SHANGHAI, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The global building industry confronts critical challenges: devastating electrical fires (over 35% globally), rising energy costs, carbon reduction mandates, inefficient power systems, grid vulnerabilities exposed by extreme weather, and aging infrastructure fire risks.
CHINT: The Global Smart Electric Leader Addressing Core Industry Challenges
As a globally leading smart electric solutions provider, CHINT is uniquely positioned to tackle these complex issues. Leveraging deep technological expertise and a comprehensive, world-class portfolio across high, medium, and low voltage, CHINT delivers integrated solutions spanning power supply, distribution, and end-use systems. Our mission: enhancing energy efficiency, enabling sustainability, and critically, providing robust, industry-leading protection against electrical fires and disruptive power failures, building safer, more resilient structures worldwide.
Moreover, as the industry accelerates towards carbon neutrality and intelligent energy management, CHINT empowers buildings globally with innovative, green technologies. This not only optimizes energy use but fundamentally strengthens electrical safety and system resilience, aligning perfectly with the global industry's future-focused, risk-mitigation goals.
Main Distribution System: Foundation of Leading Reliability & Safety
The main distribution system is the critical heart of building power, demanding utmost reliability for complex building groups. CHINT's solutions, featuring advanced products like the globally deployed NA8 Air Circuit Breaker (ACB) and NM8N Molded Case Circuit Breaker (MCCB), are engineered for maximum resilience and safety.
- NA8 ACB: Boasting industry-leading capacities up to 7500A, it ensures stable power for large facilities globally. Its unique rotary terminal connections offer superior flexibility, simplifying installation and reducing potential fire risks from errors. Integrated intelligent monitoring and remote control enable proactive fault detection and rapid intervention, significantly mitigating failure and fire risks globally.
Secondary Power Distribution: Precision Control & Protection
Distributing power within buildings, CHINT's modular and adaptable secondary distribution cabinets incorporate intelligent monitoring and control to optimize performance and ensure reliability.
- NM8N MCCB: Its versatile wiring options reduce points of failure. The integrated LCD display provides critical data for quick hazard identification and troubleshooting globally, preventing minor issues from escalating. CHINT provides highly reliable solutions for critical systems like elevators and emergency lighting, ensuring safety and continuity internationally.
Terminal Distribution: Leading Standard for End-User Safety
Facing end-users directly, CHINT's terminal solutions prioritize exceptional safety:
- Comprehensive Protection: Robust safeguards against overload, short circuit, leakage, and critical arc faults (AFCI - a major global fire cause).
- Smart Products (e.g., NB2 Series): Enable global remote monitoring for optimized management and early safety warnings.
- NB3LE-AFD Arc Fault Detection Circuit-Breaker: This innovative, compact (18mm) global solution integrates key protections, with advanced arc fault detection providing unparalleled safety against electrical fires worldwide, enabling rapid resolution and enhanced user confidence.
Global Success: Trusted Solutions in Action
- Gelora Bung Karno Indoor Stadium, Jakarta (2023): CHINT's comprehensive solution ensured efficient, stable, and safe power for this 16,000-seat FIBA World Cup venue, utilizing our globally proven ACBs, MCCBs, and more.
- Secrets Tides Resort, Punta Cana (2023): CHINT provides 24/7 electrical security for this new five-star resort, delivering robust, protected power for nearly 700 rooms and facilities, ensuring guest safety and seamless operation globally.
CHINT: Shaping a Safer, Smarter Future for Global Buildings
The building industry's transformation demands uncompromising safety and resilience. As a global leader, CHINT has perfected a complete suite of medium and low voltage solutions – from ring main units to terminal distribution – specifically designed to meet the world's most pressing building challenges.
Leveraging global leadership in energy efficiency, intelligent protection, enhanced safety & resilience, and electrification, CHINT provides world-class technical support. We are committed to solving the global building industry's core challenges – dramatically reducing fire risks and power failures – to architect a fundamentally safer, more reliable, and sustainable future for buildings worldwide.
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CHINT: Global Leader in Building Solutions Powering Resilience Against Industry Challenges
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Landmark Project Across Four Governorates to Boost Power Plant Output by 50%, Easing Chronic Electricity Shortages
SHANGHAI, Dec. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Electric has broken ground on the Euphrates Combined Cycle Expansion Project in Iraq. As the project's contractor, Shanghai Electric is upgrading power plants across four Iraqi governorates by transforming simple-cycle units into combined-cycle systems. The expansion will add a total capacity of 625 megawatts (MW) and is designed to boost overall plant efficiency by approximately 50%, generating an additional 5 billion kilowatt-hprojours (kWh) of electricity annually without increasing fuel consumption. This initiative is poised to significantly alleviate the country's persistent electricity shortages.
"The pressing need for energy security and development in Iraq is clear. We are honored that our efficient combined-cycle technology is recognized as instrumental in modernizing this critical infrastructure," said a spokesperson for Shanghai Electric. "This project exemplifies our commitment to supporting the energy security and green development of Belt and Road countries through technological innovation."
Iraq, a major Middle Eastern oil producer, has faced severe power shortages for over three decades. Most of its power plants rely on natural gas, yet domestic gas development lags, creating a heavy dependence on imports. This power deficit has become a persistent challenge to people's livelihoods and a bottleneck for national reconstruction and economic growth.
The Shanghai Electric-contracted expansion project along the Euphrates River broke ground early this year and covers the Iraqi governorates of Najaf, Karbala, Babylon, and Al-Qadisiyyah, with all upgrades centered on advanced combined-cycle technology. Core equipment has now arrived on site, and construction is advancing through the collaboration of Chinese and Iraqi teams. Since its commencement, the project has drawn considerable attention from the Iraqi government and public.
Iraqi Minister of Electricity Ziad Ali Fadel has praised the project's strategic importance, stating, "This initiative is highly significant for improving Iraq's power supply and optimizing its electricity infrastructure. Once operational, it will effectively reduce Iraq's reliance on imported natural gas and lower its fuel costs for power generation."
At the power plant in Najaf, the upgrade utilizes high-temperature exhaust from existing gas turbines as a heat source. The exhaust is directed through heat recovery steam generators to produce high-pressure steam, which then drives a new steam turbine to create additional electricity. This combined-cycle process increases output and efficiency without extra fuel and reduces the thermal pollution from the original units.
Naseem Ayad, the Iraqi project manager at the Najaf site, said, "Chinese equipment and power technology help us reuse high-temperature exhaust, boosting generation capacity while reducing thermal pollution. This project sets a benchmark for power plant upgrades in Iraq and reflects local hopes for more reliable electricity and better living conditions."
At the Karbala site, core equipment such as heat recovery steam generators and direct air-cooled condensers have been delivered. This project phase marks one of Iraq's first combined-cycle expansions to fully utilize Chinese equipment and standards, with core systems designed and manufactured in China. This will effectively drive the overseas deployment of Chinese equipment and enhance the recognition of Chinese standards in Iraq.
Upon completion, the project is expected to improve local livelihoods, support post-war reconstruction, and lay a robust energy foundation for Iraq's industrial recovery and economic growth.
Shanghai Electric remains dedicated to supporting sustainable development in Belt and Road regions and worldwide through advanced, efficient, and eco-friendly energy technologies.
For more information, please visit https://www.shanghai-electric.com/group_en/.
Landmark Project Across Four Governorates to Boost Power Plant Output by 50%, Easing Chronic Electricity Shortages
SHANGHAI, Dec. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Electric has broken ground on the Euphrates Combined Cycle Expansion Project in Iraq. As the project's contractor, Shanghai Electric is upgrading power plants across four Iraqi governorates by transforming simple-cycle units into combined-cycle systems. The expansion will add a total capacity of 625 megawatts (MW) and is designed to boost overall plant efficiency by approximately 50%, generating an additional 5 billion kilowatt-hprojours (kWh) of electricity annually without increasing fuel consumption. This initiative is poised to significantly alleviate the country's persistent electricity shortages.
"The pressing need for energy security and development in Iraq is clear. We are honored that our efficient combined-cycle technology is recognized as instrumental in modernizing this critical infrastructure," said a spokesperson for Shanghai Electric. "This project exemplifies our commitment to supporting the energy security and green development of Belt and Road countries through technological innovation."
Iraq, a major Middle Eastern oil producer, has faced severe power shortages for over three decades. Most of its power plants rely on natural gas, yet domestic gas development lags, creating a heavy dependence on imports. This power deficit has become a persistent challenge to people's livelihoods and a bottleneck for national reconstruction and economic growth.
The Shanghai Electric-contracted expansion project along the Euphrates River broke ground early this year and covers the Iraqi governorates of Najaf, Karbala, Babylon, and Al-Qadisiyyah, with all upgrades centered on advanced combined-cycle technology. Core equipment has now arrived on site, and construction is advancing through the collaboration of Chinese and Iraqi teams. Since its commencement, the project has drawn considerable attention from the Iraqi government and public.
Iraqi Minister of Electricity Ziad Ali Fadel has praised the project's strategic importance, stating, "This initiative is highly significant for improving Iraq's power supply and optimizing its electricity infrastructure. Once operational, it will effectively reduce Iraq's reliance on imported natural gas and lower its fuel costs for power generation."
At the power plant in Najaf, the upgrade utilizes high-temperature exhaust from existing gas turbines as a heat source. The exhaust is directed through heat recovery steam generators to produce high-pressure steam, which then drives a new steam turbine to create additional electricity. This combined-cycle process increases output and efficiency without extra fuel and reduces the thermal pollution from the original units.
Naseem Ayad, the Iraqi project manager at the Najaf site, said, "Chinese equipment and power technology help us reuse high-temperature exhaust, boosting generation capacity while reducing thermal pollution. This project sets a benchmark for power plant upgrades in Iraq and reflects local hopes for more reliable electricity and better living conditions."
At the Karbala site, core equipment such as heat recovery steam generators and direct air-cooled condensers have been delivered. This project phase marks one of Iraq's first combined-cycle expansions to fully utilize Chinese equipment and standards, with core systems designed and manufactured in China. This will effectively drive the overseas deployment of Chinese equipment and enhance the recognition of Chinese standards in Iraq.
Upon completion, the project is expected to improve local livelihoods, support post-war reconstruction, and lay a robust energy foundation for Iraq's industrial recovery and economic growth.
Shanghai Electric remains dedicated to supporting sustainable development in Belt and Road regions and worldwide through advanced, efficient, and eco-friendly energy technologies.
For more information, please visit https://www.shanghai-electric.com/group_en/.
** The press release content is from PR Newswire. Bastille Post is not involved in its creation. **
Shanghai Electric Powers Up Iraq's Energy Future with Major 625MW Efficiency Upgrade
