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IRAQIraqandtheUnitedStatessignedonWednesdayamemorandumofunderstandingforprojectsintheGulfcountry,including24,000megawattsofpowerplants,theIraqiprimeminister%u2019smediaofficesaid.AnotherMOUhasbeeninkedbetweenIraq%u2019sMinistryofElectricityandUScompanyUGTRenewablestoestablishanintegratedsolarenergyprojectwithacapacityof3000MWthemediaofficesaidinastatement.USPresidentDonaldTrump%u2019sadministrationlastmonthrescindedasanctionswaiverthatsince2018hasallowedIraqtopayIranforelectricityasWashingtonpressesonwithits%u201cmaximumpressure%u201dcampaignagainstTehran.Iraq,OPEC%u2019ssecond-largestproducerafterSaudiArabia,usesIranianpowerimportstogenerateelectricityandhasbeenunderpressurefromtheUStoreduceitsrelianceonpowerandgasimportsfromIran.https://www.arabnewscom/node/2596456/middleeastIraq,USsigndealonprojectsincludingpowerplants
