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TotalEnergies and the Iraqi Government have in the past months jointly defined the necessary conditions and mutual insurances to move forward with the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP).
The Iraqi Government and TotalEnergies have agreed on a 30 per cent stake for the Basrah Oil Company (BOC) in the GGIP.
Furthermore, in agreement with the Iraqi Government, TotalEnergies has invited QatarEnergy to take a 25 per cent stake in the GGIP.
The consortium will thus be composed of TotalEnergies (45%), Basrah Oil Company (30%) and QatarEnergy (25%).
Signed in September 2021, the GGIP aims to enhance the development of Iraq’s natural resources to improve the country’s electricity supply.
According to these agreements, TotalEnergies and its partners will invest approximately $10 billion (100% share) to:
- recover flared gas on three oil fields in order to supply gas to power generation plants, and
- build a seawater treatment plant in order to provide water injection for pressure maintenance to increase regional oil production, as an alternative to the use of fresh water from rivers and aquifers.
Furthermore, TotalEnergies will develop a 1 GW solar power plant to supply electricity to the Basrah regional grid.
In agreement with Iraqi authorities, TotalEnergies will invite the Saudi company ACWA Power to join this solar project.