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TotalEnergies confirms $10 billion investment in Iraq oil fields, solar plant

The long-delayed deal is expected to bolster the regional electricity grid in the south of the country.

Patrick Pouyanne, CEO, TotalEnergies
Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of French energy group TotalEnergies, speaks during a signing ceremony with Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President of QatarEnergy at the QatarEnergy headquarters in Doha on Sept. 24, 2022. — Karim Jaafar/AFP/Getty

TotalEnergies has confirmed that it will make an initial investment of $10 billion in three Iraqi oil fields and develop a solar energy plant to supply the Basrah regional grid in the south of the country, as part of a $25 billion deal with Iraq's government and QatarEnergy.

Reports emerged on Tuesday that the French energy giant had struck a deal with the Iraqi government to work on the $27 billion energy project, with the state taking a 30% stake.

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