Iraqi, GE achieve financial close of Power Up Plan 4

(Utilities MIddle East, Dubai, 11 April 2021) GE will provide capital and spare parts, repairs and services to 7 Iraqi power plants to help maintain more reliable generation of up to 2.7 gigawatts (GW) of electricity. GE played a key role in bringing the Iraqi Ministries of Finance, Electricity and Planning together with various financial institutions, including export credit agencies, commercial banks and others, to secure financing for the project. This has been facilitated by Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE’s Federal export credit company. GE has collaborated with various private and public financial institutions from around the world to help secure over US $2.4 billion in financing since 2015 for energy sector projects across Iraq.