq

    Electricity plays an important role in the economic development of most economies in the world. Ensuring their availability and stability is a requirement for any real economic growth. Without it, no industrial progress and rapid growth can be achieved in both developing and developed countries, without maintaining energy security...

    Role of renewable energy auctions in promoting the reality of electricity in Iraq (Brazil as a model)

    At the beginning of the second millennium, the world witnessed tremendous developments in energy technology, including those that helped to uncover the vast oil and natural gas resources in North America. In addition, the emergence of this technology is promising news suggesting that a new era of energy abundance...

    Adjustment to the planned policy for the electrical network processing stability

    This research paper provides a glimpse into the subject of the poor supply of electricity in Iraq. This problem has turned into a real dilemma inherited by the last decades in the country. Despite the tens of billions of dollars invested in this sector, the research opens with a...

    When and where will Biden will impact the oil market?

    Biden is viewed by oil producers (traditional and Shale oil) with suspicion. He doesn’t miss any occasion without talking about the transition to clean energy and his plans; To reduce carbon emissions from oil, reviewing the numbers of jobs he hopes to achieve under the alternative energy of Americans,...

    POWERING IRAQ: CHALLENGES FACING THE ELECTRICITY SECTOR IN IRAQ

    On February 21, 2020, Iraq recorded its first case of the novel coronavirus. Five months later, total recorded cases are 129 000 at the time of writing, and daily reported deaths almost 100. The crisis has battered the country’s economic development plans, and put an indefinite question mark over the realisation of a massive US$ 15...

    Towards sustainable energy efficiency in Iraq

    Iraq has faced a severe electricity crisis since 2003 and is expected to increase in the long term. Efforts to date have focused on the supply side, neglecting the equally important aspect of improving energy efficiency on the demand side. Technical and commercial losses exceed 50% of the power...

    Towards Sustainable Energy Efficiency in Iraq

    Iraq has been facing a severe power crisis since 2003 and is projected to surge in the long run. Efforts so far had been focusing on the supply side, while neglecting an equally important aspect of improving the energy efficiency on the demand side. The technical and commercial losses...

    Iraq Solar Energy: From Dawn to Dusk

    Iraq is facing multiple challenges for harnessing the indigenous energy resources and devising rational energy policy. The recent dramatic fall of oil prices, Iraq’s economic and politicalIraq is facing multiple challenges for harnessing the indigenous energy resources and devising rational energy policy. The recent dramatic fall of oil prices,...