Turkish 'powership' sails to Iraq

[cabatli_53]

ISTANBUL - A former freighter equipped with an on-board power plant left Turkey for Iraq Saturday to help plug an electricity shortfall in the southern city of Basra, the Anatolia news agency reported.

The Karadeniz Powership Dogan Bey is one of two ships ordered from Turkey by Iraq's electricity ministry and is expected to become operational before the end of the month.

With an output of 144 megawatts, the ship will supply power to the Umm Qasr port where it will dock, transferring the surplus into Basra's power grid.

The second ship -- an engineless barge -- will be towed to the city later in the year.

Together, the two ships will meet about 30 percent of Basra's power need, the report said.

Karadeniz Holdings has been a long-term energy partner for Iraq, supplying the war-ravaged country with electricity via two power plants in Turkey's southeast since 2003.

Turkish 'powership' sails to Iraq, Iraq Utilities, Energy - Maktoob Business

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[cabatli_53]

Turkish Powership Design for Pakistan

Rauf Bey(Pakistani ship) will have bigger size than Dogan Bey(188m)...

Bangladesh has also ordered...

 

[AliFarooq]

has pakistan ordered them aswell?

 

[cabatli_53]

has pakistan ordered them aswell?

Yes... Pakistani ship will be more bigger than Irak Dogan Bey...

 

[Hammy007]

wow, turkish industries are doing really good

cheers

 

[Inception-06]

The project was a disaster it failed absolut !



"However, the early anticipation by the Karadeniz Energy Group and the Pakistan Federal Ministry for Water and Power has grown into violation of contract as the two Powerships have arguably failed to meet the target capacity of electricity production, since their operational commencement in 2011. The breach of terms has led to the end of contract and seizure of Kaya Bey and Ali Can Bey. If a settlement deal does not work out with the National Accountability Bureau, the Karadeniz Group would be suing Pakistan at a US arbitration court, to compensate for their loss and the release of the two Powerships, which now reside in the government’s custody."

What is Karadeniz Powership? ~ MARITIME & COMMERCIAL LAW

The ships have leaved Pakistan since 2014........