This Petrodollar Country Abandons Oil, Builds Solar Power Plant in the Desert

This solar power plant is part of the Integrated Gas Growth Project (GGIP) by TotalEnergies in Iraq, a multi-energy programme launched in 2023 in collaboration with Basra Oil Company and QatarEnergy to help increase the country’s electricity supply, according to a TotalEnergies press release. The project also includes capturing gas currently being flared at three oil fields in southern Iraq for use in power generation, redeveloping the Ratawi oil field, and building a seawater desalination plant, the statement said. (REUTERS/Mohammed Aty)