Estimation and Analysis of Costs for Electrical Power Transmission Lines in Iraqi Projects

Abstract

With the increased demand for energy and lack of organised strategies in the generation sector, the challenges in this sector in Iraq still negatively affect macro-economic aspects. It is necessary to support the infrastructure of the electrical industry to cover any rising energy demands and the required related transfer process to reliably meet consumer demands. In this paper, the cost of energy-line transfer elements was considered with the aim to optimise the cost of capital. As the majority of economic energy studies have found, power transmission lines that use project management methodologies and scientific predictions for cost achieved reasonable financial savings in capital costs. Improving the process of designing and planning electrical power transmission lines is a complex issue due to diverse factors affecting the established costs. The primary goal of this study is to prepare a cost model of electrical Iraqi projects, including the local required factors related to the implementation costs based on the intensive review of the design areas of power transmission lines and the challenges of erecting and operating these lines. The possible steps and computation model are established to overcome the calculation challenges, where procedures are suitable to the terrain and the local requirements for economic transportation lines.