Baghdad, The Minister of Electricity, Engineer Ziad Ali Fadel, chaired today, Sunday a meeting with Siemens Company to discuss the implementation of contractual obligations with the Ministry regarding the necessary and agreed upon maintenance.
The Minister said during the meeting that we are charged with keeping up with demand and completing projects, and that there are agreements that have been concluded to implement maintenance projects for the Kirkuk and Rumaila stations, Al-Rashid Al-Ghaziya station, and the rehabilitation of the second Baiji gas station.
The Minister pointed out a number of basic points, including the importance of completing maintenance work for the Kirkuk Gas Electricity Production Station units (K1, K2, K3) within the prescribed time limits, which are before next summer.
He stressed the need to enhance the appropriations, follow up the investment plan amounts, and follow up on what was included in the funds allocated to the government program.
He stressed the importance of completing the manufacturing of the necessary equipment and spare parts and following up their delivery and shipment to the work sites. He stressed the need to intensify and multiply the working maintenance teams to speed up completion, and simultaneously in other stations.
He pointed out that full examinations of the reality of the units to be maintained were conducted, a complete schedule was prepared for the maintenance of the five units at the Rumaila gas station, and accelerating the completion of the first and second units as a maximum, stressing the importance of following up on the arrival of the equipment shipped to the Rashid gas station and commencing work.
They also discussed starting work on rehabilitating Baiji Gas Station No. 2, and the necessity of developing a specific program to begin returning it to work.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency