This came during the visit of the minister of electricity, Mr. Ziad Ali Fadel, to the holy shrine and met with its deputy secretary general, Mr. Abbas Musa, the head of the Engineering Projects Department, engineer Dia al-Saegh, and a number of officials.
"We were honored to visit the holy shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him), and it was agreed to sign a joint memorandum of understanding to establish a 500 MW solar energy project in the province of Karbala,"Fadel said.
He added that" the Holy Shrine has prepared the necessary requirements for the project from determining the land on which it will be built and providing other things, "noting that"the finalization of the signing of this agreement has been put in the coming days, in support of the energy sector in the province."
The minister explained," We reviewed the laboratory for solar panels and saw that there are great possibilities that will support the smart transition to renewable energies, "pointing out that"the projects of the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine will contribute to supporting the Iraqi economy."