Feasibility Study of Off-Grid Rural Electrification in Iraq: A Case Study of the AL-Teeb Area

Husam A. Salim, Jabbar R. Rashed · 2025 · Iraqi Journal for Electrical And Electronic Engineering

Summary. This study evaluates off-grid electrification options for the Al-Teeb area in eastern Iraq, which lacks grid connection despite economic importance. Researchers modeled three hybrid energy scenarios combining photovoltaics, wind turbines, diesel generators, batteries, and converters. A hybrid system using all five components proved most cost-effective, with a levelized cost of energy of $0.155/kWh and net present cost of $14.2 million. The optimal configuration requires 1,215 solar panels, 59 wind turbines, 13 generators, and 3,138 batteries.

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  title   = {Feasibility Study of Off-Grid Rural Electrification in Iraq: A Case Study of the AL-Teeb Area},
  author  = {Husam A. Salim and Jabbar R. Rashed},
  journal = {Iraqi Journal for Electrical And Electronic Engineering},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.37917/ijeee.21.1.24},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.37917/ijeee.21.1.24}
}

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DOI

10.37917/ijeee.21.1.24

Countries

Iraq

Categories

energy, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation

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2026-05-01