Invited Talk

Iraqi British Business Council (IBBC)

Conference
Address Hotel, Dubai Marina, U.A.E.
December 18, 2016

Iraqs Power Sector

Engineering Challenges and Investment
Opportunities
Dr. Jafar D. Jafar

Uruk Engineering & Contracting Company (LLC)

Uruk Engineering & Contracting specializes in Iraqs energy sector. It Completed the
countrys first Fast Track project according to plan; and its Environment, Health &
Safety (EHS) includes over 6 million man-hours logged in the construction of 3 power
plants without a major incident. Uruk is a fully integrated Engineering, Procurement
and Construction (EPC) company providing turnkey solutions with single source
responsibility in the areas of power, infrastructure, oil & gas, petrochemicals, and
wastewater management.
OUR MISSION

We will rebuild Iraqs power and energy sector through leadership,

innovation, and excellence; Completing projects on time, within
budget and to the best global standards possible.

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POWER

1. EPC Contractor
2. Established in the U.A.E /Dubai since 2004

OIL & GAS

3. Certified ISO 9001:2008

4. Excellent Quality Credentials
5. Excellent EHS Credentials
6. Al Mansuriya Power Plant Project Completed

INFRASTRUCTURE

7. >4 million man hours without Loss of Time Incident (LTI)

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8. Recently selected as best EHS site by Alstom worldwide

9. Constructed 1150 MW (ISO) so far in Iraq
10. Foreseen contracts of another 1500 MW in Iraq
11. Experienced in installation of GE Frame 6B, Frame 9E and Alstom 13E2 GTGs
12. Natural gas compression station (Taji, SOC)

ACHIEVEMENTS

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ISO Certified 9001:2008

2004:

Private company established to address Iraq's energy and infrastructure rebuilding needs.

2004:

Baiji steam plant rehabilitation project completed for Bechtel.

2004:

UAE operations established as regional headquarters.

2009:

Quds project completed for USGRD/MoE (2x125 MW GE frame 9E)

2012:

Taji project completed for MoE (4x42 MW GE frame 6b)

2013:

Mansuriya JV with Alstom completed but no fuel (4x182 Alstom 13e2)

2014:

Daura rehabilitation of two boilers contract awarded (2 x 160 MW)

2015:

Nasiriya contract assignment awarded (4 x 125 MW GE frame 9e)

2015:

Zubair compression station awarded (4 x 80 mmsfd 80 bar operation)

QUDS POWER PLANT PROJECT

Uruk Baghdad Company JV

250Megawatts
USD170,000,000

TAJI POWER PLANT PROJECT

168Megawatts
USD85,000,000
4xGEFrame6BFreeIssuedbyMOE

MANSURIYA POWER PLANT PROJECT

Uruk Alstom JV

724Megawatts
USD539,463,000

IRAQS POWER SECTOR

Challenges for Iraqs Power Sector

Electricity Generation Capacity

Transmission Capacity 400kV, 132kV
Distribution Networks 33kV, 11kV, 400V
Electricity Tariff
Losses of Electrical Energy Within Distribution Networks ~ 50-60%
could be overcome by privatization of distribution networks smart
metering of energy consumption and involving the private sector
Fuel Supply
Natural Gas
Diesel (LDO)
Crude Oil
Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)
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IRAQS POWER SECTOR

Iraqs Electricity Generating Capacity (2016/2017)

Power Plant Design Capacity (MW)

(Excluding KRG)

Steam

Hydro

GTG(ISO)

4840

1860

2000

Added During US Occupation (20032009)

2500

GE Mega Deal + Fast Track (2008)

7670

Siemens Deal (2009)

3400

2400

Al-Mansuriya (Alstom GE/Uruk)

730

Besmaya (Investment)

1500

7240

1860

17800

Pre 2003

Al-Zubaidiya (Shanghai)

Sub Total
TOTAL
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26900 MW

IRAQS POWER SECTOR

Loss of Iraqs Generating Capacity Due to
Intervention of ISIS (June 2014)
(MW)
Baiji Steam 6 x 200

1200

Baiji Old Gas Turbine 4 x 160

640

Baiji Gas Turbine 6 x 165

990

Gayara Gas Turbine 6 x 125

750

Mosul Gas Turbine 12 x 25

300

Almost All Hydro Power Plants

1800

Total (MW)

5680

Therefore, Only Approximately 21000 MW of Electricity

Generation Capacity Remains

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IRAQS POWER SECTOR

Iraqs Natural Gas

Proven recoverable reserves 2.7 TCM (11th worldwide).

70% from associated gas, 20% from non-associated gas; i.e. from
gas fields, 10% from gas caps or dome gas.
Proven reserves could increase to 8.5 TCM if exploration is extended
to many new areas not yet explored. Iraq could then be fourth or
fifth in proven gas reserves worldwide.
Available NG in Iraq Today ~ 2.2 bscfd.
Utilized NG for various industries
including power generation ~ 0.72 bscfd.
Flared NG ~ 1.5 bscfd.
Price of Iran Supplied NG 11% of Brent Price /bbl per 1 million Btu.
Current Value of Flared NG is 9 MUSD/d ~ 3.3 BUSD/year.
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IRAQS POWER SECTOR

Estimate of NG Needs for Electricity Generation
Iraqs total electricity production during 2016 was 92 x 109kWh. This
implies an average generation capacity of 10,500 MW.
Assuming the heat rate (HR) for steam and open cycle thermal
power plants to be 10600 kJ/kWh. This implies an average efficiency
of 34% for conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy.
Rate of chemical energy required to generate 10,500 MW is 10.5 x 106 kW x 10600 kJ/kWh = 111.3 TJ/h = 2.67 PJ/d.
Remember 1 BOE = 5650 scf = 6000 MJ = 5.69 mm BTU.
Therefore, 2.67 PJ/d is equivalent to 445,000 BOE/d or 2.51 bscfd
which was burnt during 2016 for power generation.
Therefore, Flared Gas Plus Available Gas Would Have Been Sufficient
to Fuel Iraqs Power Generation during 2016 Entirely.
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Investment Opportunities Available in the Electricity Sector

No.

Project's name

Design
Capacity (MW)

To Be Ready By

Province

Replace the South Baghdad Steam Station

3 x 160

2018

Baghdad

Al-Khairat Steam Station

4 x 300

2020

Baghdad

Al-Yusfiya Steam Station

2 x 210

2019

Baghdad

Al Rasheed Gas Station Expansion

2 x 125

2019

Baghdad

Al Haideria CCPP

250

2019

Holy Najaf

Al Shanafiya

3 x 330

2020

Dewaniya

Replace Beji Steam Power Plant

6 x 200

2019

Saladin

Al Imara Steam Station

2 x 350

2020

Maysan

Al Nasiriya Steam Station

2 x 300

2020

Thi Qar

10

Al Musaib Steam Station Expansion

2 x 300

2019

Babylon

11

Al Hartha Steam Station Expansion

2 x 610

2018

Basra

12

Al Anbar Steam Station

4 x 350

2020

Al Anbar

Total of

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9380 MW

Power Plant Projects for Investment

Baiji
6 x 200 MW Steam

Baghdad
3 x 160 MW Steam
4 x 300 MW Steam
2 x 210 MW Steam
2 x 125 MW Gas Turbine

Al-Anbar
4 x 350 MW Steam

Al-Musaib
2 x 300 MW Steam

Al-Imara
2 x 350 MW Steam

Haideria

Al-Hartha

320 MW CCPP

2 x 610 MW Steam
Shannafia

3 x 330 MW Steam

Total = 9380 MW
To Be Implemented By 2020
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Al-Nasiriya
2 x 300 MW Steam

Thank You For Your Attention

Iraqs Power Sector

Engineering Challenges and Investment Opportunities

Iraqi British Business Council (IBBC)
Conference
Address Hotel, Dubai Marina, U.A.E.
December 18, 2016

Dr. Jafar D. Jafar

Uruk Engineering & Contracting Company (LLC)