Electricity Minister Discusses Expanding Cooperation with Turkey and Algeria on the Sidelines of Riyadh Energy Conference
On the sidelines of his participation in the WPC Energy conference in the Saudi capital, the Minister of Electricity, Ali Saadi Wahib, met with his Turkish and Algerian counterparts to discuss expanding cooperation in power generation, transmission, distribution and renewable energy.
The Minister of Electricity, Ali Saadi Wahib, met on Monday with his counterparts from Turkey and Algeria on the sidelines of his participation in the WPC Energy conference hosted by the Saudi capital, Riyadh.
The ministry said in a statement that the two meetings were separate, with Wahib meeting the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Turkey, Alb Arslan Bayraktar, and the Minister of Energy and Renewable Energies of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Murad Ajal.
During the meetings, the minister discussed prospects for strengthening cooperation in the electricity sector between Iraq and both Turkey and Algeria, exchanging expertise and technical experience, and benefiting from modern technologies in the development of energy projects.
The discussion topics included areas of electricity generation, transmission and distribution, in addition to ways of cooperating on renewable energy projects.
The Minister of Electricity affirmed Iraq’s keenness to continue coordination with the Turkish and Algerian sides and to expand areas of joint cooperation that contribute to developing Iraq’s electricity sector and achieving shared interests.
