Samawa solar farm

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Samawa solar farm is a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in pre-construction in Samawa, Muthanna, Iraq.

Project Details

Table 1: Phase-level project details for Samawa solar farm

Phase name Status Nameplate capacity Technology Owner Operator
1 Pre-construction[1][2] 250 MW[1][2] PV[2][1][2] Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (وزاة الكهرباء العراقية)[2] Power China[1]
2 Pre-construction[3][4] 500 MW[3][4][1] PV[5] Iraqi Ministry of Electricity (وزاة الكهرباء العراقية)[2] Power China[1]

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Location

Table 2: Phase-level location details for Samawa solar farm

Phase Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
1 Samawa, Muthanna, Iraq[4][1] 31.2938, 45.3007 (approximate)[6]
2 Samawa, Muthanna, Iraq[4] 31.2938, 45.3007 (approximate)[6]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 https://www.al-mirbad.com/detail.aspx?Jimare=138541. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 (PDF) https://moelc.gov.iq/upload/1396762739.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://ieefa.org/articles/iraq-plans-630-megawatts-solar-projects-southern-iraq. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 https://www.enerdata.net/publications/daily-energy-news/iraq-awards-630-mw-solar-projects-chinese-firms.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://taiyangnews.info/markets/iraq-awards-projects-with-630-mw-pv-capacity/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. 6.0 6.1 https://www.google.com/maps/place/31%C2%B017'37.8%22N+45%C2%B018'02.4%22E/@31.29383645.298476317z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xb534c48fb43afa7a!8m2!3d31.293836!4d45.300665. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)