01 — Power generation

Lighting the future.

Through Taurus, our power platform, we generate 1,500 MW and supply around 1.5 million homes in the Kurdistan Region.

Overview

Energy security for the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

Through Taurus, our power platform, we develop, build and operate gas-fired power plants and explore opportunities to secure additional capacity, supporting Iraq’s objective of closing current power shortages and meeting future demand.

By harnessing the region’s natural gas — including supply from the Khor Mor gas field — and investing in world-class infrastructure, we are helping turn the Kurdistan Region into a hub for electricity production that serves domestic demand and supplies power to other parts of Iraq. Today we generate 1,500 MW.

Iraq’s electricity demand continues to outstrip supply. Our Bazian hub is designed for reliability — with a reported reliability factor above 98% and power availability around 99% — so households and industry can count on the power we deliver.

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In numbers

Capacity, reliability, reach.

  • 1,500MWinstalled capacity at Bazian
  • ~35%of the Kurdistan Region’s power supply
  • 1.5mhomes supplied
  • 2016first 500 MW at Bazian
  • >98%reliability factor
  • 200+skilled employees at the power plants
The Bazian power plant at night, with the lights of the Kurdistan Region beyond.
Render of a GE 9F.04 heavy-duty gas turbine
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Long-term partnership with GE Vernova

GE 9F.04 gas turbines.

Bazian II runs on two GE 9F.04 heavy-duty gas turbines, each delivering 288 MW in simple cycle, with combined-cycle efficiency above 60%. The 9F.04 is highly fuel-flexible and starts in as little as 20 minutes in simple cycle and 30 minutes in combined cycle, with improved resilience to grid disruptions and load transients.

Overall, the Bazian site is powered by four GE Vernova 9E.03 and two 9F.04 gas turbines. In 2025 Bazian was announced as the launch site for GE Vernova’s AGP XPAND upgrade — a world first.

Helping turn the Kurdistan Region into a hub for electricity production — for domestic demand and for the rest of Iraq.

Exhaust stack and cooling systems at the Bazian power plant at night
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Maximising efficiency

250 MW with no additional fuel.

Our 250 MW combined-cycle expansion uses a GE STF-D200 steam turbine — the first of its kind in Iraq — to convert waste heat from the gas turbines into additional electricity, without any additional fuel.

The STF-D200 features a double-flow low-pressure section and a high-pressure section shipped fully assembled, enabling a five-month installation cycle from arrival on site to turning-gear operation. In 2025 a further 250 MW CCGT add-on took total installed capacity at Bazian to 1,500 MW.

Sunset over the mountains of the Kurdistan Region
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Market context

Closing a structural power gap.

Iraq’s summer peak demand has been reported around 55 GW against production nearer 25 GW, with grid supply in many areas still measured in hours per day. Around a third of Iraq’s electricity has depended on imported gas and power. The Kurdistan Region’s installed capacity is higher than what it can run when gas is short — which is why domestic gas-to-power, including from Miran, matters for 24-hour electricity.

Strategy & value creation

How we create value.

Disciplined ownership across the life-cycle of each asset.

01Build capacity in phases

From the first 500 MW built in 2016, through further simple-cycle and combined-cycle expansions, to the 250 MW CCGT add-on in 2025 that took Bazian to 1,500 MW — grown in disciplined stages.

02Pair world-class OEMs with regional EPCs

GE Vernova turbines and steam plant, delivered with Enka and Çalık Enerji as EPC partners, keep construction schedules tight and long-term service support in place.

03More megawatts, same gas

Combined-cycle add-ons lift output by around 50% from the same fuel, easing pressure on regional gas while raising efficiency above 55%.

04Towards 24-hour power

Our priority is uninterrupted electricity for households and industry. The Bazian hub now stands at 1,500 MW.

Milestones

A clear path.

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  1. 2013

    Power purchase agreement signed for the first Bazian simple-cycle plant.

  2. 2016

    First 500 MW of the Bazian power plant built in the Kurdistan Region.

  3. 2022

    Second 500 MW simple-cycle plant energised in Q4, lifting capacity to 1,000 MW.

  4. 2024

    250 MW combined-cycle add-on completed — total installed capacity 1,250 MW.

  5. 2025

    250 MW CCGT add-on completed, taking total power capacity to 1,500 MW.

Footprint

Where this business sits.

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  1. 1Taurus · Bazian1,500 MW installed
  2. 2Khor Mor gas fieldNatural gas supply to Bazian
  3. 3Dubai HQONEX Holding · DIFC

Sustainability

Lower-carbon power, local skills.

Combined-cycle generation turns waste heat into 250 MW with no extra fuel. The plants employ more than 200 skilled people, with a high share of local nationals, and have supported training programmes for more than 1,000 Iraqis in technical and leadership fields. Direct jobs at the power stations sit alongside thousands of indirect roles through contractors and suppliers. A distribution project is expected to take the direct workforce above 1,000 over time.

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