Work is progressing rapidly on Iraq’s <a href="https://renewablesnow.com/news/totalenergies-initiates-1-gw-solar-project-in-iraq-1234802/" target="_blank">1-GW Shams Al-Basra</a> solar project being developed by France’s TotalEnergies, with 250 MW expected to be connected to the national grid early next year and the remaining phases due within six months, according to a spokesman for the Ministry of Electricity.