Eighteen months, one contract: delivering a complete solar power system in Basra
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Project: Basra Steel — 68 MWp Solar PV + 30 MWh BESS | Basra, Iraq | Full EPC delivered by ICCO | USD 81,367,380 | 18 months | Completed 5 June 2026 Basra Steel — a 68 MWp solar plant with its own 220 kV grid connection, completed 5 June 2026. Image: project reference. On 5 June 2026, International Consolidated Contractors Offshore SAL (ICCO) completed a 68 MWp solar plant with 30 MWh of battery storage for Basra Steel. The contract ran 18 months and was valued at USD 81,367,380. The headline figure is the solar capacity. The harder task was delivering six interdependent packages of work on one schedule. Six packages, one programme The scope combined work that is often split between several contractors: A 68 MWp solar PV plant, including civil and electrical works A 30 MWh battery energy storage system A 220/132 kV grid-interconnection substation A 132/33 kV collector and step-up substation About 25 km of 220 kV and 132 kV overhead lines, and about 50 km...