Iraq signed a contract with a United Arab Emirates' energy company to build five solar power plants, the Iraqi government has said. A statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Wednesday said that al-Kadhimi attended the signing ceremony with officials from the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity and the UAE's Masdar, a renewable energy developer, Xinhua news agency reported. The first phase of the project will include the generation of 1,000 megawatts out of a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts, the statement said. Iraq signed a contract with a United Arab Emirates' energy company to build five solar power plants, the Iraqi government has said.

A statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Wednesday said that al-Kadhimi attended the signing ceremony with officials from the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity and the UAE's Masdar, a renewable energy developer, Xinhua news agency reported. The first phase of the project will include the generation of 1,000 megawatts out of a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts, the statement said.