Iraq is inaugurating its first industrial-scale solar facility in its Karbala region, with a peak capacity of 300 MW, to tackle widespread electricity blackouts. Additional solar projects are underway in Babil (225 MW) and Basra (1,000 MW), contributing a capacity of 12,500 MW to the national plan for solar energy. These projects could supply up to 20% of Iraq’s electricity demand outside the Kurdistan region. Currently, Iraq’s consumption peaks at 55,000 MW, while production reaches 28,000 MW, including 8,000 MW imported from Iran.