Zakho power station

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Zakho power station is a cancelled 1,260-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power plant in the autonomous region of Kurdistan, Iraq.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station in Zakho District, Dohuk Province, Iraqi Kurdistan.

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Background

An agreement was originally signed with the Northern Iraq Regional Government in 2013. In 2015, the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency issued a proposed guarantee.

As of 2020, there were no signs of further progress on the project, so it is considered cancelled.

Project Details

• Sponsor: Unit & Polteks Ltd.
• Parent company: Pol Holding
• Location: Zakho District, Dohuk Province, Iraq
• Coordinates: 37.1505, 42.6727 (approximate)
• Gross capacity (cancelled): 1,260 MW
  • Unit 1a: Gas turbine, 560 MW (no start-up date)
  • Unit 1b: Gas turbine, 280 MW (no start-up date)
  • Unit 2: Gas turbine, 420 MW (no start-up date)