Ministry of Electricity (MOE) with the assistance of the World Bank (WB) has issued an international tender for the rehabilitation of Units 2 and 3 of Al-Hartha Thermal Power Plant (HPP). MOE has appointed Parsons Brinckerhoff as a consultant for this project. MoE awarded the contract to TPE in Dec 2007 and WB have issued no objection on 20 March 2008.

Al-Hartha power plant is located in Al Hartha area, Basra Governate, South of Iraq. The plant is about 20 km north of Basra city and 25 km west of the Iranian border. Shatt Al Arab River passes in the immediate vicinity of the plant. Cooling water for the generation units is diverted through a water intake along the river. The plant was first commissioned in 1979 and consists of 4 generation units (200 MW each) with a total design capacity of 800 MW. Each unit has a separate emission stack that is connected to an independent boiler. Units 1 and 4 are currently operational and produce about 195 and 150 MW, respectively. In contrast, units 2 and 3 are not in use since the first Gulf War in 1991.

Al-Burhan Group is representing the Russian company Technopromexport for this tender. Technopromexport are one of the world's leading companies in the field of construction of power projects and export of electricity. With Al-Burhan Group's highly qualified engineers and Technopromexport experience, the two companies will work together to rehabilitate Al-Hartha Thermal Power Plant and re-store electricity into Iraq's cities, towns and homes.