Spotlight: Chinese-built power plant backbones Iraq's electricity supply

Ali Ahmed, chief engineer and director of the Wassit Thermal Power Plant, speaks to Xinhua at his office in Wassit, Iraq, on Aug. 29, 2019. In Iraq, 20 percent of the nationwide power supply comes from the plant built by a Chinese company that helped greatly in reducing chronic power cuts and alleviating the suffering of millions in the country. Nestled on the bank of the Tigris River in Wassit province is the giant Wassit Thermal Power Plant constructed by Shanghai Electric Group, currently supplying the capital Baghdad with most of its electricity needs. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)