Khor Az Zubayr power passes to Ministry of Electricity By Suzanne M. Fournier Gulf Region Southern District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Photo by Gulf Region Division) Base Camp Adder (Ali Base) Iraq – Today, the Khor Az Zubayr Power Plant is officially operating under the Ministry of Electricity and providing 250 additional mega watts of power generation to the Iraqi national power grid. Construction started at the power plant in December of 2004 and completed on schedule one year later. Training for plant operators concluded in March at the facility, located 20 to 25 kilometers south of Basrah....